Hypoxia in Lung Biology and Disease, Taormina 2006

The Lung Science Conference is at the forefront of basic and translational respiratory science and it is an essential event for budding respiratory researchers looking to boost their career.

Educational aims

  • Create a topic-oriented dialogue between young post-doctoral scientists and established investigators

Biology of oxygen
P. Wagner (La Jolla, United States of America)
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Physiological responses to hypoxia
E. Weir (Mineapolis, United States of America)
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Role of cytochromes - general aspects
H. Acker (Dortmund, Germany)
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Role of NADPH oxidases
E. Cutz (Toronto, Canada)
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Role of hypoxia-sensitive ion channels
P. Kemp (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
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A disorder of a mitochondria-ROS-HIF-1 alpha-Kv channel pathway impairs oxygen-sensing and causes pulmonary arterial hypertension in fawn hooded rats
S. Archer (Edmonton, Canada)
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High prolylhydroxylase oxygen sensors compensate for low oxygen supply
R. Wenger (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) - basic mechanisms
N. Weissmann (Giessen, Germany)
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Hypoxia-induced pulmonary edema
M. Maggiorini (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Hypoxia-induced right heart failure
R. Naeije (Brussels, Belgium)
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Effects of Hypoxia on the alveolar epithelium
J.I.Sznajder (Chicago, United States of America)
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Hypoxia mediated alterations and role of cell cytoskeleton in trafficking
L. Dada (Chicago, United States of America)
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Role of the carotid body
J. Lopez-Barneo (Seville, Spain)
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Central regulation of ventilation - the role of hypoxia
J-M. Pequignot (Lyon, France)
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Hypoxia and nocturnal ventilatory abnormalities
P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
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The role of intermittent nocturnal hypoxia in systemic vascular diseases
R. Schulz (Geissen, Germany)
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Imaging of the HIF pathway – clues on oxygen sensing
J. Fandrey (Essen, Germany)
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Oral Presentations - abstracts

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Poster Presentations - abstracts

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