Final Programme - iuphar

W01 Pharmacology of adrenoceptors:
Eighth satellite meeting
Leaders: John Ian McGrath, (UK) & Mika Scheinin, (Finland)
Part I – Molecular Structure
Chair: Roger Summers (Australia)
09:45 - 10:00 W01.1.1 Pharmacology of adrenoceptors – convergence of molecular and integrative and
systems pharmacology
Roger J Summers, (Australia)
10:00 - 11:00 W01.1.2 Crystal structure of β2-adrenoceptors – how we got there and what we learned
Brian K Kobilka, (USA)
11:00 - 11:30 W01.1.3 Molecular mechanisms of ligand-regulated receptor activation and oligomerization
Leonardo Pardo, (Spain)
11:30 - 12:00 W01.1.4 Agonist-specific conformational changes in α2a-adrenoceptors revealed by
fluorescence resonance energy transfer
Carsten Hoffmann, (Germany)
12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH BREAK
Part II – Pharmacology
Chair: John Ian McGrath, (UK)
12:45 - 13:15 W01.2.1 Pre- versus postsynaptic α2-adrenoceptors
Ralf Gilsbach, (Germany), J Schneider, J Albarran-Juarez, L Hein
13:15 - 13:45 W01.2.2 Localisation of adrenoceptors in live native tissue
John Ian McGrath, (UK)
13:45 - 14:15 W01.2.3 α1-adrenoceptors in the lower urinary tract
Ikunobu Muramatsu, (Japan), A Nishimune
14:15 - 14:40 W01.2.4 α2-adrenoceptors blockade accelerates the neurogenic, neurotrophic, and behavioural
effects of chronic antidepressant treatment
Vidita A Vaidya(India), S Yanpallewar, K Fernandes, S Marathe, K Vadodaria, D Jhaveri,
K Rommelfanger, S Jha, V Muthig, L Hein, P Bartlett, D Weinshenker
24 Sunday 18 July ■ 09:45 - 14:40 ■ Meeting Room 20