June 7-8, 2021 | 10:00AM EDT | 2:00PM UTC | 4:00PM CEST*
*Program is in development and subject to change
Targeted protein degradation plays a critical role in regulating nearly all cellular functions, and as such, its dysfunction is associated with severe pathologies including diseases like cancer, neurodegeneration and age-associated diseases. Therefore, fundamental insights into protein clearance pathways might be harnessed for therapeutic applications against a wide range of diseases. While much progress has been made in revealing mechanisms of autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system, the major protein degradation pathways defined thus far, these fields continue to remain isolated from each other despite the interconnection of these processes. This separation is now leading to an urgent need to discuss the interplay of these pathways at the molecular and cellular levels to integrate our understanding of these processes and how they contribute to disease pathology. This conference will bring together researchers from these different fields, who do not typically interact, to build a holistic and integrated vision of protein degradation. Such an integrative conference highlighting the connections between the different branches of protein degradation research does not yet exist, so this Keystone Symposia conference will be the first of its kind to reshape how these fields interact and collaborate to yield transformative insights into both basic science and disease processes.
Topics of discussion will include:
Attendees will be exposed to novel perspectives, as well as methods, techniques and approaches, that will advance research within their field, and across the many different components in the protein degradation landscape.
Regular Registration Rate: $275 USD
Student Registration Rate: $150 USD
Abstract Submission:
‣ For Short Talk Consideration: April 26, 2021
‣ For Poster Booth: May 24, 2021
ePoster / SciTalk Submission: May 27, 2021
Financial Aid Application: May 24, 2021
*Please note, abstract submission is required
in order to submit an ePoster and/or Scitalk
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Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as individuals from low- and middle- income countries (all career stages) working in science and medicine related fields, are eligible to apply for a FREE registration code.
Find out more about financial aid opportunities here!
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