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Neurodegeneration and neuroprotection

23—26 July 2006

Muenster, Germany



Organizer:
Susanne Klumpp (University of Muenster, Germany)

Students' programme

Review-like introductore talks (45 min, resp.) Not for students only! Chairpersons: G. Del Zoppo, A. Planas
Sunday 23 July 2006
15:00 - 15:45
Neurovascular aspects in ischemia
Gregory Del Zoppo (La Jolla, USA)
15:45 - 16:30
Signal transduction: when cells die
Anna Planas (Barcelona, Spain)
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break

17:00 - 17:45
Developing neuroprotection for the treatment of stroke
Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz (Muenster, Germany)
17:45 - 18:30
Brain immune system interactions after stroke
Ulrich Dirnagel (Berlin, Germany)
18:30 Get-together-party

Cellular signalling

Chairpersons: J. Hallenbeck, M. Ginsberg
Monday 24 July 2006
08:30 - 08:45
Welcome addresses
08:45 - 09:30
Functional analysis of the protein tyrosine phosphatase superfamily
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Nick Tonks (Cold Spring Harbour, USA)
09:30 - 09:55
Endogenous neuroprotective signalling at the cross roads of
Nicolas Bazan (New Orleans, USA)
09:55 - 10:20
Mitochondrial translocation of P53 underlies the selective death
Pak Chan (Stanford, USA)
10:20 - 10:45
Signalling molecules essential for neuronal survival and differentiation
Stefan Wiese (Würzburg, Germany)
10:45 - 11:05 Coffee break

Cellular signalling

Chairpersons: N. Bazan, P. Chan
Monday 24 July 2006
11:05 - 11:30
NF-kappaB signalling in cerebral ischemia
Markus Schwaninger (Heidelberg, Germany)
11:30 - 11:55
Signalling pathways mediating inflammatory responses in brain ischemia
Anna Planas (Barcelona, Spain)
11:55 - 12:20
Downstream effectors of COX-2 neurotoxicity
Costantino Iadecola (New York, USA)
12:20 - 12:45
Insights into cytoprotection from ground squirrel hibernation,
John Hallenbeck (Bethesda, USA)
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch

Regulation by reversible phosphorylation

Chairpersons: C. Klee, N. Tonks
Monday 24 July 2006
14:00 - 14:25
Control of neuronal excitability by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation
Todd Scheurer (Seattle, USA)
14:25 - 14:50
Kinases and calcium signaling in neurodegeneration
Pierluigi Nicotera (Leicester, UK)
14:50 - 15:15
Protein kinase B / Akt at a glance
Brian Hemmings (Basel, Switzerland)
15:15 - 15:35 Coffee break

Regulation by reversible phosphorylation

Chairpersons: P. Nicotera, L. Pinna
Monday 24 July 2006
15:35 - 16:00
Calcineurin and Ca2+
Claude Klee (Bethesda, USA)
16:00 - 16:25
Regulation and functions of the lipid and protein phosphatase activities
Peter Downes (Dundee, UK)
16:25 - 16:50
Protein kinase CK2: An unforeseen member of the ¿druggable¿ kinome
Lorenzo Pinna (Padova, Italy)
17:00 Guided city tour

Genomics, gene theraphy and clinical trials

Chairpersons: M. Chopp, V. Dawson
Tuesday 25 July 2006
08:30 - 08:55
Turning on genes to protect the brain
Valina Dawson (Baltimore, USA)
08:55 - 09:20
Gene and stem cell therapy for ischemic brain
Koji Abe (Okayama, Japan)
09:20 - 09:45
Genomics of stroke in human patients
Alison Baird (Bethesda, USA)
09:45 - 10:10
Gene expression in the blood of patients following acute ischemic stroke: major role of PMNs and monocytes
Frank Sharp (Sacramento, USA)
10:10 - 10:30 Coffee break

Genomics, gene theraphy and clinical trials

Chairpersons: A. Buchan, F. Sharp
Tuesday 25 July 2006
10:55 - 11:20
Translational vehicles for neuroprotection
Alastair Buchan (Oxford, UK)
10:55 - 11:20
The albumin in acute stroke phase III randomized multicenter clinical trial: design and progress report
Myron Ginsberg (Miami, USA)
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 15:00 Poster session

Neuroprotection

Chairpersons: U. Dirnagl, S. Lipton
Tuesday 25 July 2006
15:00 - 15:25
A novel ER stress pathway to neuronal damage and protection
Stuart Lipton (La Jolla, USA)
15:25 - 15:50
Neuroprotective effects of G-CSF in MCAO model
Chuanzhen Lu (Shanghai, China)
15:50 - 16:15
Protective effects of novel small molecule Bid inhibitors in models of neurodegenerative disorders
Carsten Culmsee (Munich, Germany)
16:15 - 16:35 coffee break

Neuroprotection

Chairpersons: C. Iadecola, W.-R. Schäbitz
Tuesday 25 July 2006
16:35 - 17:00
PPAR as a new target for neuroprotection in cerebral ischemia
Regis Bordet (Lille, France)
17:00 - 17:25
Disputation on quality issues in neuroprotection research: Ninetyfive theses
Ulrich Dirnagl (Berlin, Germany)
19:30 Banquet

Ischemic injury and repair

Chairpersons: R. Traystman, C. Culmsee
Wednesday 26 July 2006
08:30 - 08:55
Vascular matrix adhesion and the blood brain barrier
Gregory Del Zoppo (La Jolla, USA)
08:55 - 09:20
Programmed necrosis induced by hopyxia-ischemia
Claude Wasterlain (Los Angeles, USA)
09:20 - 09:45
Bax-nucleophosmin interaction in cell death: a therapeutic target
Lorraine Kerr (Edinburgh, UK)
09:45 - 10:10
Toll-like receptors and tolerance in ischemic injury in the brain
Mary Stenzel-Poore (Portland, USA)
10:10 - 10:35
Acidotoxicity in brain ischemia
Roger Simon (Portland, USA)
10:35 - 10:55 Coffee break

Ischemic injury and repair

Chairpersons: K. Abe, R. Simon
Wednesday 26 July 2006
10:55 - 11:20
Gender alters outcome from cardiac arrest/CRP
Richard Traystman (Portland, USA)
11:20 - 11:45
Oestrogen and stroke: The potential for harm as well as benefit
Mhairi Macrae (Glasgow, UK)
11:45 - 12:10
Evaluating therapeutic targets for reperfusion-related brain hemorrhage
Carolina Maier (Stanford, USA)
12:10 - 12:35
Molecular mechanisms underlying neurorestorative therapy of stroke
Michael Chopp (Detroit, USA)
12:35 End of meeting / Departure