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APS-EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2006—TENTATIVE PROGRAM

 


 

Physiology InFocus

From Molecules to Organisms: Approaches to Systems and Integrative Physiology
Organized by:
Douglas C. Eaton, Emory Univ. Med. Sch. 

Investigating Cellular Signaling with Atomic Force Microscopy Methods
  Boris Mizaikoff and Douglas C. Eaton
The Lipid in Lipid Rafts: Lipids as Signaling Molecules
  He-Ping Ma
Integrating Cellular Functions: The Role of the Primary cilium in Cell Proliferation and Kidney Disease
  Arlene Chapman and Winfield Sale
Acute Lung Injury and Regulation of Alveolar Fluid Clearance
  David Guidot and Michael Matthay

 

Societal Lectures 

Physiology in Perspective—The Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award
Title:
The Wisdom of Lung Surfactant:  Balancing host defense and surface tension reducing functions
  Jo Rae Wright
, Duke Univ. Med. Ctr.
Walter C. Randall Lecture on Biomedical Ethics
Title:
Transgenic animals for medicine and agriculture: do the ends justify the means?
  Randall S. Prather
, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
Henry Pickering Bowditch Award
Title:
Migrants on a single-minded mission: how T cells find their antigen
  Ulrich Hans Von Andrian,
Harvard Med. Sch.
Microcirculatory Society Landis Award Lecture
  TBA

Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award
Title: From Mentee to Mentor: Lessons Learned Along the Way
 
L. Gabriel Navar, Tulane University School of Medicine

 

 

 

Section Distinguished Lectureships 

Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cardiovascular Section
Title:
The other action of NO: control of cardiac mitochondrial oxygen consumption and substrate use in health in disease
  Thomas Hintze
, New York Med. Col.
 

Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section
Title:
Friends and foes: the physiology of gut epithelial interactions with luminal bacteria
  Kim E. Barrett
, Univ. of California, San Diego
 

Hugh Davson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cell & Molecular Physiology Section
Title:
 Pursuing cystic fibrosis
  Michael J. Welsh
, Univ. of Iowa

Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section
Title:
 Interindividual differences in sympathetic activity: A key to new insight into cardiovascular regulation?
  Gunnar Wallin
, Stockholm Univ.
 

Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Central Nervous System Section
Title: 
Circuits and mechanisms providing for adaptive responses to stress
  Paul Sawchenko
, Salk Inst.
 

Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Renal Section
Title:
 Transcriptional mechanisms of renal cystogenesis
  Peter Igarashi
, UT-Southwestern Med. Ctr.

August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Section - Supported by The Novo Nordisk Foundation
Title:
 Urine concentration and aquaporin water channels – Evolution and development
  Hiroko Nishimura
, Univ. of Tennessee Hlth. Sci. Ctr.
 

Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Respiration Section
Title:
 Genomic Insights into Inflammatory Lung Injury
  Joe G.N. Garcia
, Univ. of Chicago Med. Ctr.

Solomon A. Berson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Endocrinology & Metabolism Section
Title: Confessions of a supermodel
  Richard N. Bergman, USC Sch. of Med.
 

Claude Bernard Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section
Title:
 Teaching and Learning in the Interactive Classroom
  Dee Silverthorn
, Univ. of Texas, Austin

Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section
Title: Fundamental question of biology: How does the body adapt to physical inactivity?
  Frank Booth, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia

Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section
Title:
 The critical role of the kidney in hypertension: implications for pathogenesis and therapy
 
Thomas Coffman, Duke Univ. Med. Ctr.

 

Workshops and Special Symposia 

Development and Maintenance of Epithelial Polarity
  Ora Weisz and James Casanova

Publishing 101: Dos and Don'ts of Publishing in APS Journals
  Kim E. Barrett

Graduate Student Highlights in Respiration Physiology
  Troy Stevens and Ralph Fregosi

Refresher Course on Gender Differences in Physiology
  Martha L. Blair

Ground-Floor Communications: Creating a Buzz about Science through Community and Constituency Outreach
  Hannah Carey

Transitioning from Postdoc to Jr. Faculty: Surviving the Initial Years
  Rudy M. Ortiz and Ryan W. Bavis

Lipid Mediated Regulation of Membrane Transport
  Mouhamed S. Awayda and James D. Stockand

Workshop on Atomic Force Microscopy for Physiological Studies at the Nano Scale
  Gerald A. Meininger and Michael J. Davis

Mastering the Juggling Act: Laboratory Life, and Leadership Roles
  Ann Schreihofer, Deborah Damon and Laura Nisenbaum

Advanced Techniques in Imaging: From Cell to Animal
  P. Darwin Bell and Janos Peti-Peterdi

Navigating the Interview: How to Make it Work for You
  Nansie A. McHugh and William R. Galey

 

 

Lipid Signalling Track

Symposia

Lipid Mediated Regulation of Membrane Transport
  Mouhamed S. Awayda and James D. Stockand

The Lipid in Lipid Rafts: Lipids as Signaling Molecules
  He-Ping Ma

Featured Topics

Lipid Signaling, Lipid Rafts and Epithelial Transport
  Moshe Levi

Lipid Metabolism and Liver Inflammation
  Jian Zhang

 

Obesity Track

Symposia

Could Hyperosmotic Stress on Cells Promote Obesity and Chronic Disease? A Multidisciplinary Look at the Effects of Hypertonicity
  Jodi Stookey

The Obesity Epidemic: A Historical Perspective
  George A. Bray

HIV Lipodystrophy: Lessons from a Novel Metabolic Syndrome
  Steven Grinspoon

Pancreas Development and Insulin Secretion
  William W. Hay, Jr.

Melanocyte Stimulating Hormones and Their Receptors
  Michael H. Humphreys

The Role of Glucose in Modulating Cell Function in the Cardiovascular System
  John C. Chatham and Jennifer Hall

Obesity and Renal Disease
  Lisa M. Harrison-Bernard

 

Featured Topics

Control of Renal Function and Blood Pressure in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
  Michael W. Brands and Carolyn A. Ecelbarger

Regulation of Vascular Tone in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome (Featured Topic)
  Johnathan D. Tune

  

Oxidative Stress

Symposia

Linking Mitochondrial Function in Skeletal Muscle to Disease
  Darrell Neufer and David Hood

Novel Partners and Mechanisms in Oxygen Sensing
  Nanduri R. Prabhakar and Chris Peers

Featured Topic

Inorganic Signaling Molecules in Vascular Regulation, Air Pollutants or Intracellular Messengers
  Charles W. Leffler

Physiologic Adaptations to Intermittent Hypoxic Exposure
  Stephen Muza

Cardiovascular Section Young Investigator Featured Topic: Molecular Regulation of eNOS Activity and Vascular Reactivity
  Brett M. Mitchell

Signaling Mechanisms Associated with Hypoxia
  Paul Schumacker

Mechanisms of Hypoxic Vasoconstriction
  Michael J. Russell

Wiggers Award Featured Topic: Pivotal Role of Endothelium in Deranged Vascular Control
  Paul Vanhoutte and Cuihua Zhang

NADPH Oxidase vs. Mitochondria: From Where do Vascular Reactive Oxygen Species Arise?
  Michael Wolin

 

 

Plasticity Track

Symposia

Cellular and Molecular Signals Regulating Plasticity of Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type and Size
  Martin F. Schneider and Karyn Esser

Oscillations and Rhythms in the Neural Control of the Circulation
  Susan M. Barman and Michael J. Kenney

Molecular Characterization of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Nonmodel Organisms
  Amanda Szucsik and Bryan Rourke

Spinal Interneurons: Underappreciated Players in Autonomic and Respiratory Regulation?
  Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith and Lawrence P. Schramm

Neurovascular Interactions
  Steven S. Segal and
Deborah H. Damon

 

Featured Topics

Activity-Dependent Plasticity in Central Homeostatic Systems
  Javier Stern and Tamas Horvath

Disease and Plasticity in the Neural Control of Breathing
  Francis Golder and David Fuller

Developmental Changes in Respiratory Control in Neonatal Rodents
  Donald McCrimmon

 

 

Translational Research Track

Symposia

Acute Lung Injury and Regulation of Alveolar Fluid Clearance
  David Guidot
and Michael Matthay

Mechanism Based Neurotherapeutics for Osteoarticular Pain
  Maren L Mahowald

Bench to Bedside: Targeting Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Acute Lung Injury
  Lorraine B. Ware and Michael A. Matthay

New Treatment Strategies to Combat Heart Failure
  David J. Lefer and Rong Tian

A Comprehensive Stem Cell Research Update
  Meredith Hawkins

The Physiology of Performance: From Mechanisms to Application
  David K. Spierer and Adrienne S. Zion

Human Integrative Physiology: The Missing Link in Systems Biology?
  Michael J. Joyner

 

Featured Topics

Autonomic Adjustments to Stress in Humans
  Chester A. Ray

Control of Breathing: Exercise
  Tony G. Babb

Clinical Disorders and Vasopressin
  Organized and Chaired by John R. Claybaugh and Peter Bie

Gastric Inflammation and Cancer Genesis
  Eric Sibley and Linda Samuelson

 

Additional Symposia

Advances in Ion Channel Physiology
  William J. Martin

Neuroendocrine Programming of the Respiratory Control System
  Richard Kinkead and Vincent Joseph

Aerobic Function in Aging Skeletal Muscle: From Molecular to Systemic Mechanisms
  Harry B. Rossiter and Russell T. Hepple

New Insights into Ammonia Transport
  I. David Weiner and Connie M. Westhoff

Cell Signaling Underlying the Pathophysiology of Pneumonia
  Jahar Bhattacharya

Fundamental Mechanisms of Mechanotransduction: Optical and Computational Approaches
  Peter J. Butler and Roger Kamm

CO2-H+ Chemoreceptors: Where are They, What Do They Do?
  Hubert V. Forster and Matt Hodges

Physiological Effects of Ovarian Hormone Deficiency
  Michael J. Toth

Endothelial Permeability: Paracellular Pathway vs. Transcellular Pathway
  Sarah Yuan and Jerry Breslin

Physiological Genomics and the Gastrointestinal Tract
  Ronaldo P. Ferraris and Anne E. Kwitek

The Hot Brain
  Scott Montain

Pathological Calcification: Crystallization, Infection or Cell Transdifferentiation
  Virginia M. Miller and John Lieske

How Prepared are Your Students to Learn Physiology?
  Howard Kutchai

Protein-Protein Interactions in Epithelial Physiology
  Neil Bradbury and Cathy Fuller

Hyperpolarization-Activated HCN Pacemaker Channels: Role in the Brain, Heart, and Disease
  Steven A. Siegelbaum and Bernat Kocsis

Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Contraction
  Kerry S. McDonald

Hypothalamus-Brainstem: Modulation of the Cardiovascular Function
  Jose Antunes-Rodrigues

Regulation of Glomerular Function by Podocytes
  David Bates and Bill Deen

Innovative Technologies for Proteomic Approaches to Systems Biology
  Andrew S. Greene

Regulation of Leukocyte Recruitment on Inflamed  Endothelium
  Scott I. Simon

Integrating Mechanical, Electrical, Metabolic, and Signaling Events in Computer Modeling of the Heart
  Daniel A. Beard and James B. Bassingthwaighte

The Role of Modern Biology and Medicine in Drug Development in Academia and Industry
  Charles A. Blake and Kenneth L. Barker

Microcirculatory Society President's Symposium: Microcirculation: Unanswered Questions
  Robert Hester

Tubule Perfusion: 40 Years Old and Still Going Strong
  Maurice Burg and Jeff M. Sands

Molecular Mechanisms of Intestinal Iron Transport
  James F. Collins and Bryan Mackenzie

 

 

Additional Featured Topics

Autonomic Motor Patterns and their Central Circuits
  Robin McAllen

Neural Control of Cardiovascular Function during Exercise
  Marc P. Kaufman

Donald J. Reis Memorial Trainee Symposium
  David Busija and Milton Hamblin

New Advances in the Peripheral Neuroendocrine System

  Rajagopala Sridaran

Epithelial Ion Channels
  Kenneth R. Hallows and Heather A. Drummond

Physiological Genomics of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation in Health and Disease
  Gustavo Nader

Exercise-Regulated Signaling Pathways and Insulin Action

  Jonathan S. Fisher

Physiology of Fibroblast Growth Factors
  James B. Hoying

Fibroblasts and Myofibroblasts: Function and Tissue Repair
  Paul A. Insel

Renal Section Young Investigator Award
  Sylvie Breton

Functions of Gasotransmitters in the Cardiovascular System
  Ryan Dombkowski

Role of Epithelial Cells in Initiation and Propagation of Intestinal Inflammation
  Didier Merlin

Gender Differences in Renal and Cardiovascular Disease
  Kathryn Sandberg

Subcellular Organization of Second Messenger Signaling
  Troy Stevens

Junctional Regulation in Barrier Cells
  Jahar Bhattacharya

Undergraduate Skills: What Should Students Be Able to Do?
  Dee Silverthorn

Mechanotransduction and Lung Cells
  Debra Quinn

Xenobiotic Transporters
  Ryan M. Pelis

Muscle Fatigue
  Jean-Marc Renaud and Thomas M. Nosek

Young Investigator Session Regulation of Cerebrovascular Function in Health and Disease
  Fruzsina K. Johnson and William Durante

Myocardial Blood Flow Heterogeneity: A Response to Mechanical and Metabolic Drive
  James B. Bassingthwaighte