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 THURSDAY 17 JULY

RECENT ADVANCES IN DRUG TRANSPORTERS AND THEIR POLYMORPHISMS
LECTURE THEATRE C
   
Organiser:

Prof Eeva Moilanen, University of Tampere, Finland

 
9:30
The serotonin transporter in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Professor Margaret MacLean, University of Glasgow, UK
 
10:00
Elevated talk: The effects of gender on the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in
mice over-expressing the serotonin transporter
Dr Yvonne Dempsie, University of Glasgow, UK
 
10:15
Transporters in the cardiovascular system: physiological and pharmacological functions
Prof. Heyo K Kroemer, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Germany
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Impact of OATP Transporters on Drug Disposition
Dr Mikko Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland
 
11:45
Elevated talk: The effect of SLCO1B1 polymorphism on repaglinide pharmacokinetics is
independent of repaglinide dose
Dr Annikka Kalliokoski, University of Helsinki, Finland
 
12:00
Drug Transporters in the Human Blood-Placental Barrier
Professor Kirsi Vahakangas, University of Kuopio, Finland
 
12:30
End of symposium
 

 

EPAC: A NOVEL SIGNALLING FACTOR IN THE PULMONARY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
LECTURE THEATRE E
   
Organiser:
Prof Martina Schmidt, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
 
Chair:
Prof Martina Schmidt, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
 
9:30
The regulation and function of Epac proteins
Mr Martijn Gloerich, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands
 
10:00
Elevated talk: Lipid Raft-mediated transmembrane signalling associated with lysosomal
targeting and trafficking of acid sphingomyelinase in endothelial cell membrane
M Prof. Pin-Lan Li, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
 
10:15
Compartmentalized cAMP Signalling in Cardiac Myocytes
Dr Manuela Zaccolo, University of Glasgow, UK
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Regulation of Anti-Inflammatory Signalling by Epac in Vascular Endothelial Cells
Dr Stephen Yarwood, University of Glasgow, UK
 
11:45
Elevated talk: E Lipoxin A4 levels in asthma: Relation with disease severity and aspirin sensitivity
Prof. Mehmet Melli, Ankara University, Turkey
 
12:00
Epac: effectors and biological functions in the heart and lung
Prof Martina Schmidt, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
 
12:30
End of symposium
   

 

IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN DRUG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
LECTURE THEATRE B
Organiser:
Izaak Den Daas, Xendo Drug Development B.V, The Netherlands
 
9:30
Molecular Imaging of gene expression in the living subject: pre-clinical applications
in biotherapies
Dr Georges Vassaux, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif 1, France
 
10:00
Elevated talk: The serotonin-1B receptor: a novel target for the pathophysiology of depression
Dr Zubin Bhagwagar, Yale University, USA
 
10:15
Positron Emission Tomography: the Conceptual Idea Using a Multi Disciplinary Approach
Dr Anne M.J Paans, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Functional neuroimaging studies of studies of emotion processing
Dr Ruud Kortekaas, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Re-establishment of normal blood flow is mandatory to restore intramuscular
high energy phosphate levels after transient ischemia
Dr Martin Andreas, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
 
12:00
Translatability of non-clinical and clinical imaging data to clinical efficacy
Dr Peter de Boer, Johnson & Johnson, Belgium
 
12:30
End of symposium
 

 

PHARMACOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF KCNQ POTASSIUM CHANNELS
LECTURE THEATRE D
   
Organiser:
Professor Alison Gurney, University of Manchester, UK
 
9:30
Deafness resulting from impaired inner ear K transport
Professor Thomas J Jentsch, Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie , Germany
 
10:00
Elevated talk: A role for KCNQ channels in hypoxia-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction
and hypertension
Dr Shreena Joshi, University of Manchester, UK
 
10:15
KCNQ Channels in Smooth Muscle
Dr Iain Greenwood, University of London, UK
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Neural KCNQ channels
Professor David Brown, University College, UK
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Functional effects of ether-á-go-go-related channel activators on murine vascular
smooth muscle
Dr Shuk Yin Yeung, St Georges University of London, UK
 
12:00
Physiological and pharmacological regulation of Kv7 channels
Dr Soren-Peter Olesen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
 
12:30
End of symposium
 

 

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF RECEPTOR ALLOSTERISM IN DRUG DISCOVERY
LECTURE THEATRE A
   
Organisers:
Dr Chris Langmead, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
Martyn Wood, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
 
9:30
Challenges of allosterism in drug discovery
Professor Arthur Christopoulous, Monash University, Australia
 
10:00
Elevated talk: The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2 arachadonylglcerol are negative
allosteric modulators of ligand binding at the human A3 adenosine receptor
Dr Robert Lane , University of Leiden, The Netherlands
 
10:15
Mechanistic insights into allosteric modulation of NMDA receptors
Dr Pierre Paoletti, CNRS, France
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Developing Allosteric Modulators of GPCR’s
Dr Emmanuel LePoul, Addex Pharma SA, Switzerland
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Regulation of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor by orthosteric and
allosteric ligands
Ms Rachel Thomas, University of Leicester, UK
 
12:00
Analysis of allosterism: How and when to look for positive modulation
Dr Chris Langmead, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
 
12:30
End of symposium