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10.09.2018
In 2018 it is organized more than 300 Gordon Research Conferences and Gordon Research Seminars worldwide on various topics. The 7th Gordon Research Conference (GRC) focusing on Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Disease took place from 25th to 30th of March in Ventura, USA. Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) for young scientist preceded the main meeting.
... This year the subtitle of both the conference and the seminar was “Cellular and Molecular Signaling of FGFs: From Bench to Bedside". The Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) family has evolved as a regulatory system that is operative in vertebrates and invertebrates. In vertebrates, the FGF signaling system controls fundamental processes in embryonic and adult life. For example in embryos FGFs are key regulators of mesenchymalepithelial communication and thus are required for organogenesis and pattern formation. In adult life, FGFs play a crucial role in tissue homeostasis, regulating wound healing and tissue repair processes. Importantly, imbalances in FGF-induced signaling cause a wide spectrum of pathological conditions including developmental syndromes, metabolic disorders, degenerative conditions and a wide spectrum of different types of malignant diseases. Since my PhD project is focusing on regulation of FGFR signaling both meetings (GRC and GRS) were valuable for my research.
The first meeting on Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Disease was held in 2006 and since that time every second year scientists from a broad range of fields, clinic
Gå til medietThe first meeting on Fibroblast Growth Factors in Development and Disease was held in 2006 and since that time every second year scientists from a broad range of fields, clinic
