Chairs:
David Wynick (University of Bristol, UK)
Stafford L Lightman (University of Bristol, UK)
Organizers:
Shelley Allen (University of Bristol, UK)
David Dawbarn (University of Bristol, UK)
09:00 - 10:00 Registration with coffee/tea
Shelley Allen (University of Bristol, UK)
NGF receptor TrkAd5: therapeutic and drug design target
David Dawbarn (University of Bristol, UK)
Steve McMahon (Kings College London, UK)
11:25 - 11:45 Coffee/tea break
Role of the neurotrophins in energy homeostasis in humans: insights from genetics
Giles Yeo (University of Cambridge, UK)
Neurotrophins promote angiogenesis. Potential implications for curing limb ischaemic and myocardial infarction
Selected oral communication - Costanza Emanueli (University of Bristol, UK)
Neuro-immune interaction in allergic asthma: The role of the low-affinity pan-neurotrophin receptor p75NTR
Selected oral communication - Christina Nassenstein (Fraunhofer ITEM, Germany)
12:55 - 14:00 Lunch and poster session
The contribution of neurotrophins to the pathogenesis of allergic asthma
Armin Braun (Fraunhofer ITEM, Germany)
Molecular mechanisms and function of BDNF in adult synaptic plasticity
Clive Bramham (University of Bergen, Norway)
15:20 - 15:50 Coffee/tea break
Structural and functional properties of mouse proNGF
Selected oral communication - Francesca Paoletti (SISSA-ISAS, Italy)
Mechanisms of neurotrophin receptor signalling
Moses Chao (New York University, USA)
Development of functional peptidomimetic ligands of Trk and p75 neurotrophin receptors: agonists applied to animal models of degeneration
Uri Saragovi (Lady Davis Institute, Canada)
17:30 - 18:30 Wine reception