Major Topics:
-- Cartilage Development
-- Osteoblast Development
-- Osteoclast Development
-- Cartilage Degeneration and Osteoarthritis
-- Osteopetrosis and Osteoporosis
-- Growth Plate and Endocrine System
-- Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Human Skeletal Disease
-- Therapeutic Approaches for Skeletal Diseases

Keynote Speakers:
Henry Kronenberg, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Stefan Lohmander, Lund University Sweden and University of Southern Denmark, Sweden
Abstract title:Osteoarthritis: genes, molecules and patients
Björn Olsen, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Abstract title:TBA

Invited Speakers:
Benjamin Alman, University of Toronto/The Hospital for Sick Children, CANADA
Abstract title:TBA
Frank Beier, University of Western Ontario, CANADA
Abstract title:"The TGFa-EGFR pathway in posttraumatic and aging-associated osteoarthritis"
Xu Cao, Johns Hopkins Univeristy, School of Medicine, USA
Kathryn Cheah, The University of Hong Kong, CHINA
Abstract title:TBA
Christine Hartmann, University of Münster, Germany
Matthew Hilton, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Masaru Ishii, Osaka University, JAPAN
Abstract title:"Dynamic behaviors of osteoclast function visualized by intravital imaging"
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo, JAPAN
Dae-Won Kim, Yonsei University, South Korea
Andrew Lassar, Harvard Medical School, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Brendan Lee, Baylor College of Medicine/HHMI, USA
Veronique Lefebvre, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, USA
Abstract title:Orchestration of skeletogenesis by Sox transcription factors
Fanxin Long, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
David Ornitz, Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Abstract title:"FGF signaling in the osteoblast: Mechanisms regulating bone growth and homeostasis"
Vicki Rosen, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Hongwei Ouyang, Zhejiang University, China
Abstract title:TBA
Gary Stein, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Hiroshi Takayanagi, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JAPAN
Abstract title:"Molecular mechanism of osteoclast differentiation"
Noriyuki Tsumaki, Kyoto University, JAPAN
Abstract title:"Regulation of differentiation and cell reprogramming of chondrocytes"
Wim van Hul, University of Antwerp (UIA), BELGIUM
Abstract title:"Sclerosing bone dysplasias"
Yihong Wan, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Matthew Warman, Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital Boston, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Michael Whyte, Washington University School of Medicine and Shriners Hospital for Children, USA
Yingzi Yang, National Institutes of Health, USA
Abstract title:TBA
Elazar Zelzer, Weizmann Institute of Science, ISRAEL
Abstract title:TBA

Abstract due March 30th, 2012 section in the flyer and the website
We encourage abstracts to contain new and unpublished materials. The abstracts must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers. Status (fellow's talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

Fellowship:
We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. A certain number of presentations by graduate students and postdocs in this conference will be selected as fellowship (USD $200-$500) awards. For more details, please visit http://www.csh-asia.org/stipends.html

Fellowships will be available to graduate student and post doc who have an
abstract accepted for poster presentation or short talks. The details will
be posted later.

Please kindly note:

1. The early & normal price will be available if the full payment is finished before the exact due date.
For USD participants, we will automatically change your package price to the update one if we could not successfully charge the full payment from your registered credit card before the deadline.
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2. For Student Package registered participants, please add your roommate requirement during the online registration. Otherwise, we’ll assign you a roommate among other student participants.

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5.We offer CSHA endowed student package for graduate students (student ID is required). This special offer only includes the meeting session pass. Housing, food and social activities are not included in the package.

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