43rd International Meetingof theEuropean Tissue Culture Society

Cell Interactions and Cellular Complexity
Granada, Spain
September 30 - October 3, 2001
The European Tissue Culture Society: Promotes interchange between scientists of different disciplines sharing a common interest in cell,tissue and organ culture techniques. Major international meetings are held every two years.
Venue of the Meeting: The ETCS 2001 meeting will be held in the Exhibition and Conference Centre of Granada, a world-renowned city witha history of over a thousand years. The town is easily accessed by road, rail and air. The town's cultural and academic tradition, as well as its
location close to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the Mediterranean coast, makes it a superb site for the next ETCS conference.

Scientific ProgrammeSunday, Sept. 30
ETCS Lecture: W. Franke, Heidelberg,
Germany
Cell Junctions - Towards a MolecularDefinition and Classification
Hot Topic Lecture: J. D. Gearhart,
Baltimore, USA
Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Their
Potential for Therapy
Monday, Oct. 1
Symposium 1 Embryonic and Somatic
Stem Cells
Chair: A. M Wobus and B. Soria
Speakers A. Vescovi, Italy
A. M Wobus, Germany
B. Soria, Spain
Symposium 2. Cell Migration andExtracellular Matrix Interaction
Chair: G. Barlovatz-Meimon and M.
Quintanilla
Speakers M. Bretscher, UK
F. Sánchez-Madrid, Spain
G. Barlovatz-Meimon, FranceWorkshop 1: Organotypic Cultures forClinical Therapy
Chair: A. Bader and J. L. Jorcano
Speaker A. Bader, GermanyWorkshop 2: Apoptosis in Cell Culture
Chair: R. Pfragner and I. Fabregat
Speaker C. Martinez-A, Spain
Tutorial 1: Flow Cytometry
Chair: E. O´Connor and G. K. Valet
Tutorial 2: Confocal Microscopy
Chair: A. Alvarez -Barrientos and M. C.
Risueño
Tutorial 3: DNA Microchips: PowerfulTools for the Millenium
Chair: J. Arroyo and M. A. Roberts
Tuesday, Oct. 2Symposium 3. Functional Competenceof Immortalised Mammalian Cell Lines
Chair: N. Fusenig and R. Grafstrom
Speakers E. Dejana, Italy
A. Pfeifer, Switzerland
N. Fusenig, Germany
R. Grafstrom, Sweden

P. Fromherz, Germany
D. F. Hülser, GermanyWorkshop 3: Plant Tissue Cultures
Chair: M. C. Risueño and D. Dudits
Speakers D. Dudits, Hungary
R. Rodriguez, SpainWorkshop 4. Invertebrate and Fish
Cell Cultures
Chair: G. D´Orange and A. Castaño
Speaker A. J. Villena, Spain
Guided visit to Alhambra
Gala Diner
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Symposium 5: Validation of Cell Lines:
Origin, Authentication andContamination
Chair: I. Freshney and C. Wigley.
Speakers I. Freshney, UK
J. R. W. Masters, UK
H. G. Drexler, Germany
O-W. Merten, France
Closing lecture: J. V. Castell, Spain
Drug Testing with In vitro Models

Symposium 4: Cellular Interactions
Chair: D. F. Hülser and L. C. Barrio
Speakers G. Albrecht-Buehler, USA

Pre-registration and Further Information: Bookmark the ETCS 2001 website and keep up to date with all the latest
developments. Direct e-mail links to the conference organisers will ensure quick and easy submission of abstracts andregistration.
http://www.san.gva.es/centros/lafe/ETCS/ETCS_ESP-granada-2001-00.html
Inquiries can be directed to: etcs_esp@gva.es
Registration Fee:ETCS Members
Non-members

andFax: + 34 96 3868718
275 Euro
Eastern European Members
375 EuroStudents

175 Euro
175 Euro