from mechanisms to therapy

Program Topics:

Copper Metabolism & Human Disease: Fundamental Mechanisms

Inherited Disorders of Copper Metabolism: Therapeutic Approaches

Cuproplasia and Cuproptosis: Mechanisms and Links to Cancer

Mitochondria at the Center of Metabolic and Physiological Fates of Copper

Now You See it: Structural Biology of Cuproproteins

Moving in, or moving out? Copper Transport and Storage During Homeostasis and Disease

Copper on the Brain

The Race for Resources: Copper at the Host Pathogen Interface

Tools to Capture and Illuminate Copper Biology

Donita C. Brady

University of Pennsylvania

Vishal Gohil

Texas A&M University

Copper 2024 Keynote Lectures

Christopher Chang

Princeton University

Valeria Culotta

Johns Hopkins University

The conference will be held on September 15-19, 2024 at the Grand Hotel Vesuvio, Sorrento, Naples, Italy.

The program for the 2024 conference will comprise two keynote lectures, 36 plenary lectures, and up to 15 short talks from trainees based on the merit of submitted abstracts. The short talks will be intermixed into the plenary sessions to maximize audience attendance for these important presentations. There will be two poster sessions.

Abstract submission and registration will begin in April 2024.

Sorrento and the area around it was the destination of famous travelers since the seventeenth century and before that it was the place chosen from the ancient Romans to build their villas.

The Sorrentino Peninsula is a triumph of colors and tastes, of bays and breathtaking views that dominate the sea. There are also many types of seaside resorts for all need.

For your amusement you can visit: Positano, Capri, Napoli, Amalfi, Ravello, Vietri sul Mare, Pompeii and many other places.

Book your accommodations at the Grand ​Hotel Vesuvio here by May 31, 2024

Conference rates are below and apply to Sept. 15-20, 2024. Sessions will begin at 2pm on Sunday Sept. 15 and will end with a final banquet the evening of Thursday Sept. 19

You must book the hotel by May 31, 2024. Demand for hotel ​rooms in Sorrento is extremely high for September and the ​hotel will release all remaining rooms on June 1st. After this ​date, you will no longer be able to book a room at the ​conference discounted rate and may not be able to find ​accommodations at all.

Please book as early as possible if you would like a room with a ​view!

4 nights or longer

Enter promo code: COPPER4

Rates

Single room:

210€ per night

Double room:

240€ (120€ divided by 2)

Triple room:

280€ (93€ divided by 3)

2-3 nights

Enter promo code: COPPER2

Rates

Single room:

230€ per night

Double room:

260€ (130€ divided by 2)

Triple room:

300€ (100€ divided by 3)

Registration Fees

Single Day Registration: $150

Trainee Registration: $400

Full Registration: $600

Opening Night Mixer: $45

Closing Banquet: $75

A unique event filled with networking, seminars, and ​engaging conversations with the field’s leading experts.

Don’t forget to also book your accommodations and​ submit an abstract!

The deadline for registration and abstract submission, ​is July 15, 2024.

Submit your astract here!

The deadline for abstract submission is​ July 15, 2024. Selection of short talks from ​the abstracts will commence after this ​deadline.

Please download this template and use it to prepare your abstract document.

COPPER LEVEL

GOLD LEVEL

BRONZE LEVEL

Travel Award Sponsors

Trainee Travel Awardees

Riccardo Cazzoli

Children’s Cancer Institute

Megan Bischoff

University of Cincinnati

Jutta Diessl

University of Michigan

Natalie Garza

Texas A&M University

Abigail Hartono

University of Melbourne

Yara Ghanamah

Technion Rapport Institute

Youngseung Lee

Chonnam National

University

Sophia Miller

Oregon Health &

Science University

Frank Tucci

Northwestern University

Alan Wong

Harvard University

COPPER LEVEL

($20,000+)

• Sponsorship of two clinical or scientific sessions (in consultation with Symposium Chairs)
  
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on the home page of Conference website
  
• Two (2) Complimentary Conference registrations
  
• Complimentary 1/2-page ad in program book
  
• Logo hyperlinked to your organization’s home page in Sponsor section of Conference website
  
• Logo displayed on screen in lecture hall in the largest image size
  
• Create one of your own slides for display on screen in lecture hall
  
• Sign recognition in the Exhibit/Poster areas
  
• Program Book recognition
  

GOLD LEVEL

($15,000)

• Sponsorship of one clinical or scientific session (in consultation with Conference Chairs)
  
• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on the home page of Conference website
  
• One (1) Complimentary Conference registration
  
• Complimentary 1/4-page ad in program book
  
• Logo hyperlinked to your organization’s home page in Sponsor section of Conference website
  
• Logo displayed on screen in lecture hall in the second most prominent image size
  
• Create one of your own slides for display on screen in lecture hall
  
• Sign recognition in the Exhibit/Poster areas
  
• Program Book recognition
  

SILVER LEVEL

($10,000)

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on the home page of Conference website
  
• Logo hyperlinked to your organization’s home page in Sponsor section of Conference website
  
• Logo displayed on screen in lecture hall in third most prominent image size
  
• Sign recognition in the Exhibit/Poster areas
  
• Program Book recognition
  

BRONZE LEVEL

($5,000)

• Acknowledgement of sponsorship on the home page of Conference website
  
• Logo hyperlinked to your organization’s home page in Sponsor section of Conference website
  
• Logo displayed on screen in lecture hall
  
• Sign recognition in the Exhibit/Poster areas
  
• Program Book recognition
  

TRAVEL AWARD SPONSOR

($1,000)

• These awards are used to help defray the costs associated with traveling and lodging for graduate students and postdoctoral and clinical fellows
  
• Each travel award is named in honor of the Sponsor and is given to an individual young scientist based on the merit of the poster or oral presentation
  
• Acknowledgement in Sponsor section of Conference website and the Program Book
  

Sponsors may support multiple travel awardees.

General Info

The nearest airport is Naples Capodichino International Airport (http://www.aeroportodinapoli.it/homepage)

We suggest that you plan to arrive at Capodichino Airport in the evening of Saturday, September 14 or early Sunday, September 15 to facilitate travel from the airport to the hotel in Sorrento.

Please plan to arrive in time for the clinical science sessions (Sessions 1-2) to begin at 2:00 pm and capped by a presentation by our first Keynote Speaker, Prof. Valerie Culotta. Our opening conference mixer and welcome reception at the Grand Hotel Vesuvio veranda and pool area will immediately follow, at 8:00 pm with drinks and buffet.

From Naples Capodichino Airport to Sorrento (through the center of Naples)

If you plan to visit Naples before going to Sorrento, you should take the “Alibus” bus (see signs at the arrival site) from the airport to the center of the city (Piazza Garibaldi). The ticket costs 3€ and the trip lasts 15-20 min. Napoli Centrale is the main Naples train station and is located at the Piazza Garibaldi.

From Napoli Centrale station to Sorrento you should take the Circumvesuviana train line (see timetable) in the direction of Sorrento. You will board this train at the underground floor of the Napoli Centrale station. The trip to Sorrento takes 1h 10 min (first train departs from Napoli Centrale at 6:11 AM and the last at 9:42 PM, at 30 min intervals) and costs 3.50€. From the Sorrento train station you will need to take a taxi to the hotel (cost could vary from 7 to 10 EUR). If you would like to spend some time in Naples before going to Sorrento, you can take the metro (Line 1) from Piazza Garibaldi to visit different parts of the city.

From Rome Fiumicino Airport to Sorrento

If you travel from Rome Fiumicino Airport take Leonardo Express train to Roma Termini station. The trip lasts 30 min and costs 14€. Then you have to take train From Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale station. We advise you to use the high-speed trains Freccia Rossa or Italo. The trip will take takes 1h-1h15min from Rome to Naples and costs will range from 20 to 60€. Finally, from Napoli Centrale station to Sorrento you should take the Circumvesuviana train line (see above for details).

Arturo Leone Young Investigator Award:

This award is named in honor of Professor Arturo ​Leone, an Italian copper biologist who investigated ​the cellular and molecular basis of copper ​metabolism. Professor Leone was a founder of the ​International Copper Meetings and was very ​supportive of young scientists entering the field. This ​award recognizes a young investigator who has not ​yet been promoted to the rank of Full Professor or ​equivalent, who has great promise to make long term ​contributions the field of copper biology, ​biochemistry, chemistry, and who currently holds or ​will soon obtain an independent faculty position.

Previous recipients of the Leone Young Investigator ​Award: Scot Leary, Manuel Gonzalez-Guerrero, Amit ​Reddi, Simone Ciofi-Baffoni, Helena Öhrvik, Kevin ​Waldron, Donita Brady

Ivano Bertini Award:

Professor Ivano Bertini, of Florence, Italy was an ​outstanding bioinorganic chemist, structural ​biologist, and system biologist whose research ​illuminated mechanisms of cuproproteins and ​established new paradigms for intracellular copper ​trafficking. This award recognizes a mid-career or ​senior investigator whose work at the basic science ​level has elucidated fundamental aspects of ​copper biology at the biochemical, bioinorganic, ​genetic, cell biology or organism physiology level.

Previous recipients of the Ivano Bertini Award: ​Lucia Banci, Amy Rosenzweig, Alejandro Vila, ​Valeria Culotta, Christopher Chang