Experimental Biology 2002
April 20-24, 2002 New Orleans, LA

As originally printed in The Physiologist, 
August 2001, Volume 44, Number 4 
Page 170

Physiology InFocus
Translating the Genome: Physiology and Pathosphysiology of Obesity 
Organizer: John E. Hall

Gene-Environment Interactions in Obesity
Theodore Kurtz and James Hill

Neurobiology of Obesity
William Haynes and Michael Schwartz
Endocrine/Metabolic Consequences of Obesity
Barbara Horwitz and Barbara Kahn

Obesity and Cardiovascular Regulation
Allyn Mark and John Hall

 

Section Distinguished Lectureships
August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Comparative Physiology Section 
Lecturer: Albert F. Bennett, University of CA, Irvine
Experimental Evolution: Generating Biological 
Novelty for Functional and Genetic Anayses


Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship 
of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section

Lecturer: Suzanne Oparil, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
The Anterior Hypothalamic Area: Gatekeeper in the 
Pathogenesis of Salt-Sensitive Hypotension


Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Renal Section
Lecturer: Bliss Forbush, Yale University 

Claude Bernard Distinguished Lectureship 
of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section

Lecturer: Penelope Hansen, Memorial University, Newfoundland
Physiology’s Recondite Curriculum

Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lectureship 
of the APS Central Nervous System Section 

Lecturer: Celia Sladek, Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School
Regulation of the Neurohypophyseal System: Neurotransmitter, Neuropeptide, and Steroid 
Hormone Interactions


Julius H. Comroe Jr. Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Respiration Section
Lecturer: Norman Staub, Stinson Beach, CA 
Prevention and Treatment of Pulmonary and Systemic Responses to Endotoxin: Whole Animal 
Physiology Redux
Solomon A. Berson Distinguished Lectureship 
of the APS Endocrinology & Metabolism Section

Lecturer: Bruce M. Spiegelman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship 
of the APS Cardiovascular Section

Lecturer: David Harrison, Emory University
Regulation of Vasomotor Tone by Redox Status: Physiological and Pathophysiological Implications

Hugh Davson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cell & Molecular Physiology Section
Lecturer: Harvey F. Lodish, Whitehead Institute
for Biomedical Research, MIT
ACRP30 and Fatty Acid Transport Proteins-New Approaches to Obesity and Diabetes

Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lectureship 
of the APS Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section

Lecturer: Richard Lifton, Yale University 
Genetics, the Kidney and Hypertension

Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Gastrointestinal Section
Lecturer: John A. Williams, University of Michigan
Regulation of The Synthesis and Secretion of Pancreatic Digestive Enzymes by Diet and 
Hormones 


Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section
Lecturer: Peter D. Wagner, University of California, 
San Diego
Maximum Oxygen Consumption and its Limitation: the Good, the Bad and the Molecular

 

Societal Lectures

Physiology in Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award Lecture
Allen W. Cowley, Jr., Medical College of Wisconsin

Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecture
Pontus B. Persson, Johannes-Müller Inst for Physiol of Charité Berlin
Control of Renin, From Cell Lysates to the Conscious Dog
The Walter C. Randall Lecture in Biomedical Ethics
TBD

FASEB Excellence in Science Award Lecture
Phyllis Wise, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Estrogens: Potent Protective Factors in the Adult and Aging Brain

 

Section-Sponsored Symposia

Hypoxia, Ischemia, Na, Ca, and Cytoprotection
  Steve Anderson
Common Brainstem Mechanisms of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Control
  W.W. (Bill) Blessing and J. Michael Wyss
Physiology of Physical Inactivity’s Induction of Chronic Disorders
  Frank W. Booth and John Holloszy
Sex and Nonsex - Estrogen and the Aging Hypothalamus
  John T. Clark
Incorporating Case Studies in the Physiology Classroom
  William H. Cliff
Role of Endothelin ETB Receptors in Cardiorenal Function
  Gregory D. Fink
Comparative Models to Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Solute Transport
  Greg G. Goss
Mechanisms of Estrogen Effects on the Cardiovascular System
  David R. Gross
Functional Heterogeneity in the Renal Microcirculation
  Lisa M. Harrison-Bernard and Rodger D. Loutzenhiser
Mechanisms of Vascular Remodeling: Temporal Events From Stimulus to Structural and Functional Changes
  Michael A. Hill and Gerald Meininger
New Developments in Renal Acid-Base Transport and Its Regulation
  Mark A. Knepper and Susan Wall
Ion Channels and Hypoxia
  Diana L. Kunze
Role of Myostatin in Regulating Muscle Growth
  Se-Jin Lee
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Ischemic Liver Injury
  Alex B. Lentsch
Disorders of Sodium Transport and Blood Pressure Regulation
  Stuart Linas
Cardiac Fibroblasts and Heart Failure
  Pamela A. Lucchesi and Willa Hseuh
Adaptive Responses of Cardiac Muscle
  Ruben Mestril
The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Sleep, and Breathing
  Eugene Nattie
Redox Control of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation 
  Michael B. Reid and Scott K. Powers
Viruses, Ion Channels and Ion Transporters
  John M. Russell
New Paradigms in Neovascularization 
  Gina C. Schatteman and Takayuki Asahara
Apoptosis and Organ Injury Mechanisms in Hypertension
  Geert W. Schmid-Schonbein and Matthew A. Boegehold
Epithelial Channels: Regulation by Differentiation and Growth Factors
  James D. Stockand and Stanley Rane
Neural Control of the Cerebral Circulation
  William T. Talman
Bioinformatics in Physiological Genomics
  Peter Tonellato
Mesenchymal-Epithelial Interactions in Lung Development and Repair-Are Modeling and Remodeling One and the Same Process?
  John S. Torday
Genetic Adaptation to Cold
  Lawrence Wang
Cellular Biomechanics in the Lung
  Christopher M. Waters
Estrogen: a Potent Neuroprotective Factor
  Phyllis M. Wise

 

Section-Sponsored Featured Topics
Muscle Fatigue
  William Ameredes and Thomas M. Nosek
Formation of Epithelia in the Embryonic Kidney
  Jonathan Barasch
Insights Into Epithelial Transport Physiology Gleaned From Interactions with Intestinal Pathogens
  Kim Barrett
Signal Transduction Mechanisms for O2 Homeostasis
  Barbara S. Beckman and Nanduri Prabhakar
Eicosanoids and Fever
  Clark M. Blatteis and Wieslaw Kozak
Energy Metabolism in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle
  Marco Cabrera
Neural Mechanisms Impacting Sodium Balance and Arterial Pressure in Hypertension and Heart Failure
  Heimo Ehmke
Molecular Bases of Local Calcium Signaling
  J. Kevin Foskett
Regulation of Vascular Tone: Parallel Versus Redundant Control Mechanisms
  Jefferson C. Frisbee
Applications of Physiological Genomics: The Discovery of Novel Genes for Volume and Pressure Regulation
  Andrew Greene
Physiological Genomics: Transgenic Models and Gene Regulation
  Kenneth W. Gross and Robin L. Davisson
Redox Regulation of Vascular Function-Berne Lecture Featured Topic
  David Harrison
Epithelial Calcium Channels: From Identification to Physiology and Pathophysiology
  Matthias Hediger
Interfacing Molecular and Integrative Physiology of the Kidney: Na Transporters and Channels in Complex Disease Models  
  Mark Knepper
Microvascular Regulation in Genetic and Acquired E-NOS Deficiency
  Akos Koller
Exercise-Induced Cardioprotection: Unique Insights From Cardiac, Smooth and Skeletal Muscle
  Donna H. Korzick
Physiological Mechanisms of Neuronal Plasticity in the Mature Nervous System
  Eve E. Marder and J. Michael Wyss
Protein Transport Across Lung Air-Blood Barrier
  Asrar B. Malik
Membrane Transport Autoinhibitory Domains
  Mark Milanick
Living at Extreme Temperatures: Genes to Organisms
  Marina Marjanovic
Ventilator Induced Lung Injury: in vivo and in vitro Mechanisms
  Michael Matthay
Helping Students Understand Physiology Through the Use of General Models
  Harold Modell
Cardiovascular and Endocrine Control in Mice: A Mouse is Not a Small Rat
  Marianna Morris
Integration of Volume Regulation and Cardiovascular Function, an Application of Comparative Physiology
  Kenneth Olson
Physiological Genomics: Disease Gene Therapy
 
M. Ian Phillips and Curt D. Sigmund
Cardiovascular Genomics
  Mohan K. Raizada and Kathleen Berecek
Oxygen Dependent Signaling in Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
  Usha Raj
Orthostatic Tachycardia and Hypotensive Syndromes
  David Robertson
Skeletal Muscle Circulation: Neural and Mechanical Determinants-Wiggers Award Featured Topic
  Loring B. Rowell
Chemoreflexes in Health and Disease: Recent Perspectives in Cardiovascular Control
  Harold Schultz
Fetal Programming of Post-Natal Cardiovascular Regulation
  Jeff Schwartz and Kent Thornburg
Gap Junctions in CO2 Chemoreception
Irene C. Solomon and Jay B. Dean
Dietary Fat: Physiology and Metabolic Consequences
  Patrick Tso
Proteinases: Novel Signaling Molecules in Gastrointestinal Function and Dysfunction
  John L. Wallace
Sensory Afferents and Cardiovascular Regulation
  Donna Wang and Steven Mifflin
Ontogeny of Cardiorespiratory Mechanisms: 
An Evolutionary Perspective

  Stephen J. Warburton
History of Gastric Secretion
  John B. West
Emerging Views of Epithelial Chloride Channels
 N.K. Wills and P. Fong
Which Oxidase is the Most Important in Vascular Signaling?
  Michael S. Wolin

 

Cross-Sectional Symposia

The Sensory Functions of the DEG/ENaC Superfamily of Ion Channels
  Dale J. Benos and Bruce A. Stanton
Cell-Cell Crosstalk in the Generation of Inflammation
  Jahar Bhattacharya
Translational Research in Preeclampsia and 
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

  Raouf A. Khalil and Phyllis August
Vascular Consequences of Oxidant Stress
  Bruce Pitt and Francis Miller

 

Guest Society Symposia

American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR)
The Promise for Therapeutic Intervention in Obesity: 
The Brain and Beyond

  David D’Alessio
Potentiation of the Development of Atherosclerosis 
by Diabetes

  Boris Draznin
Endothelial Dysfunction in End Stage Renal Disease
  Michael Goligorsky and Christine Baylis
Diagnosis and Treatment with Atrial Natriuretic Metabolism
  David L. Vesely

Biomedical Engineering Society Bioengineering Approaches to Enhance Gene Delivery
  Mark Davis
Nanotechnology in Bioengineering and Biology
  Tejdal Desai
Manipulations to Enhance New Tissue Formation 
  Frank C-P. Yin

 

Spanish Physiological Society (SECF) 
Cyclooxygenase-2 and Renal Function
  F. Javier Salazar and Jurgen Schnermann

Association of Latin American Physiological Societies (ALACF)
Rhythms in Reproduction
  Rosalinda Guevara-Guzmán and Robyn Hudson

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM) 
The Role of Angiotensin and Oxidative Stress in the Development of Hypertension 
  Juan C. Romero

The Microcirculatory Society (MCS)
Microcirculatory Society President’s Symposium: Signaling in Cells of the Microvascular Wall
  Ingrid Sarelius
Microcirculatory Society Landis Award Lecture
Microcirculatory Society Young Investigator Session

  David Stepp

 

Tutorials and Workshops

How to Be a Good Mentor; How to Be a Good Mentee
  Susan M. Barman
Career Opportunities in Physiology: Taking The Next Step
  Francis L. Belloni
How to Get Published in APS Journals
  Dale Benos
Understanding Organ Function Through Real-Time Fluorescence Microscopy
  Jahar Bhattacharya and Bruce Pitt
Refresher Course: Topics in Medical Neurophysiology
  Cheryl M. Heesch and Thomas J. Cunningham
Physiology and Risk Assessment: Predicting Adverse Effects of New Chemicals on Critical Organ Functions
  Lewis B. Kinter and Alan S. Bass
Techniques & Technology in Physiology Tutorial: Bioinformatics for the Physiologist
  Peter Tonellato

 

[Table of Contents] [ Scientific Professionalism] [Ethics Revisited] [Physiology and Functional Genomics: A Natural Fit] [ 154th APS Business Meeting] [Daggs Award] [ Award Descriptions] [SRTs and Hosts Honored at EB '01] [Orlando Science Teachers and Students Participate in EB Workshop] [ISEF] [ Membership] [ Ken Baldwin] [ Michael Jennings] [Publications] [Nebraska Chapter News] [Public Affairs] [Positions Available] [People & Places] [News From Senior Physiologists] [ Book Reviews] [Books Received] [APS Membership Application] [Scientific Meetings and Congresses]