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NATO/EMBO/FEBS International molecular
s u m m e r s c h o o l on a n d cell b i o l o g y
FF-BS A D V A N C E D COURSE No. 81
August 30 - September 12, 1981 Isl,and of Spet.sai,, Greece CONTROL AND PROCESSING IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF MACROMO!LECULES
Lectures and discussions i:n English will cover the following topics : 1) Structural organization of DNA in genes. 2) RNA biosynthesis and control including splicing, capping and polyadenylation. 3) Biosynthesis of proteins and its control, including posttranslational modification, the Signal Hypothesis, mitochondrial and membrane protein synthesis. 4) Role of phosphorylation in viral transformation, action of hormones, and contractility. Lectu,rer,s in addition to the organizers will include : H. Bujard (Germany), P. Cohen (UK), J. De mai:lle (France) B. Dobberstein (Germany), R. Erikson (USA), H. Feldman,n (Germany), W. Fie,rs (Belgium), M. G:ru:nberg, Ma,nago (France), R. Kamen (UK), A. Klug (UK), P. Kourilsky (France), A. Levine (USA), R. Palmiter (USA), B. Pea,rse (UK), G. Schatz (Switzerland), J. Steitz (USA), G. Tocchini-Vale,ntini (Italy), C. Weissmann (Switzerland).
The school will be suitable for predoctoral students and for postdoctoral workers in related fields. App, lications s h o u l d reach : The Spetsai Summer Sch,o,ol Secretary, Department of Chemistry, Aa,rhus U,niversity, Langelandsgade, 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, not later than May 1, 1981. They shou]:d conta~i,n a curriculum vitae, inolud,i,ng the appl:icant's scie,ntific backgrou,nd and i,nterests, and one letter of recommendatio,n. No application forms. 1 9 8 1 , 65, n ° 4.
The applicants will be informed by May 20, 1981, whether they have been accepted. A deposit of US $ 50 will then be required. Participants will in general have to pay for their demi-pension accommodation (an extra $ 1 5 0 ) and their travel expenses. A limited number of fellowships towards the cost of travel and accommodation will be awarded to participants with no other means of support. Accommodation will be arranged by the organizers. The organizing committee : B. F. C. Clark, Chairman (Denmark), A. E. Evangelopou'los (Greece), N. O. Kjeldgaa,rd (Denmark) and A. E. Smith (UK).
S p e c i a l F E B S m e e t i n g on cell function and differentiation April 25-29, 1982 - Athens - Greece TENTATIVE LIST OF SYMPOSIA Cha,racterization of special cel'l systems.
S~ : Eukaryotic Gene Structure and Expression. $2 : Cell Differentiation and Antibody Synthesis. $3 : Erythroid Cell Differentiation. $4 : Cell Separation and Characterization. Growth factors and hormones.
$5 : Hormones and CelI Differentiation. $6 : Growth Factors and Cell Proliferation. Energy transducing cells and' s ubcel.tular structure.
$7 : Biogenesis of Energy Transducing Membrane. Ss : Photosynthetic Microorganisms. $9 : Membrane and Protein Energetics. Membranes and membrane model systems.
Slo:Liposomes as Model Membranes and in Cell Function. S~1 : Glucocon]ugates of Cell Membranes.