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EMBO Workshop

Lysosomes and metabolism

06 – 09 May 2018 | Naples, Italy

  • Registration Deadline
  • 05 March 2018
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 05 March 2018
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 15 March 2018
  • Payment Deadline
  • 20 March 2018

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About the Workshop

For many years, the lysosome or vacuole represented the cell’s waste-yard, where cargo delivered through autophagy pathways and from the late endosome is digested or recycled. However, compelling recent evidence suggests that the lysosome harbors a complex nutrient sensing machinery that regulates important cellular processes including autophagy, lysosomal biogenesis, lipid catabolism and aging. The lysosome also provides an important source of energy metabolites and ions. As such, the lysosome emerged as a central metabolic signaling hub maintaining cellular and organismal energy homeostasis. In addition, the lysosome exerts important functions in cellular secretion and plasma membrane repair.

This EMBO Workshop on Lysosomes & Metabolism gathers key investigators covering these recent aspects of lysosomal biology linking it to cellular and organismal metabolism as well as human metabolic diseases. The aim is to foster scientific exchange on lysosomes and metabolism and to enable fruitful discussions among young and established scientists while being exposed to the beautiful Naples area.


About EMBO Courses and Workshops

EMBO Courses and Workshops are selected for their excellent scientific quality and timelines, provision of good networking activities for all participants and speaker gender diversity (at least 40% of speakers must be from the underrepresented gender).

Organisers are encouraged to implement measures to make the meeting environmentally more sustainable.

 

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Programme

 

Registration

  • Registration Deadline
  • 05 March 2018
  • Abstract Submission Deadline
  • 05 March 2018
  • Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By
  • 15 March 2018
  • Payment Deadline
  • 20 March 2018

 

  • STUDENT/POSTDOCS EUR 450
  • ACADEMIC EUR 450
  • INDUSTRY EUR 1000

Registration includes:

  • On-site catering for the meeting
  • Administration & organizational assistance
  • Room hire, audio-visual and IT facilities
  • Materials and Abstract Book
  • Shuttle service from/to suggested hotels, according to Scientific Programme schedule

Note, accommodation is NOT included

Payment

Selected applicants will be notified by e-mail and will be invited to pay registration fees (payment methods to be confirmed). Final registration will be validated once payment is received. Payment can only be received via wire transfer.

Selection criteria

A scientific committee will select the abstracts based on relevance, scientific excellence, diversity of approaches, and timeliness (with preference for results that are not yet published). For oral presentations priority will be given to young investigators and senior post-doctoral fellows. A limited amount of travel grants are available. Interested participants should upload a CV and a letter of recommendation.

Abstract guidelines

Limited to 200 words, excluding title and author information. Applicants should indicate if they want their abstract to be considered for an oral presentation.

Poster specifications

Poster dimensions should be 100 cm length and 60 cm width

Travel grants

A limited number of travel grants are available for participants. Applicants do not need to apply separately for travel grants for this event but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered for a travel grant. Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizer who will notify all eligible participants. More information is available at EMBO Travel Grants' page.

 

Contact

Barbara Zimbardi

Email: zimbardi@tigem.it

 

 

Venue

Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)

Via Campi Flegrei 34

80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy

Accommodation

Hotels should be booked by the participants directly. Please find some suggestions below. Note that we will arrange a shuttle service between these hotels and the venue. If you would like to stay at another hotel in the area, we cannot guarantee a shuttle service.

MONTESPINA PARK HOTEL***

Standard single room Euro 88.00/day

Twin/Double room Euro 108.00/day

Rates include: taxes & services, buffet breakfast, parking, wifi

AMERICAN HOTEL****

Standard single room Euro 77.00/day

Twin/Double room Euro 86.00/day

Rates include: taxes & services, buffet breakfast, parking, wifi

BEST WESTERN SUITES & RESIDENCE HOTEL****

Standard single room Euro 87.00/day

Twin/Double room Euro 96.00/day

Rates include: taxes & services, buffet breakfast, parking, wifi

Transport

The nearest airport is Naples International Airport, Aeroporto di Napoli-Capodichino.

From the Airport to our Facility by car

Follow Via Ruffo Fulco di Calabria (accessible from the Arrivals terminal). Take A56 (Tangenziale) from Via Ruffo Fulco Di Calabria. Follow A56 (Tangenziale) towards Via Fascione to Pozzuoli. Take exit 12 (Pozzuoli) from A56. Merge onto Via Fascione and take Variante Solfatara towards Via Campi Flegrei.

From the Airport to our Facility by public transportation

You can buy an Alibus ticket either on the bus or at the Sun Shop, located in the airport. Walk to the Arrivals terminal of the airport to get to the bus stop, which is on Via Ruffo Fulco di Calabria. Take Alibus towards Acton-Beverello, and get off at Piazza Garibaldi. Walk east on Piazza Garibaldi and turn right on Corso Novara. Naples Central Station will be directly in front.

Take line 2 towards Pozzuoli-Solfatara, from Naples Central Station. The entrance of the Comprensorio Olivetti is about 3 km from the Solfatara station About 100 m on the right, you will find the bus stop (line M1 or the company's line, SEPSA). The metro ticket is also valid for the bus. Take the bus to Via Campi Flegrei.

From the Central Station to our Facility

Take line 2 towards Pozzuoli-Solfatara, from Naples Central Station. The entrance of the Comprensorio Olivetti is about 3 km from the Solfatara station About 100 m on the right, you will find the bus stop (line M1 or the company's line, SEPSA). The metro ticket is also valid for the bus. Take the bus to Via Campi Flegrei.

About the Area

The venue

The Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) was founded in 1994 as a leading Italian research center. The meeting venue is located in Pozzuoli, a town close to Naples, in the former “Comprensorio Olivetti” factory, built in 1954 by Adriano Olivetti who combined the needs of industrial society with the values of a traditional society.

In 2015 TIGEM relocated to this complex carrying on the legacy of this factory, inserting modern technology into a space surrounded by great natural beauty. The institute is complete with a cafeteria, recreational space and gym, paths, and most importantly, the scientific equipment and labs needed to conduct our research.

The surroundings

Pozzuoli is a unique territory in the world, characterized by a volcanic system in full activity, subject to bradisismic phenomena and marine erosion. An ancient and "dynamic" land whose landscape is designed by five lakes alternating between coves and tufa rock ranges. The land where Cuma Eubea, the first city of Magna Grecia, was built, followed by Baia, Puteoli (Pozzuoli), Bauli (Bacoli) and Neapolis (Naples).

The Archaeological Park of Liternum is located in the area known as ‘Campi Flegrei’, whose Greek name means "Burning Fields" and is indicative of its volcanic origin. In these lands nature has given the best of itself, alongside the beauty of the sea to the disturbing charm of the volcanoes. Even man seems to have been enticed to make Campi Flegrei a unique and superb land. The Romans have built aqueducts, amphitheatres and villas of a perceptible beauty still today, without forgetting the myth of Eneide, set by Virgil in the Phlegrean Fields. Cuma with the Archaeological Park where you can admire the Antro of Sibilla, the Temple of Jupiter and that of Apollo; Pozzuoli with the Flavian Amphitheater, the Temple of Serapis and those of Augustus and Neptune; the Bay with the Marine Archaeological Park, the Archaeological Museum, the Monumental Park, the Castle Aragonese and the Tomb of Agrippina; The whole area of ​​Campi Flegrei Fields is characterized by the presence of volcanic lakes such as Lake Patria, Lake Averno, Lake Lucerne and Lake Fusaro. The only one in the world is the Solfatara volcano, whose crater is still active and characterized by fumaroles emitting sulfur and vapor fumes.

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