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ESPCR-2013 meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, 9-12 September 2013

The European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR) is most happy to announce the sponsorship of up to eight ESPCR Travel/Registration Awards for student/junior scientists ESPCR members willing to attend the 18th ESPCR-2013 meeting, to be held in Lisbon (Portugal) on 9-12 September 2013.

Deadline for submitting applications for these travel/registration awards and abstracts is: 30 June 2013.

This web page contains all information and instructions regarding the ESPCR Travel/Registration Awards.

These ESPCR travel/registration awards will cover registration fee (175 euros, Student fee, paid directly from ESPCR to Meeting Organizer) and up to 250 Euros accommodation costs (reimbursed to the selected applicants upon presenting the corresponding invoice), usually sufficient for 4-nights standard accommodation in Lisbon, following suggested hotels provided by the Organizers.

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18th ESPCR meeting: 9-12 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal

On behalf of the organizing committee of the ESPCR’2013 we would like to welcome you all. We put together a diverse programme that will touch on the most active areas of research in pigment cells and related diseases. Moreover, the programme includes sessions on the basic biology of pigment cells, as well as on clinical aspects and the cross-talk between Industry and Academia. We also invited distinguished researchers in the field as well as younger scientists that represent the future of the research in this field. The venue is the Medical School located in the historical centre of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, rich in history and traditions. We hope you enjoy what we prepared for you and we look forward to see you in Lisbon.

Miguel Seabra, Graça Raposo and Duarte Barral

ESPCR 2013 keynote speakers will include:

• Meenhard Herlyn, Philadelphia, USA
• Michael Marks, Philadelphia, USA

ESPCR2013 Fritz Anders Lecture by:

• Miguel Godinho Ferreira, Lisbon, PT

ESPCR2013 meeting topics will include:

• Developmental Biology of Pigment Cells
• Melanocyte Stem Cells
• Melanocyte and Melanoma Genomics
• Molecular Regulation of Pigmentation
• Melanosome Biogenesis and Transfer
• Pigmentary Disorders
• Eye Pigment Cells and Associated Diseases
• Industrial-Academics Cross-talk in Pigment Cell Research

Here you can download the latest preliminary program for this ESPCR2013 meeting.

Visit the ESPCR2013 web site for registering your participation.

Important deadline: Early registration at reduced fees and submission of abstracts: 15 June 2013

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17th ESPCR Meeting web site launched: Registration OPEN

The 17th ESPCR meeting web site has been launched and registration is OPEN to attend the 2012 ESPCR meeting, which will be held in Geneva (Switzerland), on September 11-13, 2012. This meeting will be taking Place from Tuesday 11th September to Thursday 13th September 2012, at the: Centre Médical Universitaire, University of Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by Dr. Bernhard Wehrle-Haller.

The theme for the 2012 ESPCR meeting is: The Melanocyte and its Environment

Meeting theme: Pigment cells come in different flavors and are located in diverse organs and places. Characterized by the production of melanin, one of the functions of melanocytes is to protect organisms from the harmful irradiation of the sun. As for melanocytes in the skin, which reside in the basal layer of the epidermis or within hair follicles, pigmented cells are always in contact with components of the extracellular matrix and with neighboring cells, such as keratinocytes. To survive and to thrive within their environmental niches, melanocytes are stimulated and instructed by paracrine signals providing tight cross-talk. Even in the case of pathological transformation of melanocytes into nevi and melanoma, these cells are still embedded within and interact with their microenvironment in specific ways.

During this upcoming 2012 ESPCR meeting, we do not only want to discuss critical signaling, morphogenetic and pathological mechanisms within melanocyte, but would also like to understand how the environment influences and modulates the behavior of melanocytes or melanoma cells.

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 15 June 2012

Deadline for registering: 1 August 2012

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16th ESPCR meeting, ESPCR2010, Hinxton, UK, September 4-7, 2010

Important deadlines for the forthcoming 16th ESPCR meeting (ESPCR 2010) , organized by Dr. Robert Kelsh (Univ. Bath, UK) and to be held at the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK, on September 4-7, 2010.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

Application for ESPCR registration awards: April 30, 2010

Abstract submission: May 31, 2010

Early registration at reduced fees: June 16, 2010

Late registration: August 13, 2010

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ESPCR Bulletin n. 65 (December 2009)

A new issue of the ESPCR Bulletin (number 65, December 2009) has been published. This ESPCR Bulletin can be browsed through the members-only section. ESPCR Members will require a valid username and password to access.

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ESPCR 2009 meeting, Muenster, September 20-23

It is a pleasure to invite you to the 15th meeting of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR) to be held in Munster, Germany, Sept. 20-23, 2009.

Please visit our congress website www.espcr2009.de for more details on the ESPCR 2009 meeting including the prefinal scientific programme including all invited talks, short oral presentations, and poster titles.

Please note that early registration rates are available only for registrations received by July 31, 2009. Thus, please register early by visiting www.espcr2009.de and submitting the ESPCR 2009 registration form as indicated on the homepage.

We look forward welcoming you in Munster in September 2009!

Yours sincerely,

Markus Bohm -Organizer-

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ESPCR 2009 meeting

Dear colleagues, Dear friends,

Upon request from several members of our society, I am happy to inform you that the abstract deadline for the 15th Meeting of the ESPCR, to be held in Münster, Germany, September 20-23, 2009, will be extended to June 10th, 2009.

Until now we have received a very promising number of abstracts indicating that our ESPCR 2009 Meeting will become a stimulating and successful international meeting. By slightly extending the deadline, I hope that this will create more relaxation to all of us for preparation of an abstract. Please note that there
will be also an extra slot for “fresh from the bench abstracts”. These abstracts – although printed the ESPCR 2009 Meeting booklet – however, will be posters only, and they will not be printed in the October 2009 issue of PCMR.

I look forward for your special contribution to the ESPCR 2009 Meeting and to welcome in Münster, Germany, in September 2009!

Best wishes,
Markus Bohm, MD
-Organizer of the ESPCR 2009 Meeting-