Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental Timing
May 4 - 7, 2008

A fundamental challenge in biology is to understand the reproducibility of developmental programs between individuals of the same species. This developmental precision reflects the integration of spatial and sexual patterning cues with temporal control mechanisms so that important developmental transitions occur at the appropriate time. Both intrinsic gene expression programs and extrinsic cues, such as nutrition, temperature and light cycles can affect timing events. This meeting focused on discussing the molecular mechanisms that control developmental timing in a wide range of species including, but not limited to, C. elegans, Drosophila, plants, and man.

• ORGANIZERS:

  Mike O'Connor, HHMI/ University of Minnesota
  
  Anne Rougvie, University of Minnesota

• INVITED PARTICIPANTS:

  Richard Amasino University of Wisconsin Victor Ambros Dartmouth College Adam Antebi Baylor College of Medicine Donald Brown Carnegie Institute of Washington Jonathan Chubb University of Dundee Chris Doe HHMI/ University of Oregon Tzumin Lee HHMI/ University of Massachusetts Medical School M. Pierre Leopold CNRS University of Nice Peter McCourt University of Toronto Patrick O'Farrell University of California San Francisco David Parichy University of Washington

  Scott Poethig University of Pennsylvania Olivier Pourquie Stowers Institute for Medical Research Martin Raff MRC Lynn Riddiford JFRC/ HHMI Gary Ruvkun MGH/Harvard - Simches Research Center Alexander Schier Harvard University Kathleen Smith Duke University Sally Temple Albany Medical College Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Cordova - Spain Carl Thummel University of Utah

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