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 EPHAR 2008 CONGRESS PICTURES

 

 EPHAR 2008 CONGRESS BEST ORAL AND BEST POSTER PRIZE FOR YOUNG PHARMACOLOGISTS

We are delighted to announce that the winners of the Young Pharmacologist Prizes for the Best Oral and Best Poster at EPHAR 2008 are:

  BEST ORAL PRIZE

BEST POSTER PRIZE

 

Joint winners:

Nimesh Patel (William Harvey  Research Institute, London, UK), and

Philip Robinson(University of  Manchester, UK)

Joint winners:

Sarah Pitkin (University of  Cambridge, UK), and

Chloe Yeung(University of  Manchester, UK)


 CARDIOVASCULAR WORKSHOP: POSTER PRIZE WINNERS

The winners of the Cardiovascular Workshop Best Poster Prize sponsored by AD Instruments are as follows:

 
1st: Mrs Hanan Farghaly
(Bath) with the organiser Prof. Alison Gurney (Manchester)




Mrs Hanan Farghaly & Prof. Alison Gurney with the Runners-up:

Ms Ana Davel, Sao Paulo
Mr Mohammed El-Awady, Bath


  CONGRESS PRESS RELEASES

PRESS RELEASE   Could Arthritis Wonder Drugs Provide Clues for All Disease?
PRESS RELEASE   Drugs Industry Protecting ‘Morally Unacceptable’ Patent System
PRESS RELEASE   Turning on Hormone Tap Could Aid Osteoporosis Fight
PRESS RELEASE   Weeding Out the Highs of Medical Marijuana
PRESS RELEASE   Heart Death Risk Cut by Early Warning Drugs Tests

  FINAL PROGRAMME

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 CONFERENCE DETAILS

The British Pharmacological Society is looking forward to hosting The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies Congress in Manchester from 13 – 17 July 2008. The scientific programme will include plenary lectures, 20 symposia on the topics listed below, poster and oral communications and trade exhibition. There will also be a social programme including a Gala Dinner at Old Trafford Stadium, the home of Manchester United.

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 EPHAR 2008 ORGANISING COMMITTEE
  Mandy MacLean (Glasgow) (Chair)
  Kate Baillie (BPS)
  Susan Brain (London)
  Mike Curtis (London)
  Mark Dowling (Novartis)
  Luisa Hambley (BPS)
  Kevin Kearns (BPS)
  Sarah Mackay (BPS)
  Ian McFadzean (London)
  Donald Singer (Warwick)
  Sergey Smirnov (Bath)
  Domenico Spina (London)
  Andrew Tobin (Leicester)
  David Williams (Aberdeen)

 

 CPD ACCREDITATION

The Congress has been granted CPD accreditation and attendance at the Congress is worth 18 CPD credits. Certificates will be available from the Registration desk during the Congress or afterwards by emailing meetings@bps.ac.uk.

 

 THEMES
  Apoptosis and Free Radicals
  Cannabinoids
  Endothelium
  Imaging
  Ion Channels
  Molecular Pharmacology of Receptors
  Nitric Oxide
  Pain and Inflammation
  Pharmacogenomics
  Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Pharmacology
  Respiratory Pharmacology


 EPHAR 20O8 - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

The Conference's second announcement is now available. To download the online version please click on the button below.


 WELCOME ADDRESS

Message from EPHAR's President, Arthur Weston:

Welcome to EPHAR 2008. Distinguished speakers from all over Europe will participate in the vibrant mixture of 20 cutting-edge Symposia. These, together with the Special Lectures, Poster Sessions and other events will take place within the superb conference facilities of the University of Manchester, one of the world's top centres for Biomedical Research. Join us in July 2008 and make this the best EPHAR Meeting ever.

NEWS: Double Honour for EPHAR President

In recognition of his distinguished contribution to Pharmacology, the EPHAR President, Professor Arthur Weston will be made an Honorary Member of the Finnish Pharmacological Society at a special Celebratory Symposium to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Society on June 27th 2008 in Tampere, Finland.

Arthur Weston has also been honoured with the prestigious 2008 Gaddum Award by the British Pharmacological Society. The award, in memory of the pioneering British pharmacologist Sir John Gaddum, is for Professor Weston’s important contributions to the field of vascular pharmacology over the past 20 years. The Gaddum Medal will be presented at the Brighton Meeting of the Society in December 2008 at which he will deliver the Gaddum Lecture entitled Potassium channels and myo-endothelial crosstalk in blood vessels: a pharmacologist's view.

 


 EPHAR 2008 FINAL PROGRAMME

The final programme is now available online:

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 ABSTRACTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

All abstracts can be downloaded here

Late breaking abstracts can be downloaded here

 CPD ACCREDITATION

The Congress has been granted CPD accreditation and attendance at the Congress is worth 18 CPD credits. Certificates will be available from the Registration desk during the Congress or afterwards by emailing meetings@bps.ac.uk.

 UNIVERSITY PLACE

Based at busy Oxford Road, the ultramodern building is the largest lecture theatre in Manchester, with a 1100-seat auditorium which can be divided into a 600 and a 400-seat theatre to offer maximum flexibility.


 QUICK LINKS

  Programme Overview

  Symposia

  Scientific Advisory Committee

  Social Events

  Travel Information

  City of Manchester

  Serotonin Club Meeting

  Cardiovascular Workshop