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The 22nd annual meeting of the Ohio
Physiological Society (OPS) was held on November 3, 2007 at the Ohio
University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens. The evening before the
Saturday sessions, 20 society members, students and guests enjoyed a dinner
reception at the Ohio University Inn. This time together provided an
opportunity to become reacquainted with colleagues and to get to know new
colleagues and students. Saturday morning began with a continental breakfast. During this time research posters were set up so that they could be view throughout the day. The meeting was opened by Richard Klabunde, the 2007 OPS President. This was followed by a welcome from Jack Brose, the Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine who helped to co-sponsor the meeting along with the American Physiological Society. The morning session consisted of two oral presentations, a mid-morning coffee break and poster session, and then the featured talk for the meeting. The first two oral presentations were by Chris Wyatt (Wright State University) who spoke on “AMP-activated Protein Kinase and Oxygen-Sensing in the Carotid Body,” and Yang Li (Ohio University) who spoke on “Zinc, the Calcium of the 21st Century.” The featured talk was by William Jackson from Michigan State University who presented an overview of his research on microcirculatory control mechanisms, particularly at the cellular level. He spoke on “Ion Channels and the Regulation of Arteriolar Tone.” Following lunch, the afternoon session began with a featured student presentation, which was new for 2007. One student presentation was selected by the President from several abstracts submitted by students. Patricia Shamhart, a graduate student at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Kent State spoke on “Cardiac Fibroblast Migration During In Vitro Wound Healing: The Role of Specific Collagen Substrates.” Her presentation was followed by Roger Worrell (University of Cincinnati), “Intestinal Ammonium Transport: Challenging the Dogma;” Hans Folkesson (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine), “Involvement of ENaC and NEDD4-2 in the Conversion from Lung Fluid Secretion to Fluid Absorption at Birth;” and Anne Loucks (Ohio University), “Normal Leptin Levels are not Necessary for Normal LH Pulsatility in Exercising Women.” These final oral presentations were followed by the afternoon poster session and brief business meeting. At this meeting, Shyny Koshy, a graduate student at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine was selected to receive the Peter K. Lauf OPS Student Travel Scholarship to attend and present her research at the Experimental Biology 2008 meeting in San Diego. Her poster title was, “IL-1b-Induced Cortisol Synthesis Stimulates Distal Lung Fluid Absorption in Fetal Guinea Pigs via SGK and NEDD4-2-Dependent ENaC Regulation.” In summary, the meeting participants were enthusiastic and highly engaged with one another, which made this a wonderful forum for faculty and students. We were particularly impressed by the quality of research presented by students and their commitment to physiology. There were 40 physiologists in attendance, 22 of which were students, representing eight different Ohio academic institutions. The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Ohio Physiological Society will be held in the fall of 2008 at the University of Toledo. Richard Klabunde OPS President, 2007 |
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