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  Orphan & Nuclear Receptors: Strategies for New Therapeutic Interventions  
  March 27, 2002

Genetics

 
     
  The Knowledge Foundation, Inc., San Diego, CA
June 27 - 28, 2002


Detailed Agenda available at website!

This conference will discuss the effects of nuclear receptors in lipid metabolism, the role of orphan receptors in xenobiotic metabolism and the relationship between nuclear receptors and tumor cells. Furthermore, the newest developments on receptor modulators and co-activators will be presented.

International experts from industry and academia provide you with the latest findings on:

- PPAR and Atherosclerosis
- The role of PPAR in Insulin Resistance and Dyslipidemia
- 27- Hydroxycholesterol as an Endogenous LXR Ligand
- CAR in Adaptive Expression of Genes in Response to Drugs
- Novel Functions of SXR in Xenobiotic Metabolism
- RXRa in Hepatocytes - Functional Role
- Retinoids in Cancer Therapy
- LXRa and FXR and their Role in Malignancy
- Progesterone Receptor Modulators
- VDR - Importance of a Ligand Shape for the Protein's Function
- Engineering Orthogonal Ligand-Receptor Pairs





 
 
Organized by: The Knowledge Foundation, Inc.
Invited Speakers: Tom Barnett, Karo Bio
Olivier Civelli, UC Irvine
James Crute, Aurora Biosciences
Donald Doyle, Georgia Inst. of Technology
Barry Forman, The Beckman Research Inst at City of Hope
Greg Henkel, Aurora Biosciences
Anton Jetten, NIH
Lan Ko, Eli Lilly
Michael Lewis, GlaxoSmithKline
Andrew Li, U California at San Diego
Robert Lowery, PanVera
Eric Lund, Merck
Raju Mohan, X-Ceptor Therapeutics
Masahik Negishi, NIH
Eric Niesor, ILEX Oncology Research
Anthony Norman, U California at Riverside
Yuji Tabata, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
Peter Tontonoz, U California at Los Angeles
Valerie Vivat-Hannah, Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Richard Winneker, Wyeth Research
 
Deadline for Abstracts: no deadline
 
Registration: online registration available at www.knowledgefoundation.com
E-mail: meder@knowledgefoundation.com
 
  Posted by:   Margit Eder  
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