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Insulin, calcium and the control of mammalian metabolism: a meeting to honour the retirement of Professor Dick Denton FRS

22—23 September 2005

Wills Hall, University of Bristol, UK



Organizers:
Jeremy Tavare (University of Bristol, UK)
Guy Rutter (University of Bristol, UK)
Andrew Halestrap (University of Bristol, UK)

Timetable

Thursday 22 September 2005Friday 23 September 2005
14:00 - 14:30
Introduction

14:30 - 18:30
Part 1 - Insulin signalling and metabolic regulation

09:00 - 12:15
Part 2 - Calcium and the regulation of mitochondrial function

14:00 - 15:45
Part 3 - Insulin secretion: the b cell in health and disease


Introduction

Thursday 22 September 2005
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch and registration

14:00 - 14:05
Welcome
Andrew Halestrap (University of Bristol, UK)

Part 1 - Insulin signalling and metabolic regulation

Chairs:
Ken Siddle
Miles Houslay
Thursday 22 September 2005
14:30 - 15:15
An overview of insulin signalling
Philip Cohen (University of Dundee, UK)
15:15 - 15:45
Mechanism of insulin action on glucose uptake
Jeremy Tavaré (University of Bristol, UK)
15:45 - 16:15
Insulin regulation of protein synthesis
Chris Proud (University of British Columbia, Canada)
16:15 - 16:45 Coffee/tea break

16:45 - 17:15
Regulation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Mulchand Patel (State University of New York at Buffalo, USA)
17:15 - 17:45
The regulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase
Roger Brownsey (University of British Columbia, Canada)
17:45 - 18:30
Diabetes and obesity: experiments of nature
Stephen O'Rahilly (University of Cambridge, UK)
18:30 - 22:30 Drinks Reception and Meeting Dinner

Part 2 - Calcium and the regulation of mitochondrial function

Chairs:
Bob Michell
Robin Irvine
Friday 23 September 2005
09:00 - 09:45
Remodelling the calcium signalsome
Mike Berridge (The Babraham Institute, UK)
09:45 - 10:15
Calcium waves in cell signalling
Andrew Thomas (New Jersey Medical School, USA)
10:15 - 10:45
Calcium, mitochondria and reperfusion injury
Andrew Halestrap (University of Bristol, UK)
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee/tea break

11:15 - 11:45
Calcium, mitochondria and apoptosis
Rosario Rizzuto (University of Ferrara, Italy)
11:45 - 12:15
Applying science to drug discovery
Jim McCormack (University of Oxford, UK)

Part 3 - Insulin secretion: the b cell in health and disease

Chair:
Claes Wollheim
Friday 23 September 2005
12:15 - 14:00 Lunch and poster session

14:00 - 14:45
ATP-sensitive K+ channels and insulin secretion: their role in health and disease
Frances Ashcroft (University of Oxford, UK)
14:45 - 15:15
The dynamics of single insulin release events in health and disease
Guy Rutter (University of Bristol, UK)
15:15 - 15:45
Clathrin-independent endocytosis
Ben Nichols (University of Cambridge, UK)