SIMEC 2011

XI Simpósio Brasileiro de Matriz Extracelular

VI International Symposium on Extracellular Matrix

The V International Symposium on Extracellular Matrix (SIMEC 2011) will approach diverse aspects of ECM structure and function in health and disease. This year we will have 2 sessions of “Bridging Technological Gaps”, designed to foster new approaches to cell biology and ECM studies.
The main focus of the SIMEC 2011 will be the crosstalk between different areas in which ECM is the common ground. Furthermore, an entire day will be dedicated to ECM in the nervous system, in collaboration with the Brazilian Society for Neuroscience and Behavior.
As expected, outstanding scientists from a variety of countries will be present, thus guaranteeing high quality discussions throughout the meeting.
We are confident that SIMEC is an excellent setting for new ideas and scientific collaborations to arise, not to mention the wonderful scenery of Búzios.

Program information

Keynote Speakers:
Richard Hynes (MIT, USA)
Zena Werb (UCSF, USA)

Speakers:
Alyssa Weaver (Vanderbilt University, USA)
Bechara Kachar (NIDCD, NIH, USA)
Michael Sheetz (Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore)
Derek Toomre (Yale School of Medicine, USA)
Hernandes Carvalho (UNICAMP, Brazil)
Carlos Lenz Cesar (UNICAMP, Brazil)
Paulo Tambasco de Oliveira (FORP-USP, Brazil)
Geoffrey Pilkington (Oxford University, UK)
Joachim Herz (University of Texas, USA)
Luiz Barbeito (Instituto Pasteur, Uruguai)
Roger Chammas (FMUSP, Brazil)
Tatiana Coelho Sampaio (ICB, UFRJ, Brazil)
Vilma Martins (CIPE, AC Camargo, Brazil)
Vivaldo Moura Neto (ICB, UFRJ, Brazil)
Babette Fuss, (Virginia University, USA)
Rony Seger (Weizmann Institute, Israel)
Marimelia Porcionatto (UNIFESP, Brazil)
Jerold Chun (The Scripps Research Institute, USA)
Cristovam Picanço Diniz (UFPA, Brazil)
Wilson Savino (FIOCRUZ, RJ)