Date

  • Monday - September 24th, 2007

Machern

Venue

  • Castle Machern (15km far from Leipzig), Germany
    • by car:
      A14 (Halle-Dresden) - exit Leipzig-Ost,
      then Bundesstrasse B6 towards Wurzen
    • by suburban train:
      S11 (Leipzig-Machern) at central station
      departure at 12:08 am, 1:08 pm, 2:08 pm (19 min ride + 10 min walk)
    • by taxi

Program

  • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    Please note new starting time!
    (Choosen to better meet the arrival of trains from Leipzig city center)
    • Markus Loeffler (University of Leipzig, IMISE)
      "Computational tissues"
    • Daniel Koch (University of Leipzig, Dept. Soft Matter Physics)
      "Motion and Forces in Cell Motility"
    • Joerg Galle (University of Leipzig, IZBI)
      "Modelling mesenchymal stem cell organisation in vitro"
    • Michael Cross (University of Leipzig, Dept. Hematol./Oncology)
      "The case for a metabolic stem cell niche"

  • Coffee break


  • 4:30 - 6:00 pm
    • Ihor Lemischka (Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York)
      "Dissecting Cell Fate Regulation in Stem Cells - Biological considerations"
    • Florian Markowetz (Princeton University)
      "Dissecting Cell Fate Regulation in Stem Cells - Bioinformatical considerations"