The aim of this 5-day course is to establish a forum for the community carrying out research on the family of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) in an intercalating fashion to the CSHL PARP meetings that are held every even year. The topics will cover all PARP-related fields from basic molecular and physiological studies to applied clinical research with an explicit aim to cover drug development and clinical studies.

The advanced lecture course is aimed at young researchers, including PhD students and postdocs, who will have the opportunity to learn about the latest findings in the field, as well as present their own research (as posters and selected oral presentations). All this is organized in a way that provides the ideal setting for networking and close interaction between speakers and young participants. The meeting is expected to host ~100 participants encompassing scientists engaged in drug chemistry, protein crystallography, protein and nucleic acid (bio)chemistry, telomeres, pathophysiology, DNA repair, and translational research.