Adhesion and Growth Factor Receptors in Health and Disease

One new goal of this meeting will be to couple fundamental discovery science towards clinical cancer diagnosis and treatment to this expanding and ever more interdisciplinary community. The main objective of the conference will be to share the newest knowledge from research on: (i) mechanical and biochemical crosstalk between adhesion and growth factor receptors, and (ii) how this basic scientific knowledge can be extended to understand the complex mechanistic roots of cancer. Importantly, we wish to extend the ongoing development of novel tools and techniques and the corresponding understanding of adhesion signaling at the fundamental level, towards: (i) near-physiological modeling to better understand development and disease, and (ii) clinical applications of adhesion and growth factor modulation. Lastly, we will emphasize emerging topics in the field to promote new frontiers amongst our peers. This interdisciplinary meeting is essential to instigate and foster collaborations between scientists with diverse backgrounds in bioimaging, bioengineering, and cancer and developmental biology.