Bone and Cartilage:
from Development to Human Diseases
Suzhou, China
June 11 - 15, 2012

Organizers:
Christine Hartmann, University of Münster, Germany
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Dae-Won Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Fanxin Long, Washington University School of Medicine, USA

We are pleased to announce the Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Bone and Cartilage: from Development to Human Diseases which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China, located approximately 60 miles west of Shanghai. The conference will begin at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday June 11, and will conclude after lunch on Friday, June 15, 2012. It will include a combination of oral sessions and poster sessions, covering the latest findings across many topics in skeletal biology by bringing together a group of scientific leaders.

Major Topics:
- Cartilage Development
- Osteoblast Development
- Osteoclast Development
- Cartilage Degeneration and Osteoarthritis
- Osteopetrosis and Osteoporosis
- Growth Plate and Endocrine System
- Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Human Skeletal Disease
- Therapeutic Approaches for Skeletal Diseases

Registration available until June 11, 2012
The on-line registration will be available until the meeting starts. But early registration will help to save cost. Rates vary for corporate/industry, academic (PhD, MD, staff scientists) and student (up to PhD) attendees. Endowed student package costs as low as USD250/CNY1530 before March 30th, 2012.

Abstract Deadline Extended to April 20th, 2012
We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. Acceptance of the submitted abstracts for presentation will be determined by the organizers on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. In addition, more than 25 abstracts will be selected for short talk presentation.

Fellowships will be available to graduate student and post doc who have an abstract accepted for poster presentation or short talks. The details will be posted later on the website ( http://csh-asia.org/bone12.html )

Keynote Speakers
Henry Kronenberg, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA
Stefan Lohmander, Lund University Sweden and University of Southern Denmark, Sweden
Björn Olsen, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA

Invited Speakers
Benjamin Alman, University of Toronto/The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Frank Beier, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Xu Cao, Johns Hopkins Univeristy, School of Medicine, USA
Kathryn Cheah, The University of Hong Kong, China
Christine Hartmann, University of Münster, Germany
Matthew Hilton, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Masaru Ishii, Osaka University, Japan
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Dae-Won Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Andrew Lassar, Harvard Medical School, USA
Brendan Lee, Baylor College of Medicine/HHMI, USA
Veronique Lefebvre, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, USA
Eryuan Liao, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
Fanxin Long, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Hongwei Ouyang, Zhejiang University, China
David Ornitz, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Vicki Rosen, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Gary Stein, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Hiroshi Takayanagi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Noriyuki Tsumaki, Kyoto University, Japan
Wim van Hul, University of Antwerp (UIA), Belgium
Yihong Wan, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Matthew Warman, Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital Boston, USA
Michael Whyte, Washington University School of Medicine and Shriners Hospital for Children, USA
Yingzi Yang, National Institutes of Health, USA
Elazar Zelzer, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Cold Spring Harbor Asia
No.299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Tel: +86-512-62729029
Fax: +86-512-62729028
Email: mikeji@cshl.edu 
Website: www.csh-asia.org