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

1998年戈登糖脂和鞘脂生物学研究会议将于1998年1月11-16日在加州文图拉举行。会议的目的是鼓励在糖脂和鞘脂研究前沿的科学家社区内交流思想和信息，糖脂和鞘脂研究是一个长期以来被认为对许多生物过程很重要的领域，如细胞-细胞识别、细胞-基质粘附、细胞外基质功能、跨膜信号、免疫调节和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，越来越多的研究表明，糖脂和鞘脂的功能不仅存在于它们的复杂结构中，而且存在于它们的代谢产物中。鞘脂代谢产物神经酰胺、鞘氨醇和鞘氨醇-1-磷酸作为一类新的脂质第二信使参与细胞生长、分化和凋亡，近年来受到广泛关注。戈登糖脂和鞘脂生物学会议的一个重要方面是，它汇集了来自不同学科的科学家。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年会议寻找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。我们鼓励与会者既参加正式的讲座/讨论，也参加不太正式的海报展示。平台会议涵盖了糖脂和鞘脂生物学的所有前沿研究主题（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，神经酰胺和细胞凋亡，特别强调信号转导）。大约140名国内外科学家将出席会议，其中许多与会者将是研究生或博士后。

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.