Symposium to provide forum for best pre-clinical and translational bone research

The 1st IOF-ESCEO Pre-Clinical Symposium, a new forum for the best pre-clinicaland translational science in bone biology, is to be held from March 22-23, 2011, immediately preceding the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ECCEO11-IOF) in Valencia. The Symposium will be chaired by Gerard Karsenty, Professor and Chair, Genetics & Development, Columbia University MC - one of the world's leading scientists from the bone biology arena. All programme information as well as online registration and abstract submission (January14) is available at http://www.ecceo11-iof.org

The Symposium is aimed at scientists engaged in pre-clinical research in osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and related metabolic bone diseases. In order to support attendance by young researchers, the organizers are offering low registration rates* (only 150 euro) and awards (250 euro) for abstracts selected for oral presentation. Seven hours will be dedicated solely to oral presentations. In addition there will be 'Meet the faculty' sessions of interest to young researchers.

The programme includes the following invited lectures:

• Inflammation and bone development (E. Wagner)
  
• Periarticular bone remodeling ( J.P. David)
  
• The osteoclast in tumoral bone involvement (A. Teti)
  
• Pathophysiology of tumoral bone disease (Ph. Clézardin)
  
• Skeletal stem cell: Basic biology and clinical applications (M. Kassem)
  
• Post-natal, microvascular progenitors for bone and other mesoderm derivatives (P. Bianco)
  
• Control of bone formation (T. Schinke)
  
• Regulation of bone mass by serotonin (G. Karsenty)

* the 1st IOF-ESCEO Pre-Clinical Symposium is free for registrants of the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis. Visit http://www.ecceo11-iof.org

Provided by International Osteoporosis Foundation