2nd Workshop on Cell-Extracellular Matrix Interactions in Signaling and Disease Date: December 2, 2010 Place: Auditorium F 101, Dept. of Physiology, Medical Campus, Aapistie 7; University of Oulu

Program

Chairs: Johanna Myllyharju and Donald Gullberg 12.00-12.10 Welcome and Introduction Johanna Myllyharju 12.10-12.50 "to be defined" Kristoffer Rubin 12.50-13.30 Rac1 function in skin disease Cord Brakebusch 13.30-13.50 Coffee 13.50-14.30 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: from mechanism to therapeutic application Katri Koli 14.30-15.10 Deciphering the mechanisms of organ assembly: the kidney as a model system Seppo Vainio 15.10-15.50 Extracellular regulation of TGFb family signals during osteogenic differentiation Francesco Ramirez 15.50-16.00 Conclusion Donald Gullberg

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