Experimental Biology 2003 Preview

As originally published in The Physiologist
Volume 45, Number 4, August 2002, page 213 

Section Distinguished Lectureships
Societal Lectures
Section-Sponsored Symposia
Section-Sponsored Featured Topics
Cross Sectional Symposia
Guest Society Symposia and Lectures
Workshops and Special Symposia

Experimental Biology 2003
April 11-15, San Diego, California
Physiology InFocus
Physiological Implications of Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress
Organizer: Barbara Horwitz, University of California, Davis

General Overview and Physiological Relevance

Emerging Concepts in Oxidative and Nitrosative Signaling

Oxidative Stress: Cardiovascular Consequences

Oxidative Stress: Pulmonary Consequence
 


Section Distinguished Lectureships

August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Comparative Physiology Section
Lecturer: Peter Scheid, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Title: The Goose of the Himalaya and Central Chemosensitivity; New Ideas From an Old Problem

Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section
Lecturer: John H. Coote, University of Birmingham, UK
Title: The Significance for Circulatory Control of the Paraventricular Nucleus

Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Renal Section
Lecturer: William J. Arendshorst, University of N. Carolina
Title: TBD

Claude Bernard Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section
Lecturer: John D. Bransford, Vanderbilt University
Title: TBD

Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section
Lecturer: Jere Mitchell, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Title:TBD

Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section
Lecturer: Friedrich C. Luft, Humboldt University, Berlin
Title: The Role of Genetic Models in Elucidating Cardiovascular Reflex Regulation

Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Gastrointestinal Section
Lecturer: Jeffrey I. Gordon, Washington University
Title: TBD

Hugh Davson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cell & Molecular Physiology Section
Lecturer: Roger Tsien, University of California, San Diego
Title: TBD

Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Central Nervous System Section
Lecturer: Fred H. (Rusty) Gage, The Salk Institute
Title: Regulation and Function of Adult Neurogenesis

Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Respiration Section
Lecturer: John B. West, University of California, San Diego
Title: Thoughts on the Blood-Gas Barrier

Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cardiovascular Section
Lecturer: Eric O. Feigl, University of Washington 
Title: Berne’s Adenosine Hypothesis of Coronary Blood Flow Control

Solomon A. Berson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Endocrinology & Metabolism Section
Lecturer: Christopher B. Newgard, Duke University 
Title: Mechanisms of Fuel-Stimulated Insulin Secretion and How They Fail in Diabetes


Societal Lectures

The Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award
Shu Chien
, University of California, San Diego

Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecture
Paul Kubes
, University of Calgary 

Walter C. Randall Lecture on Biomedical Ethics
TBD 


Section-Sponsored Symposia

Modulation of Respiratory Motoneurons From Molecules to Behavior
 
Albert J. Berger
Epithelial-Neuronal Interactions Underlying Bladder Gene-Regulation and Sensory Function
 
Lori A. Birder
Life to Death Decisions and the Fate of Apoptotic Cells
 
John A. Cidlowski
Redox Signaling of Angiogenic Response in the Heart
  Dipak K. Das and Nilanjana Maulik
Recent Advances in the Study of Hexose Transport Proteins
  Ronaldo Ferraris
Molecular Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity
 
Jeffrey Garvin and Jennifer Pollock
Physiology in Medicine: Renal and Cardiovascular Physiology
  John E. Hall and Dale J. Benos
Role of the Transcription Factor, TonEBP/NFAT5
  Maurice Burg and Joseph Handler
Genomics of Angiogenesis and the Microcirculation
  Jay B. Hoying
Caveolar Domains in Cell Signaling
  Paul A. Insel
Thin Filament Regulation of Muscle Contraction
  J-P. Jin
The Function and Regulation of Mitochondrially Produced Nitric Oxide in Cardiomyocytes
  Anthony J. Kanai and James Peterson
Novel Ca2+ Signaling Mechanisms in Vascular Myocytes: Cyclic ADP-Ribose, Ryanodine Receptors and Ca2+-induced Ca2+ Release
  Pin-Lan Li and Cornelis Van Breeman
Subcellular Organization of Second Messenger Signaling in Cells of the Cardiovascular System
  Ron Lynch
Redox Regulation of Renal Function and Arterial Pressure
  R. Davis Manning, Jr. and Ai-Ping Zou
Regulation of Ion Channel Structure and Function by Reactive Oxygen Nitrogen Intermediates
  Sadis Matalon and Douglas C. Eaton
The Pons: A Critical Component in Respiratory Control
  Donald R. McCrimmon
The Teacher as an Educational Researcher
  Joel Michael and Dee Silverthorn
Caveolin Regulation of Endothelial Function
  Richard D. Minshall and Asrar B. Malik
Functional Proteomics: Applications to the Cardiovascular System
  Peipei Ping
Transgenic Models of Heart Failure Therapeutics
 
J. David Port
Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Hypoxia
  Nanduri Prabhakar and Jon Klein
The Chronobiology Environment of Mammals
  Roberto Refinetti
Gap Junctional Hemichannels: Physiology and Pathophysiology
  Luis Reuss and Lisa Ebihara
Magnetic Resonance: Unique Non-Invasive Insights Into the Physiology of Exercise
  Russ Richardson and Mark Olfert
The Renin-Angiotensin System and Development
  James C. Rose and Charles Rosenfeld
Flow/Stretch-Regulated Membrane and Ion Transport in Epithelia
  Lisa Satlin and Gerard Apodaca
The History and Physiology of High Altitude Decompression Sickness
  Suzanne Schneider and Michael R. Powell
Neurogenic Hypertension
  Alan Sved
Remodeling of the Brain Underlies the Success of Behavioral Therapies for Motor Dysfunction
  Edward Taub
Mechanisms for Contractile Depression in Heart Failure
  Richard A. Walsh and Kenneth R. Chien
Non-Arterial Circulations: The Dark Side of Cardiovascular Biology
  Steve Warburton and Tobias Wang
The Identities of Estrogen Receptors Mediating Nongenomic Effects
  Cheryl S. Watson
New Roles for Ammonia in Renal Ion Transport
  I. David Weiner and L. Lee Hamm


Section-Sponsored Featured Topics

Muscle Fatigue
  William T. Ameredes
Tissue Response to Ischemic Injury: Adaptative and Rengenerative Strategies
  David P. Basile
Integrated Cell Systems
  James Bassingthwaighte
Developmental Plasticity of Respiratory Control
  Ryan W. Bavis
Evolution of Vascular Regulation From the Neonate to the Aging Adult: Mechanisms and Functional 
Consequences
  Matthew Alan Boegehold
Central Neurons and Efferent Pathways Controlling Thermoregulation
  Jack A. Boulant and Kazuyuki Kanosue
Cardiovascular Physiology: From Bench to Classroom
  Richard Bukoski and Charles Seidel
Development of Excitation-Contraction Coupling in the Embryonic Heart: From Simplicity to Complexity
  Tony L. Creazzo
Oxidant Mechanisms in Neural Regulation of Cardiovascular Function
  Robin L. Davisson
Berne Lecture Featured Topic: Berne’s Adenosine Hypothesis of Coronary Blood Flow Control
  Eric O. Feigl
Therapeutic Potential of Hypothermia: Bridging the Gap Between Clinical and Basic Thermoregulatory Research
  Christopher Gordon and Michael Dae
Functional Brainstem Anatomy: Can We Tell Cardiovascular and Respiratory Neurons Apart?
  Paul Gray
The Lung—A Very Special Place for Dendritic Cells
  Gabriele Grunig
Interaction Between Histone Acetylation and DNA Methylation
  Alessandro Guidotti
Intermittent Hypoxia: Physiological and Genomic Consequences
  Gabriel Haddad
Glial/Neuronal Bi-directional Signaling
  Glenn Hatton
Preconditioning of Myocardium Against Infarction
  Franz Kehl
Epithelial Anion Channels: Structure, Form, Function
  Kevin Kirk and Catherine Fuller
Structure and Regulation of Epithelial Na and K Channels
  Thomas R. Kleyman and Douglas C. Eaton
Reflex Regulation of Airway Function and Breathing
  Lu-Yuan Lee and Brendan Canning
Wiggers Award Featured Topic: Nitric Oxide and the Cardiovascular System
  Alan Lefer
Neurohumoral Control of Body Fluid Volume and Arterial Pressure
  T. Lohmeier
Causes and Consequences of pH Variability in Vertebrates
  Lynn Hartzler
AstraZeneca Young Investigator Featured Topic
  Jeffrey Miner
Is it the Physiology, the Students, or is it Me? Reflections on the Classroom
  Harold Modell
Trafficking of Membrane Transporters in the GI Tract and Beyond
  Curtis Okamoto
Comparative Aspects of the Hormonal Responses to Metabolic Demands
  Rudy M. Ortiz
Identifying Genes and Targets in Cardiovascular Autonomic Pathophysiological States
  Julian Paton
Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype: Contractile versus Proliferative
  Usha Raj
Hypertension (Starling Distinguished Lectureship Featured Topic)
  Richard Roman
Insights on Renal Function and Blood Pressure Control From Genetically Manipulated Animals
  Richard Roman
The Molecular Physiology of HCO-3 Transport
  Michael Romero and Mark O. Bevensee
The History and Physiology of High Altitude Decompression Sickness
  Suzanne Schneider and Michael R. Powell
New Insights on Neuro-Immune Interactions in Autonomic Regulation
  Yvette Tache
Hypoxic Metabolic Response: Autoregulation, Acclimation and Adaptation
  Glenn Tattersall
Arteriogenesis and Collateralization
  Joseph L. Unthank
Regulation of Ion Transporter Trafficking
  Wenhui Wang
The Regulation of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Chronic Heart Failure
  Irving Zucker 


Cross Sectional Symposia

AT-1 and AT-2 Receptors: Antagonists in Cellular Action?
  Colin Sumners and Meredith Hay
Lineage Specific Programming of Stem Cells into Tissues
  Qais Al-Aqwati
Mitochondria Regulation of Cell Function
  Jahar Bhattacharya
Neuron-Glial Interactions in Nervous System Function
  Joseph S. Erlichman
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activiated Receptors (PPARs)
  Youfei Guan and Curt Sigmund


Guest Society Symposia and Lectures

American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR)
Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Supplementation and Diabetes
  Emmanuel C. Opara
Everything Old is New Again: Thyroid Hormone and the Failing Heart
 
Carlin S. Long
The Biology of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Bench to Bedside Review
  Bryan R. Haugen
Building Better Bone: Sex Genes and Drugs
  Thomas L. Clemens

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Understanding Protein Unfolded States: Implications for Folding, Function, Evolution and Disease
  Rohit V. Pappu

The Microcirculatory Society (MCS)
The Landis Award Lecture
 
TBA
MCS President’s Symposium: Mechanisms of Microvascular Dysfunction in Diabetes
  Paul F. McDonagh
MCS Young Investigator’s Symposium
  Jefferson C. Frisbee and David W. Stepp

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM)
Career Planning for Experimental Biology, Biomedical and Physician Scientists
  Kenneth L. Barker 


Workshops and Special Symposia

Refresher Course on Muscle Physiology
  George Ordway and Robert Hester
Frontiers of Intravital Microscopy: Crossroads of Physiology and Pathology
  Michael S. Goligorsky
Science and the Media
  Andrea Gwosdow
Methods to Detect Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress
  Matthew B. Grisham and Joe Granger
NHLBI Program for Genomic Applications: Background for Physiologists
  Anne Kwitek-Black
Understanding and Applying Critical Translational Assays
  Glenn Reinhart and Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh
Peer Review and Publication in APS Journals
  Dale Benos
Careers in Physiology Symposium: The Drug Discovery Process: Opportunities for Physiologists
  John H. “Wick” Johnson and James M. Norton
Presentation Skills
  Carole M. Liedtke, Siribhinya Benyajati, and Joan Lakoski


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