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  The Role of Sodium Channels in Disease  
  September 06, 2001

Medical Research (others)

 
     
  National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, SW3 6LY
27th September 2001


09.00 -10.00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

SESSION 1 SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
Chair: Dr. Alan Palmer
(Vernalis, UK)

10.00 - 10.40 Protection of both grey and white matter with sodium channel blockers'
Prof. John Garthwaite
(Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College, UK)

10.40 - 11.20 Sipatrigine as a treatment for stroke
Dr. Terry Smith
(CeNeS Ltd, UK)

11.20 - 12.00 Lamotrigine as a treatment for epilepsy and other disorders
Dr. Marcus E. Risner
(GlaxoSmithKline, USA)

12.00 - 13.10 LUNCH

SESSION 2 RELATING SODIUM CHANNEL STRUCTURE TO FUNCTION
Chair: Dr. David Cavalla
(Arachnova, Cambridge)

13.10 - 13.50 Sodium channel structure and function
Prof. William A. Catterall
(Washington University, USA)

13.50 - 14.20 Sodium channels and pain
Prof. John Wood
(University College, UK)

14.20 - 15.00 Sodium channelopathies: hypertension and arrhythmia
Prof. Nick Carter
(St George's Hospital Medical School, UK)

15.00 - 15.30 TEA

SESSION 3 DEVELOPING NEW SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
Chair: Prof. Nick Carter
(St George's Hospital Medical School, UK)

15.30 - 15.50 The structure-activity relationships of sodium channel blockers
Dr. Brian Cox
(GlaxoSmithKline, UK)

15.50 - 17.00 New approaches to the assessment of sodium channel function
Dr. Jesus "Tito" Gonzalez
(Aurora Biosciences, USA )

17.00 CLOSE OF MEETING

 
 
Organized by: The Society for Medicines Research (Prof Nick Carter and Dr Alan Palmer) Secretariat: Lilian Attar
Invited Speakers: Professor John Garthwaite (Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College, UK)
Dr Terry Smith (CeNeS Ltd, UK)
Dr Marcus E. Risner (GlaxoSmithKline, USA)
Professor William A. Catterall (Washington University, USA)
Professor John Wood (University College, UK)
Professor Nick Carter (St George's Hospital Medical School, UK)
Dr Brian Cox (GlaxoSmithKline, UK)
Dr Jesus "Tito" Gonzalez (Aurora Biosciences, USA)

 
Deadline for Abstracts: 06th September 2001
 
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Thursday 27 September 2001
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