Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology Gordon Research Conference being held January 11-16, 1998, at Ventura, California.

9805878 1998年戈登糖脂和鞘脂生物学研究会议将于1998年1月11日至16日在加州的文图拉举行。会议的目的是鼓励在糖脂和鞘脂研究前沿工作的科学家社区内转移思想和信息，这是一个长期被认为对许多生物过程非常重要的领域，例如细胞-细胞识别，细胞-基质粘附，细胞外基质功能，跨膜信号传导，免疫调节以及组织和生物体中所有细胞的分化。糖脂和鞘脂是所有真核生物膜的重要脂质成分。近年来，越来越明显的是，糖脂和鞘脂的功能不仅存在于其复杂的结构中，而且存在于其代谢产物中。鞘脂代谢产物神经酰胺、鞘氨醇和鞘氨醇-1-磷酸是一类新的参与细胞生长、分化和凋亡的脂质第二信使，近年来受到广泛关注。关于糖脂和鞘脂生物学的戈登会议的一个重要方面是，它汇集了在不同学科工作的科学家。由于其广度，鞘脂和糖脂生物学戈登会议继续发挥着开创性的作用，尽管亚专业会议的扩散。为1998年会议寻求了广泛的发言者和与会者，特别是研究生和研究生、妇女和少数民族。 鼓励与会者参加正式的讲座/讨论会，以及不那么正式的海报展示。 平台会议涵盖糖脂和鞘脂生物学的所有前沿研究课题（例如，结构生物学，运输和亚细胞定位，糖基转移酶和水解酶的分子方面，糖脂和鞘脂生物学的基因靶向方法，神经酰胺和神经酰胺，特别强调信号转导）。据介绍，本次会议将邀请国内外140多名科学家参加，其中研究生和博士后将占多数。

9805878 Spiegel The 1998 Gordon Research Conference on Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology will be held January 11-16, 1998, at Ventura, California. The purpose of the conference is to encourage the transfer of ideas and information within the community of scientists who work at the forefront of glycolipid and sphingolipid research, an area long recognized as important for many biological processes, such as cell-cell recognition, cell-substratum adhesion, extracellular matrix function, transmembrane signaling, immune regulation, and differentiation of all cells in tissues and organisms. Glyco and sphingolipids are important lipid constituents of all eukaryotic membranes. Recently, it has become increasingly evident that functions of glyco and sphingolipids reside not only in their complex structures but also in their metabolic products. Much attention has been focused recently on the sphingolipid metabolites, ceramide, sphingosine, and sphingosine-1-phosphate, which are emerging as a new class of lipid second messengers involved in cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. An important aspect of the Gordon Conference on Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology is that it brings together scientists who work in different disciplines. Because of its breadth, the Sphingolipid and Glycolipid Biology Gordon Conference has continued to play a seminal role, despite the proliferation of subspecialty meetings. A broad range of speakers and participants have been sought for the 1998 Conference, particularly graduate and postgraduate students, women and minorities. Conferees are encouraged to participate both in the formal lecture/discussion sessions, and less formally in poster presentations. The platform sessions cover all the leading edge research topics in glycolipid and sphingolipid biology (e.g., structural biology, trafficking and subcellular localization, molecular aspects of glycosyltransferases and hydrolases, gene targeting approaches to glycolipid and sphingolipid biology, ceramide and apopto sis, with special emphasis on signal transduction). Approximately 140 foreign and domestic scientists will attend the meeting and many of the conferees will be graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.