The series of Abercrombie meetings have been held since the death of Michael Abercrombie in 1979. Michael was a pioneer in the field of investigating cell behaviour using timelapse microscopy.
One interesting aspect of these meetings, since they take place every five years, is that they chart very clearly advances in our understanding of cell motility; perhaps like an extended time-lapse film of cell migration research.
There will also be a trade exhibition at this meeting.
This will be a popular meeting and early booking is advised.
If you require additional information not supplied on this page, please contact RMS Events Manager Victoria Masters.
Registration is now open
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Registration fees are as follows:
RMS/BSCB Member rate including accommodation £520
Non-Member rate including accommodation £575
RMS/BSCB Student Member rate including accommodation £430
Non-Member Student rate including accommodation £475
RMS/BSCB Member rate NOT including accommodation £320
Non-Member rate NOT including accommodation £350
RMS/BSCB Student Member rate NOT including accommodation £290
Non-Member Student rate NOT including accommodation £320
Confirmed Invited Speakers & programme information
The draft programme for this meeting is now available, click here to download a PDF.
Scientific Organisers: Claire Wells, KCL, Charles Streuli, Manchester, Laura Machesky, Glasgow
| Mark Bass, University of Bristol - Syndecan - 4: An early trigger of tissue repair | Veronique Le-Cabec, Institute of Pharmacology |
| Sven Bogdan, University of Muenster | Roberto Mayor, University College London - Keeping in touch with contact inhibition of locomotion |
| Philippe Chavrier, Institut Curie - Regulation of MT1-MMP/MMP14 trafficking during tumor cell invasion | Harry Mellor, University of Bristol - Formin function in angiogenesis |
| Dianne Cox, Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Kate Nobes, University of Bristol - Regulation of contact inhibition of locomotion by Eph receptors and ephrins |
| Douglas DeSimone, University of Virginia | Maddy Parsons, King's College London - Integrin-specific signalling in the regulation of cell motility |
| Andrew Ewald, Johns Hopkins Medicine - Regulation of collective cell migration by cell-cell and cell-matrix migration | Anne Ridley, King's College London |
| Margaret Frame, University of Edinburgh - Targeting and imaging invasion and metastasis | Erik Sahai, Cancer Research UK - Understanding how matrix geometry defines optimal migration strategy |
| Peter Friedl, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | Michael Sixt, Institute of Science and technology, Austria - Cytoskeletaldynamicsdrivinginsterstitialleukocytechemotaxis |
| Frederic Geissmann, King's College London - In vivo analysis of monocyte functions | Stephen Weiss, University of Michigan - MT-MMP-dependant Regulation of the 3-Dimensional Invasion Programme |
| Anna Huttenlocher, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Imaging leukocyte migratration in zebrafish: implications to human disease | Claudia Wellbrock, University of Manchester - Cellular signalling in melanoma cell invasion |
| Robert Insall, Beatson Institute Glasgow - Which comes first in chemotaxis - actin or signalling? | |
Abstract Submission has closed
The abstract submission deadline was extended until 3pm, Friday 30th March 2012.
If you have any questions regarding your abstract, please contact Victoria Masters.
About registration
Registration takes place on Sunday 24th and is followed by a Keynote speaker.
Registration fees will include accommodation for 3 nights (Sunday 24th, Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th) at St Catherine’s college in single en-suite rooms. Registration also includes all meals from dinner on Sunday 24th to lunch on the 27th.
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Further information for delegates
About the symposia
The symposia is conducted in English and all materials are prepared in English.
Venue and Travel
The symposia will be taking place at St Catherine's College, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UJ, UK.
The accommodation and symposia will all take place at St Catherine's.
For more information on the St Catherine's College, please visit www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk.
If you are flying to the UK, we recommend that you travel to London Gatwick or London Heathrow airport as they have excellent bus links to Oxford.
If travelling by train, it is easiest to get a taxi directly to St Catherine's (this should cost no more than £10). Alternatively it is a 20 minute walk through the city centre.
I would strongly advise delegates not to drive to the symposia. Oxford is unfortunately renowned for being car unfriendly. Parking is both scarce and expensive. St Catherine's has a very small car park and we can arrange for a space only in extenuating circumstances. Please contact Victoria@rms.org.uk to request a space. You will NOT be able to park at St Catherine's without prior authorisation from us.
Registration, Accommodation and Meals
Registration will be taking place on Sunday 24th June from 17.00 – 18.00 at the Junior Common Room (JCR).
At registration you will receive the following:
a name badge, a pack including programme and delegate list, and a pack of RMS information.
You will be requested to wear your badge at all times during the symposia.
Immediately after registration there will be a dinner in the St Catherine's college dining hall. This will be followed by a keynote lecture, given by Roberto Mayor.
Accommodation
If you choose to register with accommodation, you will have 3 nights’ at St Catherine's Student halls. The rooms are very basic, en-suite and student style. Bed linen and towels are provided. The rooms do not have televisions.
Meals
Breakfast on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is included and will be served in the dining hall.
Lunches will be provided in the dining hall and tea and coffee will be served outside the lecture theatre and in the exhibition.
Evening meals
All evening meals including the symposia dinner will be served in the dining hall.
Additional Information
- Delegates travelling from overseas will need electricty travel adaptors for the UK.
- Internet access passwords can be obtained at registration and are free.
- Dress code for the symposia is smart casual, you will be indoor for the duration of the symposia and the building is air conditioned.
- Every care will be taken to cater for any special dietary requirements. Delegates must make the RMS aware of these requirements prior to attending, please contact victoria@rms.org.uk.
- The nearest shops are a 10 minute walk away on the High Street.
