| Session 1: Saturday, 4.00-6.00 PM | |
| Role of sensory neuropeptides in inflammatory mechanisms, Chair Zsuzsanna Helyes | |
| Role of capsaicin-sensitive peptidergic afferents, the TRPV1 receptor and sensory neuropeptides in airway inflammation Zsuzsanna Helyes Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary |
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| Role of TRP receptors and neuropeptides in TNF alpha-mediated inflammatory hyperalgesia Susan D. Brain Kings’s College, London, UK |
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Role of protease-activated receptors and peptidases in inflammation and immunity |
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Regulatory function of sensory neuropeptides in dermatitis and arthritis |
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| Buffet Dinner & **Poster Session (posters left up for duration of meeting) | |
| **Presenters please put up your posters before the dinner begins. | |
| Session 2: Saturday, 7.00-8.20 PM | |
| Neuropeptides in Health and Disease, Chair Alec Simpson | |
Natriuretic peptides and cytoprotection |
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| Hypocretin and MCH in sleep and wakefulness Stanford University Antoine Adamantidis |
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Long Distance Relationships; enhancer-promoter synergy in noxious induction of substance-P expression in sensory neurones. |
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| Session 3: Saturday, 8.30-9.20 AM | |
| Pain 2, Chair Bengt von Mentzer | |
| Pain project management: Considering migraine, neuropathic pain and epilepsy Bengt von Mentzer Pharmnovo AB, Sahlgrenska Science Park |
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Neurodegenerative models used in a functional setting, in vivo linkage and CNS effect perspectives |
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| Session 4: Sunday, 7.30 - 9.20 AM. | |
Pain 1, Chair Andrew Russo |
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RAMPing up CGRP function in the nervous system: implications for migraine |
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The modulation of neuropeptide signaling by the migraine drug sumatriptan |
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Role of peptides of the galanin family in inflammation |
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| Diverse signaling and trafficking pathways in neurons,lessons learned from the neurokinin 3 receptor Dane Jensen University of Wyoming |
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Session 5: Sunday, 3.30-5.20 PM |
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| Neuropeptidergic Systems in Psychiatric Disease, Chair Robert Ring | |
| Novel Roles for VGF in Psychiatric Disorders Janet Alder, PhD UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson |
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Neuropeptide S receptor regulation of neurotransmitter release in the CNS |
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| Delineating the important pathways for neuropeptide expression associated with psychiatric disorders John Quinn University of Liverpool |
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Prenatal exposure to peptides/stress |
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Off to 2nd Half of Superbowl |
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| MONDAY AM FREE | |
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| Session 6: Monday, 3.30-6.30 PM | |
Adult Neurogenesis and Stem Cells , Chair William Gray |
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Differential modulation of hippocampal neurogenesis by NPY and VIP |
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| NPY is a proneurogenic peptide in the subventricular zone - A single cell calcium imaging approach João Malva Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra |
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Neuropeptide Y stimulates proliferation, migration and differentiation of neural precursors from the subventricular zone in adult mice: Potential therapeutic application for Huntington's disease |
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Coffee break |
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| The NPY system and neurogenesis in the olfactory epithelium: Insights from knockout models Herbert Herzog Garvan Institute of Medical Research |
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Epilepsy |
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| Roles of the PAC1 receptor in mouse neurogenesis. Sanbing Shen School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences |
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Functional analysis of one of the susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptide. |
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Buffet Dinner: 6.30-7.30 |
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| Session 7: Monday, 7.30-9.20 PM | |
| Stem Cells, Chair Pranela Rameshwar | |
| Hematopoietic stem cell activity of Sar9, MetO211-SP contributes to effective treatments for diverse areas including radiation exposure, infectious disease and wound healing Kasey Benson ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc. |
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| Applications of Placental Derived Stem Cells Mohammad A. Heidaran Celgene, Celgene Cellular therapeutics |
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Neuropeptide-mediated effects on the prototypical hematopoietic stem cells: Suddenly in the background |
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| NFkB: A Dictator of Cell Differentiation in Stem Cell Therapy Cecile King. New Jersey Medical School |
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| Session 8: Tuesday, 7.30-9.20 AM | |
Hypothalamic Peptides, Chair Luis de Lecea |
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The role of the vasopressin in the HPA axis - pharmacological and molecular genetic studies |
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Optogenetic control of brain reward function |
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GnRH and the heart |
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The novel G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor GPR30 in neuroendocrine systems |
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Session 9: Tuesday, 3:30-5:45 PM |
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Obesity, Chair Iain Wood |
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| Neuropeptides signaling in hypothalamic neurons Mark Smith University College London, UK |
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Neuropeptides and the control of energy intake and expenditure |
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| Satiety and neuropeptides Stijn Soenen Maastricht University, The Netherlands Young Investigator |
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| Coffee Break | |
PYY and obesity |
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Neuropeptides and the gut in obesity |
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| WNPC Lecture 5:45-6:30 | |
Neuropeptides organize behavior, or what I learned about organizing a neuropeptide conference |
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Dinner: Tuesday, 7:00 PM Dinner at Hearthstone Restaurant* |
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| *Please book in advance with Deb Edwards (debedwards55@comcast.net) as its always very popular and seating is limited. | |
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