Cold Spring Harbor meeting on 'Germ Cells'

Date: September 29 - October 2, 2020
Venue: Your living room!

Organizers
Ruth Lehmann, HHMI/New York University School of Medicine
Erez Raz, University of Muenster, Germany
Shosei Yoshida, National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan

You are cordially invited to participate in the 12th biennial meeting on 'Germ Cells' normally to be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. TDue to the current situation, the organisers decided to trasnit the meeting to a fully virtuel session. The specific goals of this conference are to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular, cellular and genetic aspects of germ line and gamete development. This meeting is intended to provide a format for the exchange of ideas and information, to discuss the latest research findings and technical advances, and to facilitate the intellectual unification of research on germ cells and related disease states in diverse systems.

Topics
Germline Life Cycle
From Meiosis to Fertilization
Oocyte Polarity
Germ Cell Genome Integrity and Manipulation
Phase Transitions and Germ Granules
Germ Cell Epigenetics and Totipotency
Stem Cells and Homeostasis
Germline Evolution and Quality Control

Keynote Speaker: Allan Spradling, HHMI/Carnegie Institution for Science