40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the
European Society for Clinical Investigation
Prague, Czech Republic
15 –18 March 2006
Scientific Programme
You can find the programme schedule here.
I Plenary Lectures
Clinical use of estrogen receptor beta
J.A. Gustafsson – Huddinge, Sweden
New biology of pheochromocytoma: Implications for its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and localization
K. Pacak – Bethesda, MD, USA – Abstract
Cell survival factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
S. Greenberg – New York, USA – Abstract
Mitochondrial function in insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus
M.D. Roden – Vienna, Austria – ESCI Award winner 2006 – Abstract
Glucocorticoid signalling turns stochastic: expanding clinical implications to complex human disorders
G.P. Chrousos – Athens, Greece – Abstract
II Highlights of medical science for clinical specialists
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On Friday and Saturday state-of-the-art lectures will be presented by renown international scientists explaining important developments in medical science that have a high impact on clinical medicine. The audiences are clinicians and scientists who like to know what is the clinical relevance of fundamental discoveries. (invited lectures only)
Metabolic syndrome and the evidence for increased cardiovascular risk
F.L. Visseren – Utrecht, The Netherlands
Genetic iron overload disorders: from mechanisms of disease to clinical implications
J.J.M. Marx – Utrecht, The Netherlands – Abstract
The role of macrophages in acute lung failure
J. Penninger – Vienna, Austria
How to investigate the brain function in clinical hypertension and in anti-hypertension drug research
A. Semplicini – Padova, Italy – Abstract
Perspectives in diabetes research for clinical medicine
J. Škrha – Prague, Czech Republic – Abstract
New insights into the regulation of iron homeostasis
W.H. Hörl – Vienna, Austria
Erythropoietin: from anemia correction to tissue protection
J. Rossert – Paris, France – Abstract
Impact of laboratory medicine on clinical benefit
T. Zima – Prague, Czech Republic – Abstract
Mechanisms of physiological and pathological liver cell proliferation: potential clinical highlights implications in the future
P. Stärkel – Brussels, Belgium – Abstract
New avenues to correct chronic granulomatous disease: Is stem cell or gene therapy the solution?
R. Seger – Zurich, Switzerland – Abstract
Stem cells and repair of the heart: biology, clinical translation and controversy
J. Martin – London, UK
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IV Subspeciality Poster SessionsCardiovascular Medicine |
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| Poster viewing will be possible during coffee breaks and at lunchtime from Thursday 16 March until Saturday 18 March. The poster viewing and discussion at site is scheduled for Friday afternoon 17 March 2006. No workshops will be organized then.Poster Awards: the four best posters (including workshop abstracts/posters) will be awarded the Poster Award 2006 to the amount of EURO 250 per poster. |