Development of the Enteric Nervous System

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scope

In the past 10 years, many studies have been published on the development of the enteric nervous system. These studies have included a broad diversity of approaches including mathematical modelling, genetic studies of humans with Hirschsprung’s disease, and genetic, cell and molecular biological studies using laboratory animals. Recent studies have also shown that neural stem cells can be isolated from the developing and adult enteric nervous systems, and there is enormous interest in the use of these enteric neural stem cells for therapeutic purposes.

This meeting will provide an opportunity to take stock of the progress that has been made in understanding how the enteric nervous system develops, and to discuss the many questions that remain unanswered.

The meeting will also be valuable for researchers interested in Sox10, Ret signaling and endothelin signaling in general.

sponsors

This meeting is supported in part by a grant from the Society for Developmental Biology and proceedings from Developmental Biology, the SDB official journal. The meeting is also supported in part by a grant from the American Association of Anatomists, and we encourage meeting participants to attend the AAA Annual Meeting in San Francisco the week following this conference http://www.anatomy.org/Meetings/meeting_highlights_06.htm