Cancer and Metabolism joint with Advances in Hypoxic Signaling: From Bench to Bedside Organizer(s): Reuben J. Shaw and David M. Sabatini Date: February 12 - 17, 2012 Location: Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, CanadaAlthough altered glucose metabolism was first noted as a characteristic of tumor cells by Otto Warburg in the 1920s, the molecular underpinning for this observation did not begin to be appreciated fully until the past decade. This area has exploded over the last five years with the identification of extensive interactions of genuine tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes with metabolic control. The increased biosynthetic needs of tumor cells demand a reprogramming of cellular metabolism, which also creates increased energy demands and makes tumor cells more vulnerable to interventions targeting their metabolism. The goal of the Keystone Symposia meeting on Cancer and Metabolism is to bring together leaders in the fields of cancer and metabolic control with those studying the signaling pathways linking and governing each. The latest discoveries will be discussed as well as how this knowledge can be exploited to design future cancer therapeutics. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be significantly enhanced by the concurrent meeting on Advances in Hypoxic Signaling: From Bench to Bedside, which will share a keynote address and a plenary session with this meeting. Scholarship Deadline: October 13 2011 Discounted Abstract Deadline: October 13 2011 Abstract Deadline: November 14 2011 Discounted Registration Deadline: December 12 2011 We gratefully acknowledge additional in-kind support for this conference from those foregoing speaker expense reimbursements:
EMBO Young Investigator Programme
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