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)

	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 [e-mail].