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Cell penetrating peptides

9—11 May 2007

Telford, UK



Organizers:
John Howl (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Sarah Jones (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Brian Austen (St George's, University of London, UK)
Bernard Lebleu (Montpellier University, France)
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Cell penetrating peptides

Wednesday 9 May 2007
14:00 - 16:30
Registration
16:30 - 16:50
Welcome/Introduction
16:50 - 17:30
Applications of cell-penetrating peptides in regulation of gene expression
Ulo Langel (Stockholm University, Sweden)
17:30 - 18:10
Cell penetrating peptide-based delivery of oligonucleotides: an overview
Bernard Lebleu (Montpellier University, France)
18:10 - 18:50
Tumor-homing peptides: tools for targeting, imaging and destruction
Pirjo Laakkonen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
19:00 - 20:00 Welcome drinks reception sponsored by CEM, and dinner

Mechanisms of cell penetrating peptide-mediated cellular transduction

Chair:
Brian Austen (St George's, University of London, UK)
Thursday 10 May 2007
09:00 - 09:40
Arginine-rich peptides and their internalization mechanisms
Shiroh Futaki (Kyoto University, Japan)
09:40 - 10:20
On the prospects of cell penetrating peptides for epithelial drug delivery
Hans Merkle (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
10:20 - 10:40
Understanding histidine rich amphipathic peptide mediated gene delivery using solid-state NMR techniques
Selected Oral Communication - James Mason (Louis Pasteur University, France)
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee/tea break

11:10 - 11:50
Cell surface markers as molecular portals for peptide and oglionucleotide entry into cells
Jean Gariepy (Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada)
11:50 - 12:30
A comprehensive model for the uptake of cationic cell-penetrating peptides
Roland Brock (University of Tubingen, Germany)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (and Poster Session)

Functionality and dynamics of cell penetrating peptides

Chair:
Bernard Lebleu (Montpellier University, France)
Thursday 10 May 2007
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (and Poster Session)

14:00 - 14:40
Proline-rich cell-penetrating peptides: protease degradation resistance
Ernest Giralt (Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Spain)
14:40 - 15:20
Bax inhibiting peptide and cell penetrating penta-peptide
Shigemi Matsuyama (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
15:20 - 15:40
(R-Ahx-R)4 Cell penetrating peptide enhances the delivery of antisense morpholino oligomers
Selected Oral Communication - Hong Moulton (AVI BioPharma, Inc, USA)
15:40 - 16:10 Coffee/tea break

16:10 - 16:50
Peptide conjugates of PNA as steric block modulators of gene expression
Mike Gait (University of Cambridge, UK)
16:50 - 17:30
Tumor imaging with cell penetrating peptides activated by matrix metalloproteinases
Roger Tsien (University of California, San Diego, USA)
18:30 - 23:00 Dinner - delegates asked to make their own arrangements

Utility of CPP-conjugates for gene modulation and therapeutic application

Chair:
Sarah Jones (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Friday 11 May 2007
09:00 - 09:40
TAT-mediated delivery of siRNAs therapeutics
Bryan Meade (University of Califonia at San Diego, USA)
09:40 - 10:20
Peptide therapeutic targeting of transcriptional repressors in B-cell lymphomas
Ari Melnick (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
10:20 - 10:40
Synthesis and application and quantitation of clamb-bioshuttle-carriers for plasmid delivery into prostate cancer cells
Selected Oral Communication - Ruediger Pipkorn (German Cancer Research Center, Germany)
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee/tea break

11:10 - 11:50
CPP mediated lung siRNA delivery
Mark Lindsay (Imperial College London, UK)
11:50 - 12:30
Peptide-based nanoparticles for in vivo delivery of therapeutic siRNA
Gilles Divita (National Center for Scientific Research, France)
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (and Poster Session)

Physiological relevance and clinical development of CPPs and nanoparticulate systems

Chair:
John Howl (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Friday 11 May 2007
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch (and Poster Session)

14:00 - 14:40
Protein transduction: characterization, optimization and therapeutic applications
Paul Robbins (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
14:40 - 15:20
TATp-mediated intracellular delivery of pharmaceutical nanocarriers
Vladimir Torchilin (Northeastern University, USA)
15:20 - 15:40
Targeting the MHC class-II presentation pathway in allergy vaccine development
Selected Oral Communication - Claudio Rhyner (Swiss Institute of Allergy and Research, Switzerland)
15:40 - 16:10 Coffee/tea break

16:10 - 16:50
Cell penetrating peptides in development
Steve Harrison (KAI Pharmaceuticals, USA)
16:50 - 17:30
To be confirmed (Ecole Normale Superieur, France)
20:00 - 23:00 Gala Dinner