Seq #192 Friday, 12 March 2004
8:00 AM-10:00 AM Hawaii Convention Center 316-B, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored
Signaling Pathways Regulating Craniofacial Growth and Morphogenesis

Sponsored by: Craniofacial Biology, Mineralized Tissue
Description: The aim of this symposium is to provide an update on recent advances in the signaling pathways regulating different aspects of craniofacial morphogenesis. The overall goal of the four presentations is to review the state of the art methodologies elucidating interacting signaling networks that regulate normal and abnormal craniofacial development. The talks will focus on interactive roles of gene and signaling pathways that regulate the normal and abnormal development of the various structures in the craniofacial regions. Subject areas will include the genetic basis of tooth development and hypodontia, roles of several signals and transcription factors in setting up the identity of the branchial arches, and palate, This symposium will be of broad interest to basic and clinical scientists wishing to learn more about exciting strategies/methods for studying craniofacial development as it relates to defects and possible interventions/treatments
 
1648  8:00 AM Chair's opening remarks
M. MINA, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA
  8:10 AM Genetic Basis of Hypodontia
I. THESLEFF, University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology, Finland
  8:35 AM Signals that Control Jaw Identity
J. RICHMAN, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  9:00 AM The Role of pitx2 in Craniofacial Morphogenesis
J. MARTIN, Texas A&M system Helath Science Center, Huston, USA
  9:25 AM Heritable Frontonasal Dysplasia and Renal Hypodysplasia in 3H1 Br/Br Mice
S. LOZANOFF, University of Hawaii, School of Medicine, Honolulu, USA
  9:50 AM Discussion

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