Elsevier: 14th Vision Research Conference

14^th Vision Research Conference

Retina Ciliopathies: From Genes to Mechanisms and Treatment

In recent years numerous mutations in genes encoding proteins involved in development, structure, function and maintenance of photoreceptor cilia have been linked to human disease. The preARVO 2012 satellite meeting will review the latest developments in retina ciliopathies including retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, and Usher/ Bardet-Biedl syndromes. We will focus on genes involved in intraflagellar transport, photoreceptor outer segment morphogenesis, molecular motors and novel animal models that closely mimic human ciliopathies. Main emphasis is on human/mouse genetics, next generation DNA sequencing, proteomics, biochemistry, and cell biology.

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The Fourteenth  Vision Research Conference  is a two-day satellite meeting prior to ARVO 2012. It is co-sponsored by Vision Research, an International  Journal for Functional Aspects of Vision, Elsevier and ARVO, the Association  for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
              

Organizers

Wolfgang Baehr, University of Utah, USA
Hemant Khanna, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Marius Ueffing, University of Tübingen, Germany
Samuel M. Wu, Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Topics:

Cilia, intraflagellar transport, and disease
Vesicular trafficking in photoreceptors and RPE
Intraflagellar transport in photoreceptors
Photoreceptor disk morphogenesis
Non-syndromic retinal ciliopathies
Syndromic ciliopathies
Ciliary systems biology
Animal models of retinal ciliopathies

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2012 ARVO Annual Meeting