1st Gordon Research Conference on Insulin-Like Growth Factors in Physiology & Disease March 9–14, 2003, Ventura, California

Chairs Derek LeRoith, Terri Wood

Program includes opening addresses by C. R. Kahn, R. Baserga and presentations on IGFs & Cancer (M. Pollak, S. Hankinson, C. Roberts), IGF signaling (R. O’Connor, D. Clemmons), Clinical Disorders & Mutations (G. van den Bergh, A. Moses, C. Camacho-Hubner), Transgenic & Knock-out Approaches (D. LeRoith, M. Accili), IGFBPs (J. Holly, R. Baxter, C. Connover), Gene Transcription & Regulation (P. Rotwein, H. Werner), Development & Tissue Function (D. Hill, T. Wood, J. Pintar, C. Rosen), Aging & Life Span (R. Garafalo, C. Kenyon).

Additional oral presentations by young investigators and poster presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts; Application deadline: November 15, 2002.

Web site: www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2003/insulin.htm