This satellite to the 2010 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience is a joint venture between Neuropharmacology and NC-IUPHAR that will highlight how emerging structural data are providing new insights into the molecular properties of receptors, ion channels and transporters, revolutionizing pharmacological concepts, and leading to new ideas of drug discovery and development.
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Session topics
- Variables in drug-receptor interactions
- Prospects for structure based methods in drug discovery
- Ligand-gated ion channels
- Class A GPCRs
- Class C GPCRs
- Transporters
Round Tables
- Case Studies – Ligand-gated ion channels
- Case Studies - GPCRs
- Terminology
Attendance at this conference will enable you to:
- Access unique, high-quality content and gain a state-of-the-art report on the latest developments in our understanding from using high resolution crystal structures of receptors and ion channels
- Learn from experts in the field and meet with international researchers sharing a common interest.
- Present your latest research.
- Network with an interdisciplinary group – including academics and researchers and health and industry professionals.
Important dates and deadlines:
April 16, 2010: Deadline for the submission of original articles for consideration in conference special issue
June 9, 2010: Abstract submission deadline
September 15, 2010: Early booking deadline | Speakers include
Ruben Abagyan, University of California at San Diego, USA
Francine Acher, University of Paris Descertes, France
Laura Bohn, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Jean-Pierre Changeux, Pasteur Institute, France
Arthur Christopoulos, Monash University, Australia
Jeffrey Conn, Vanderbilt University, USA
Pierre-Jean Corringer, Pasteur Institute, France
Oliver Ernst, Charité – University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Ulrik Gether, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Rod Hubbard, University of York and Vernalis Ltd, UK
Ehud Isacoff, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Jette Kastrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Vincent Laudet, ENS Lyon, France
Fiona Marshall, Heptares Therapeutics, UK
Mark Mayer, NICHD, USA
Pierre Paoletti, ENS Paris, France
Roger Papke, University of Florida, USA
Maurizio Pellechia, Burnham Institute, USA
Jean-Philippe Pin, University of Montpellier, France
Guy Servant, Senomyx, USA
Michael Spedding, Servier Research Institute, France
Ray Stevens, The Scripps Research Institute, USA
Stephen White, University of California at Irvine, USA |
