II International Symposium on Myosin V

II International Training Course on Cell Motility, Molecular Motors and the Cytoskeleton

Rio de Janeiro - Armação dos Búzios

May 03 - 14, 2004

Invited speakers:

Silvestre Alavez	Universidade Nacional Autonoma do Mexico Mexico
Juan Benech	I. de Investigaciones Biologicas Clemente Estable Uruguay
George Bloom	University of Virginia USA
L. C. Cameron	Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Ernesto Carafoli	Universidade de Padova Italy
Foued Espindola	Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Brazil
Enilza Espreafico	Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
Alistair Hume	Imperial College UK
John Kendrick-Jones	Medical Research Council UK
George Langford	Dartmouth College USA
Roy Larson	Universidade de São Paulo Brazil
John Mercer	McLaughlin Research Institute USA
William Provance	McLaughlin Research Institute USA
Luigia Santella	Stazione Zoologica "A. Dohrn” Napoli Italy
Miguel Seabra	Imperial College UK
Jose Sotelo	I. de Investigaciones Biologicas Clemente Estable Uruguay

Organizing Committee:

L. C. Cameron

Ernesto Carafoli

Foued Espindola

Enilza Espreafico

Roy Larson

John Mercer

II International Symposium on Myosin V

May 07 - 09

Colonna Park Hotel

Armação de Búzios

Abstract Deadline:

April 25^th, 2004

General Informations:

Headquarters

The Symposium Headquarter in Rio will be the Hotel Majestic and the Colonna Park Hotel in Búzios.

Airport transportation:

Taxi fares to downtown area range from US$ 20-50 from the Rio de Janeiro International Airport – Antonio Carlos Jobim and US$ 10 from Santos Dumont Airport.

Travel Agency in Rio

The official tourism agency will be Montourisme. Tourist services, airline tickets and hotel reservations can be obtained with Ms. Torquato (zeneida@montour.com.br)

Phone (5521) 2203 1200.

Please check for visa necessities.

Hotels in Rio

Majestic hotel is the official hotel of the Symposium.

Rua Cinco de Julho, 195 – Copacabana

Rio de Janeiro - RJ – Brazil

www.majestichotel.com.br

gerenci@majestichotel.com.br

Phone: (21) 2548-2030

Fax: (21) 2255-1692

The hotel rate will include room with private bathroom and air conditioned with Brazilian breakfast and dinner included.

1/room	USD 45
2/room	USD 50
3/room	USD 60

Rio de Janeiro has many hotels. The typical range for a hotel in Rio’s southern zone near of the beach is US$ 40 – 170. Cheaper hotels can be obtained (US$ 30).

Hotels in Búzios

Colonna Park Hotel and Colonna Beach Hotel are going to be the official hotels of the Symposium.

Praia de João Fernandes

Fone: 22 2623 1958 ou 2623 2245

Fax: 22 2623 2923

www.colonna.com.br

colonna@colonna.com.br

The hotels make a significant discount to the meeting atendees. Following the fares of room with private bathroom, air conditioning and breakfast .

1/room	USD 45
2/room	USD 50
3/room	USD 60

Hotels in Búzios with breakfast can be obtained in a range of US$ 20 – 120. Please make your reservation directly with the hotel of your choice.

Scientific program:

Scientific program and poster instruction can be obtained at: http://www.unirio.br/lbp

Social:

The organizers are planning daily social events.

Weather:

In May, Rio de Janeiro and Búzios have a comfortable temperature at 25-30 ⁰C (75-85 ⁰F). The partipants are encouraged to bring swimming suits.

Registration:

Registration must be received by April 25^th. Registration is non-transferable. Participants will be registered for the meeting when the fees are paid in full.

The registration fee will not be refunded.

Note that the number of participants will be limited to 80.

Registration fees:

Fee

Undergraduate student

US$ 50 / R$ 150

Graduate student

US$ 70 / R$ 210

FeSBE member

US$ 100 / R$ 300

Others

US$ 150 / R$ 450

Abstracts fee:

The abstract submission fee is US$30.

Abstracts submission:

Poster presentations on topics related to the molecular and cellular aspects of molecular motors and cytoskeletal dynamics will be accepted.

Abstracts must be submitted electronically via E-mail. Please note the instructions for abstract submission. Abstracts may be submitted on or before April 25^th 2004.

Payment options:

Send your payment to:

Banco do Brasil

Agency 0093-0

Account 28297-9

Marcelle Gomes de Souza

Swift code:

BRASBRRJRJO

Address:

Rua Mariz e Barros 13 A

Praca da Bandeira, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

CEP 20270-000

Brazil

Phone (5521) 2502 9212

Fax (5521) 2273 0347

II International Training Course on Cell Motility, Molecular Motors and the Cytoskeleton

03 a 06 e 11 a 14 de maio

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Sponsors: International Cell Research Organization (ICRO-UNESCO)

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior (CAPES)

Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)

Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO)

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Universidade Estácio de Sá

Universidade Castelo Branco

Organizing Committee:

Main organizer:

L. C. Cameron (Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UNIRIO)

International Organizer(s):

Ernesto Carafoli (Italy); John Mercer (USA)

Local Organizer(s):

Enilza Espreafico - Universidade de São Paulo; Foued Espindola – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Roy Larson – Universidade de São Paulo

Objectives:

The main topic will be Molecular Motors and the Cytoskeleton. 20 advanced students will be admitted. Four days (Fri-Mon, May 07-10) will be reserved for a Symposium, where recent results can be shown and discussed. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the poster section. We plan to have a ~ 3 h lectures (each morning) and 5 students passing each day with an investigator who has made important contributions to our understanding of the molecular basis of cell motility.

Programme:

The course will schedule 8 lectures on the state of art in the area of molecular motors and the cytoskeleton. The laboratory part of the course will consist of 8 different experiments. The students accepted in the practical course will have access to all lectures and, on a rotative basis, to all practicals.

Lectures:

Myosin superfamily; Unconventional myosins; Dynein superfamily; Kinesin superfamily; Molecular motors interaction; Molecular motors, Cytoskeleton and cell cycle; Molecular motors synthesis; Ca²⁺, calmodulins as motility regulators; Energy transduction in molecular motors; Filaments assembly and disassembly.

Friday to Monday will be will be reserved for a Symposium, where recent results can be shown and discussed.

Laboratory sessions:

Molecular motors, excitotoxicity and nervous system injury; Kinesin and myosin interaction; Cytoskeletal interactions during cell attachment and locomotion; New approaches to study myosin ATPase sites; Ca²⁺/Calmodulin interaction with target proteins; Unconventional myosins; Synthesis of cytoskeletal proteins in the axonal territory; Microtubule motors and intracellular transport; Molecular motor/cargo interactions; Cytoskeleton, calcium signalling and oocyte fertilization.

Language: The language of the course will be English

Participation:

The lectures and the Symposium will be open to assistance. The practical course will be limited to 20 students (graduates or young researches, 12 international and 08 from Brazil).

Applications:

A US$ 100 fee will be charged as a registration for the lectures and the Symposium.

Applications for the practical course should include:

A short CV including list of publications; a letter of recommendation; details of previous scientific training; a brief statement indicating how this course will be useful for the applicant; indication of financial support from own sources for travelling and housing expenses.

Applicants are urged to apply for travel grants from their own institutions or governments. A limited number of travel grants will be available for students unable to obtain funds from local sources. The travel will be, partially or totally, reimbursed within the available budget. The amount of support needed should be included in the initial application.

Deadline for application: Apr 01, 2004

To be sent to:

Prof. L. C. Cameron

cameron@unirio.br

Laboratorio de Bioquimica de Proteinas

Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Av. Dr. Xavier Sigaud, 290

Urca - Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Brazil

CEP 22290-180

http://www.unirio.br/lbp

Phone/Fax: (5521) 2295 3347

2295 5737 ext. 359

Date of notification by the organizer: Apr 15, 2004

Abstract Submission Instructions:

Your abstract must be written in Microsoft Word 6.0 or greater.

Type using Arial font, size 12

The abstract title should be in bold. Include special characters if you want.

The abstract title and abstract body combined should not exceed 2800 characters (with spaces).

The authors are encouraged to include at least one Email address.

Do not exceed 3 lines for authors and affiliation.

All abstracts must be submitted by Email in English.

Use the following size for your abstract:

Myosin V and Rio de Janeiro - a history of successful transportation.

Heloisa Pinheiro¹, Vinicius de Moraes² and Antonio Carlos Jobim³. Department of Beauty and Perfection¹, University of Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 02000 and Departments of Cachaça² and Scotch³, University of Samba, Cidade Maravilhosa, RJ, 02001. deMoraes@unisamba.edu.br

Myosin V is a molecular transporter able of transducing the chemical energy of ATP in movement and involved in the transport of vesicles inside several kinds of cells. Previous studies in our lab demonstrated the ability of myosin V in transporting cargoes between two points in Rio de Janeiro called Morro da Urca and Pão de Açucar (Sugar Loaf), sliding along a cable between the two mountains. These points have a privileged view of Rio and when you are moving on the cable car (“bondinho”), you can see that you are in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Here we will describe some aspects of regulation on the motility of myosin V on the Sugar Loaf. The results shown here are not able to be reproduced in any other part of the world. The myosin V motor is driven by a contagious rhythm called samba and its velocity is increased when it moves its cargoes under sunny conditions. The data presented here suggest that myosin V, at least on Sugar Loaf, is a processive motor, never detaching from its cables, regulated by beauty, happiness and samba. We do believe that any particles planning to travel on the Sugar Loaf bondinho will have a happy time and will enjoy coming to Rio to discuss molecular motors…….

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Financial Support: Caninha 55; Boun Boun Biquinis; Le Blon Café.

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Undergraduate student	US$ 50 / R$ 150
Graduate student	US$ 70 / R$ 210
FeSBE member	US$ 100 / R$ 300
Others	US$ 150 / R$ 450
Abstract Fee	US$ 30 / R$ 90
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Must be completed and mailled or Emailled for student registration

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I certify that the above-named student is presently enrolled at this University and working toward a degree in a field related to cellular and molecular biology.

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