Invited Speakers: J Challis (Toronto)
J Cross (Toronto)
S Charnock-Jones (Cambridge)
A Ahmed (Birmingham
M Novy (Oregon)
G Bryant-Greenwood (Hawaii)
M Mitchell (Auckland)
P Bennett (London)
S Smith (Cambridge)
M Bygdeman (Stockholm)
J Aplin (Nottingham)
A Sharkey (Cambridge)
D Baird (Edinburgh)
R Taylor (San Francisco)
F Petraglia (Udine)
A Ristimaki (Helsinki)
A Wyllie (Edinburgh)
P Baker (Nottingham)
S Hillier (Edinburgh)
Program:
Thursday, 1 July
8.30 am Registration for non-residential delegates
Session 1: PLACENTA
Plenary lecture
Placental control of labour - J Challis (Toronto, Canada)
Seminars
(i) Differentiation of trophoblastic lineages - J Cross (Toronto, Canada)
(ii) Growth factors and their role - S Charnock-Jones (Cambridge, UK)
(iii) Angiogenesis - A Ahmed (Birmingham, UK)
Session 2: MEMBRANES AND MYOMETRIAL CONTRACTIONS
Plenary lecture
Cellular mechanisms of myometrial contractions - M Novy (Oregon, USA)
Seminars
(i) Idiopathic preterm rupture of the fetal membranes - G Bryant-Greenwood (Hawaii, USA)
(ii) Role of cytokines - M Mitchell (Auckland, New Zealand)
(iii) Prostaglandin synthesis and its clinical inhibition – P Bennett (London, UK)
Friday, 2 July
Session 3: IMPLANTATION
Plenary lecture
Molecular basis of implantation - S Smith (Cambridge, UK)
Seminars
(i) Cytokines and implantation – M Bygdeman (Stockholm, Sweden)
(ii) Adhesion molecules - J Aplin (Nottingham, UK)
(iii) Uterine gene therapy- A Sharkey (Cambridge, UK)
Session 4: ENDOMETRIUM
Plenary lecture
Endocrine and paracrine control of endometrial function - D Baird (Edinburgh, UK)
Seminars
(i) Steroids, cytokines and prostanoids in endometrial angiogenesis - R Taylor (San Francisco, USA)
(ii) Peptides and proteins in endometrium - F Petralgia (Udine, Italy)
(iii) Regulation of prostanoid forming enzymes and receptors in the ovary - A Ristimäki
(Helsinki, Finland)
Saturday 3 July (half day)
Session 5: APOPTOSIS
Plenary lecture
Apoptosis and oncosuppressor genes in tissue regulation - A Wyllie (Edinburgh, UK)
Seminars
(i) Apoptosis in the placenta - P Baker (Nottingham, UK)
(ii) Apoptosis in the ovary - S Hillier (Edinburgh, UK)
12.30 pm Lunch and close
Registration :
Congress Secretariat
PO Box 3219 Barnes
London
SW13 9XR
UK
Tel: +44 181 741 1311
Fax: +44 181 741 0611
Deadline for Abstracts: 26 February 1999
Email for Requests and Registration: CourseRegs@aol.com