Updates on CECE 2016 - Leuven

On behalf of the local organizing committee, the scientific advisory board and the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology (ESCE), I am happy to announce that following topics will be considered for CECE 2016. The program is still under construction, but this should give you an insight into the themes that will be covered during the conference. More information about the program can be found here.

-Structures and functions of G protein-coupled (7TM) receptors
-Comparative Genomics and Evolution
-Functional Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics
-Novel hormones and receptors in the Animal Kingdom
-Endocrinology and Epigenetics
-Neuropeptides and behaviour
-Functions of Monoamines
-Molecular and functional evolution of GPCRs
-Lipophilic Hormones and Nuclear Receptors
-Endocrine control of Gastro-intestinal Functions
-Energy Balance and Metabolism
-Hormones in Development and Reproduction
-Growth Factor Paracrinology
-Signaling Pathways in Immunity
-Endocrine disruption
-Endocrinology and chronobiology
-Stress and adaptation
-Small RNA pathways in endocrinology
-Osmoregulation
-Model organisms in comparative endocrinology and neurobiology
-Endocrinology and disease
-Translational Comparative Endocrinology
-Omics and physiology of insect neuropeptides

You are also invited to join the Leopoldina Symposium on Seasonal Rhythms that will take place on August 25, after the CECE Conference. This Symposium is organized by professor Horst-Werner Korf, and an outline of the program can be found on the CECE Website.

We would also like to inform you that CECE2016 will offer a reduced registration fee to all members of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology (ESCE), who have paid for their ESCE membership by January 31, 2016. Membership rates are inexpensive (45€ per 2 years for advanced researchers, and 28€ per 2 years for young postdocs and students). You can find more information about the ESCE membership by clicking this link.

Invitations to register for CECE 2016 will be send out at the beginning of February, as well as our call for abstracts! Meanwhile, we invite you to have a look at our website, which will gradually reveal more of the scientific and social program for this exciting conference.

Kind regards,

Jozef Vanden Broeck
Conference Organizer