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Life at the Edge: The Nuclear Envelope in Nucleo-
cytoplasmic Transport, Genome Organization and
Cell Cycle Regulation
23 – 26 July, 2014, Potsdam
Molecular exchange between the nucleus and the cytoplasm is mediated by nuclear pore comple-
xes (NPCs), which are embedded in the nuclear envelope (NE). Proteins of the NPCs and the NE play
important roles in genome organization and cell cycle regulation, underlining their importance for
cellular and organismal health. We are only beginning to understand the complexity in the interplay
between the NE, the genome and the cell cycle. The meeting will start with a keynote EMBO lecture
given by Günter Blobel. The following sessions will focus on the structural analysis of NE proteins,
NE-genome interactions, NE assembly and disassembly, aspects of nucleocytoplasmic transport and
the link between NE proteins and cell cycle regulation. A poster session as well as several short talks
selected from the abstracts will provide ample opportunities for in-depth discussions.
FUTURE MEETING
Annual international Dictyostelium conference –
Dicty 2014
from August 3rd - 7th, 2014, Potsdam,
Dictyostelium is a well known model organism, which was the basis for numerous pioneering papers
in cell biology. The Dictyostelium conference is the annual highlight for Dictyostelium researchers
from all over the world. Its tradition reaches back to 1969 where the first meeting was held in La
Jolla (USA). Since 1981 it is an annual meeting, each year organized by different researchers from
USA, Japan, Australia and Europe in their individual home countries. This year the meeting is orga-
nized by Ralph Gräf, Carsten Beta (both University of Potsdam) and Sascha Thewes (Freie Universität
Berlin) and it will be held under the auspices of the DGZ. These meetings traditionally have no invited
speakers, but their inspiring, collaborative and interdisciplinary atmosphere always attracts also the
frontmost researchers of the field to present their newest, often unpublished data. Just register to
the meeting, if you are interested in the fields of chemotaxis, development, cytoskeleton, memb-
rane trafficking, gene regulation, pathogen interactions, disease models and evolution. The price is
all-inclusive and you'll also enjoy the beautiful vicinity of the Lake Templin and Potsdam with its
UNESCO world heritage. More information and registration at
