Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the EMBL Conference: Myofibrillar Z-disk Structure and Dynamics, 14 - 17 Oct 2013 The conference will take place at DESY in Hamburg, Germany Further information is available on the conference website: www.embl-hamburg.de/training/events/2013/SSS13-01 Abstract submission deadline: 25 July 2013 Registration deadline: 26 August 2013 Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration without an abstract submission is possible. Sessions: - Keynote Lecture by Ken Holmes: Molecular Basis of Muscle Contraction - Conformational Plasticity and Mechanics of Sarcomeric Proteins - Signalling and Dynamics, Development - Mechanisms of Sarcomeric Myopathies This conference aims to bring together experts on different sarcomeric proteins and muscle diseases, employing a wide variety of approaches from molecular/structural to cellular/model systems studies, to increase communication between them and to underline similarities and discuss differences in the function and malfunction between the different sarcomeric components. Please circulate this announcement. We look forward to welcoming you in Hamburg, Germany. Kristina Djinovic Carugo, University of Vienna, Austria Dieter Fürst, University of Bonn, Germany Matthias Gautel, King's College London, United Kingdom Matthias Wilmanns, EMBL-Hamburg, Germany If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Diah Yulianti. European Molecular Biology Laboratory Email: [log in to unmask]