6 th Joint Meeting of The Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry and The Histochemical Society 18–21 July 2002 in Seattle,Washington Organizers: Robert Yoshiyuki Osamura and Richard Burry

Preliminary Program

Thursday, 18 July

HCS Workshop: Use of Gold and Gold/Fluorescence for Improved Histology Organized by James Hainfeld

JSHC Workshop: Histochemical Analysis of Gene Transfection to Cells and Tissues Organized by Kuniaki Takata

JSHC Workshop: Special Technologies in Histochemistry. Organized by Makio Mukai

Friday, 19 July

HCS Symposium: Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Path Finding of Neuronal Growth Cones Organized by Jim Bamburg

JSHC Presidential Symposium: Molecular Regulation of Hormone Synthesis and Secretion: Histochemical Approach.

Organized by Robert Yoshiyuki Osamura and Ricardo V. Lloyd

HCS Plenary Lecture: Architecture of the Postsynaptic Density. Thomas Reese

HCS Mini-Symposium: Adult Stem Cells: Origins and Differentiation. Organized by Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni

HCS Workshop: Ultra-sensitive Fluorescence Approaches to Distinguishing Targets in Cells Organized by Richard Haugland and Joseph Beechem

JSHC Mini-Symposium: Cell Biology of Steroids.

Organized by Kazunori Ishimura and Nobuo Moriyama

Poster Presentations

Saturday, 20 July

HCS Symposium: Apoptosis in Health and Disease. Organized by Kevin Roth

Joint Symposium: Recent Advances in Cancer Research – Diagnosis and Treatment Organized by Cornelis J.F. Van Noorden and Norimichi Nemoto

JSHC Plenary Lecture: Molecular Dissection of Occluding Junction. Shoichiro Tsukita

HCS Mini-Symposium: Apoptosis and Cytochemical Detection. Organized by Mark Willingham

JSHC Mini-Symposium: Green Fluorescent Protein: Basic Principles and Applications for Cytochemistry and Histochemistry. Organized by Mitsuhiro Kawata

JSHC Workshop: Laser Scanning Flow Cytometry. Organized by Morimasa Matuta

Poster Presentations

Sunday, 21 July

JSHC Symposium: Histochemical Analysis for Extracellular and Intracellular Signal Transduction. Organized by Takehiko Koji

Joint Symposium: Immunohistochemistry and Therapeutic Indicators in Breast Cancer: HER2/neu, and Estrogen Receptor. Organized by Allen Gown and Hironobu Sasano.

IMPORTANT DATES

• ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: March 1, 2002

• PREREGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2002.

• ON-CAMPUS HOUSING DEADLINE: April 1, 2002.

• HCS TRAVEL AWARDS DEADLINE: March 1, 2002

Scientific sessions begin in the afternoon of Thursday, July 18, 2002.

Welcoming Reception: Thursday evening, July 18th.

Banquet Cruise on Puget Sound: Saturday, July 20th.

Scientific sessions end by noon of Sunday, July 21st.

HISTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRAVEL AWARDS

• APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2002.

Decisions on awards will be made by March 15, 2002. Up to ten travel awards (Maximum amount is US $1000) will be available to doctoral/post-doctoral students. Priority for these awards will be given to applicants who are mentored by a member of the Histochemical Society. Candidates must submit an abstract which is accepted for presentation as a poster at the meeting. Application forms will be available in the Fall of 2001.

REGISTRATION FEES (US Dollars)

OPEN IN VIEWER

	By April 1, 2002	After April 1, 2002
Members and Non-Members	325	450
Student/fellow	250	350
(doctoral, post-doctoral)
Social Guest	50	90
One-day	125	125
Banquet∗	45	50 (if available)

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Banquet tickets are $45.00 and the person must be registered for the meeting, otherwise adult tickets are $90.00.

For Information go to: www.histochemicalsociety.org or contact Dr. W.L. Stahl at wlstahl@u.washington.edu.