Inaugural Function Symposium at Duke University

About this Event

The Duke Molecular Physiology Institute will hold a symposium on January 22, 2020, to present recent advances by top-tier international physiology experts. Speakers will facilitate collaborative discourse on how understanding biological function is central to solving major scientific challenges.

The symposium will also introduce Function, a new open access, multidisciplinary home for high-profile articles covering basic, translational and clinical science that greatly extends physiological or pathophysiological understanding. The journal is set to launch in the second half of 2020.

Speakers will include members of the inaugural editorial team for Function. Learn more about Function and the APS Journals program at physiology.org/function.

9–10:20 a.m. Session I: Introductions, Interview and Panel Discussion

• Welcome and Presentation of DMPI: Christopher Newgard (Director of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute)
• Introduction to Ole Petersen, Function Founding Editor in Chief: Colette Bean (APS Chief Publishing Officer)
• Unique Vision of Top Science Curation: Colette Bean interviews Ole Petersen

Panel Discussion: Publishing to advance scientific knowledge

What does the scientific community wish and expect from a top open access journal that Function is set to become? We ask a panel of leading researchers to discuss their experiences having published in the upper echelon of scientific journals. Hear what they recommend and participate in a discussion about best practices in getting your research published.

Moderator: Ole Petersen

Panelists:

• Mark Nelson
• Valerie O’Donnell
• Anant Parekh
• Tullio Pozzan
• Jean Schaffer

10:20–10:50 a.m. Coffee Break

10:50 a.m.–12:10 p.m. Session II: Vascular Physiology and Pathophysiology

Session Introduction: David Gutterman (Chair, APS Publications Committee)

• Allen Cowley Jr.: The kidney and hypertension: from genes to function
• Valerie O’Donnell: Lipidomics: uncovering the bioactive lipids that orchestrate vascular inflammation
• Mark Nelson: Translating thoughts into blood flow

12:10–12:50 p.m. Lunch and Networking

12:50–2:10 p.m. Session III: Metabolic Physiology and Endocrinology

Session Introduction: Linda Samuelson (APS President-Elect)

• Tullio Pozzan: Mitochondria as targets and generators of second messengers
• Christopher Newgard: Pathophysiology of cardiometabolic diseases
• Jean Schaffer: Regulation of the response to lipid overload

2:10–2:20 p.m. Break

2:20–3:10 p.m. Session IV: Ion Channels and Physiological/Pathophysiological Mechanisms

Session Introduction: Linda Samuelson (APS President-Elect)

• Colin Nichols: KATP channel function: from molecules to man
• Anant Parekh: Coupling calcium channels at the cell periphery to nuclear gene expression

3:10–3:30 p.m. Coffee Break

3:30–4:25 p.m. Session V: Effects of Alcohol and Drugs

Session Introduction: Meredith Hay (APS President)

• Patricia Molina: Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying alcoholism-associated increased risk for comorbidities in persons living with HIV
• Ole Petersen: Acute Pancreatitis: Alcohol, bile and coffee

4:25–5:15 p.m. Session VI: Grand Challenges in Physiology

This panel of leading researchers, moderated by APS Executive Director Scott Steen, will discuss the importance of physiology research in addressing some of society's biggest challenges.

Moderator: Scott Steen

Panelists:

• Allen Cowley Jr.
• Meredith Hay
• Patricia Molina
• Christopher Newgard
• Colin Nichols 

5:15–6:15 p.m. Reception