The Second South American Spring Symposium in Signal Transduction and Molecular Medicine” (SISTAM2012) between the 4th and 9th of November, 2012 will take place in Bariloche, Argentina, and will bring together scientists from around the world and junior and senior investigators from around the Continent working on a variety of scientific projects related to signal transduction research and human diseases that arise from their deregulation, such as cancer.

THE OVERARCHING GOALS OF THIS SCIENTIFIC MEETING ARE

1) To discuss recent advances in signal transduction research and the emerging opportunities to exploit this knowledge for the development of novel mechanism-based therapeutic options.

2) To provide an opportunity for junior scientists around South America who, being in developing countries, have limited opportunities to attend top quality meetings such as Gordon Conferences or Keystone Meetings, and thus have the opportunity to receive first hand comments and input from top scientists in their research field.

3) To promote the establishment of long-term international collaborative efforts between regional and visiting scientists in fields of direct and major impact in Global Health.

4) To stimulate open scientific interactions among all attendees, as well as for exploring research-training options, including the recruitment of pre- and post-doctoral trainees.

CONFERENCE PLAN

Communication is essential in the progress of the individual careers of scientists and of our global community of knowledge. The SISTAM meeting is designed to provide approximately 25 well world-renowned speakers in the field of Signal Transduction and 200 junior and senior researchers and students in Latin America the opportunity to exchange information, the latest developments and future prospects in relevant research. We will promote the interaction between young and new investigators in the field, as well as young students with well-known experts in order to exchange their experiences and gain from their perspectives and fresh points of view.