2002 Titles
Chair: Steve Waxman
- Deals comprehensively
with recent research on sodium channels and neuronal function.
- Brings
together basic research on sodium channels with clinical applications in
chronic pain and epilepsy
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Chair: J. Veldhuis
- Considers
the mechanisms of ageing and hormonal changes that occur with age
- Discusses
healthy ageing and the relationships between hormonal changes and pathophysiological
conditions such as atherosclerosis and age-related bone loss
- Draws
together contributions from basic and clinical research, to identify and stimulate
promising new research directions
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Chair: V Ling
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The genetics and biology of sex
determination
Chair: R. Short
- Focuses on the molecular genetics of sex
determination mechanisms in vertebrates and invertebrates
- Includes a thoroughly stimulating exploration
of the evolutionary dynamics affecting the molecular pathways of sex
determination
- Incorporates analyses of expression systems,
organogenesis,
endocrinology, social regulation and sex switching in relation to sexual
variation
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Ion channels: from atomic
resolution physiology to functional genomics
Chair: Frances Ashcroft
- Assesses structure and function of
transmembrane proteins at the genomic, structural and physiological levels
- Combines molecular insights gained from
traditional technology with modern techniques of spectroscopy, simulation
bioinformatics and genomics
- Reviews quantitative analyses of the
physiological function and dysfunction of ion channels considering their
importance in neurological and muscular disorders
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Role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in smooth muscle
Chair: David Eisner
- Analyzes the relationship between calcium
release and inhibition and/or promotion on contraction in smooth muscle
- Challenges the view that the sarcoplasmic
reticulum is simply a source and sink of calcium ions
- Assesses the control and modulation of the
sarcoplasmic reticulum in smooth muscle and the extent to which it may vary
between blood vessels, uterus, airways and the bladder
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In silico simulation of
biological processes
Chair: Dennis Noble
- Summarizes the current status of
computer-assisted modelling of biological processes
- Deals with development of hardware, software
and mathematics of modelling whilst also detailing vital databases
- Reviews the usefulness of bioinformatics, in
modelling cells and even organs, to the drug-development industry
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Mucus hypersecretion in
respiratory disease
Chair: Carol Basbaum
- Covers the epidemiology of mucus
hypersecretion and airways infection
- Reviews the current understanding of the
genetics and regulation of mucus production
- Assesses the implications of new knowledge for
the development of novel therapies
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