| 9:30 - 10:00 |
COFFEE |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Plenary Lecture: European
Medal Lecture |
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Chairperson: Franks SF (London) |
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| SP1 |
10:00 |
Phenotype of mice harboring a thyroid
hormone receptor alpha 1 gene with transdominant negative properties |
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Vennström B (Stockholm, Sweden) |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Symposium 1: |
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The endocrinology of Syndrome X |
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Chairperson: Kumar S (Birmingham)
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| SP6 |
11:00 |
PPARa and human insulin
resistance |
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Chatterjee VKK (Cambridge) |
| SP7 |
11:30 |
Sex steroid production in human adipose tissue |
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Judd SJ (Brisbane, Australia), de Candia LM,
Lavranos TC & Corbould AM |
| SP8 |
12:00 |
Role of insulin in regulation of vascular endothelial
function |
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Connell JMC (Glasgow) |
| SP9 |
12:30 |
We can cure Cushing’s Syndrome, so can we
cure the Metabolic Syndrome? |
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Walker BR (Edinburgh) |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 |
Sloane/Linacre Rooms |
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Young Endocrinologists
Session: |
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Basic Science Review Lecture and ‘How
to write a good grant’ |
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Chairperson: Fowkes R (London)
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BASIC SCIENCE REVIEW LECTURE |
| SP5 |
11:00 |
The endocrinology of renal vitamin D metabolism |
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Bland R
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HOW TO WRITE A GOOD GRANT |
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Grammatopoulis D (Warwick) |
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Kapas S (London) |
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Yeaman S / Allman A (Bristol) |
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Lewis J (The Royal Society) |
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| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Council Chamber |
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Oral Communications 1: |
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Signalling from cell surface to nucleus |
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Chairperson: White A (Manchester)
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| OC1 |
11:00 |
Identification of a putative receptor for N-POMC
peptides |
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Bicknell AB, Bennett HPJ & Lowry PJ |
OC2
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11:15
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LPS acts via IL-6 to modulate the expression
and phosphorylation of annexin 1 in cell lines derived from the microglia
of the neuroendocrine system |
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Solito E, Mulla A & Buckingham J |
| OC3 |
11:30 |
Hesx1 represses alpha and LH beta
subunit gene expression in vitro and antagonises Pitx1 transactivation,
but not synergy between Pitx1 and SF-1 on LH beta subunit |
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Quirk J & Brown P |
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| 11:45 - 13:00 |
Council Chamber |
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Oral Communications 2: |
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Vascular and metabolic |
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Chairperson: Aitman T (Hammersmith)
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| OC4 |
11:45 |
The SF1 site polymorphism of the
aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) influences urinary steroid production
and pressor dose response to angiotensin II during dietary manipulation
of the renin-angiotensin system |
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Kennon B, Davies E, Ingram MC, Friel EC, Anderson
NH, Fraser R & Connell JMC |
| OC5 |
12:00 |
Insulin receptor activation inhibits insulin
secretion from human islets of Langerhans |
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Asare-Anane H, Jones PM & Persaud SJ |
| OC6 |
12:15 |
Regulation and impact of changes
in PPARa expression on glucose-stimulated insulin
secretion by pancreatic islets |
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Sugden MC, Augustine DX, Bulmer K, Lall HS & Holness
MJ |
| OC7 |
12:30 |
Arachidonic acid and insulin release from human
islets of Langerhans |
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Belin VD, Squires PE, Jones PM & Persaud
SJ |
| OC8 |
12:45 |
Vascular reactivity and response to testosterone
is unaltered in testicular feminised mice |
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Pugh PJ, Jones RD, English KM, Channer KS & Jones
TH |
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| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Society for Endocrinology AGM |
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| 13.00 - 13.30 |
LUNCH |
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| 13.30 - 14.30 |
Library |
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Attended Posters |
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| 14:00 - 16:30 |
Sloane/Linacre Room |
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Nurses Session: |
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A legacy from birth: a focus on Turner’s
and Kallmann's |
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Chairperson: Harris M (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
and Carson MN (Edinburgh)
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| SP22 |
14:00 |
Crossing the paediatric-adult divide |
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Conway G (London) |
| SP23 |
14:30 |
Parenting options for adults with Turner’s
and Kallmann’s syndromes |
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Franks S (London) |
| SP24 |
15:00 |
Being Different - The challenges for Turner girls |
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King S (Guildford) |
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Catching up with the crowd: boys don’t like
to standout from the crowd |
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Wardhaugh B (Edinburgh)
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Case presentations |
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A diagnosis for a family |
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TBC |
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Going to see another doctor |
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Macfarlain C (Edinburgh) |
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"Does it involve needles (Adult Kallmann's)?" |
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Miller M (Newcastle Upon Tyne) |
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"Will I ever be a mum (Adult Turner’s)?" |
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A patient's perspective |
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| 14:30 - 16:30 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Symposium 2: |
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Molecular evolutionary endocrinology |
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Chairperson: Sharp P (Edinburgh)
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| SP10 |
14:30 |
Molecular evolution of GHRH and PACAP: functional
implication for the control of GH secretion |
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Montero M, Yon L, Alexandre D, Anouar Y, Chartrel
N, Kikuyama S, Dufour S & Vaudry H (Rouen, France) |
| SP11 |
15:00 |
Molecular evolution of regulatory peptides -
an attempt at an overview |
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Conlon JM (Omaha, USA) |
| SP12 |
15:30 |
Molecular evolution of growth hormone |
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Wallis M (Brighton) & Wallis OC |
| SP13 |
16:00 |
The evolution of the vertebrate genome: insights
from gene families |
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Holland PWH (Reading) |
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| 14:30 - 16:30 |
Council Chamber |
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Oral Communications 3: |
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Neuroendocrinology |
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Chairpersons: Forsling M (London) & McNeilly
A (Edinburgh)
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| OC9 |
14:30 |
PACE4 as a candidate enzyme for the endogenous
cleavage of agouti-related protein |
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Bouyoucef D, Lowry PJ & Baigent S |
OC10
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14:43
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Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) responses
to centrally administered orexin-A are attenuated in pregnant rats |
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Brunton PJ, Wilkinson C & Russell JA |
OC11
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14:56
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Systemic and hypothalamic actions of ghrelin
in regulation of food intake, body weight and piituitary function |
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Wren AM, Small CJ, Abbott CR, Seal LJ, Ghatei
MA & Bloom SR |
| OC12 |
15:09 |
Tissue distribution of the mRNA of the novel
endocrine regulator ghrelin and its receptor, GHS-R |
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Gnanapavan S, Grossman A & Korbonits M |
| OC13 |
15:22 |
Transcription of corticosteroidogenic genes in
human cerebellum and hippocampus |
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MacKenzie SM, Friel EC, Fraser R, Seckl JR,
Connell JMC & Davies E |
| OC14 |
15:35 |
Characterisation of two splice variants of a
novel serine protease expressed in steroidogenic tissues |
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Omer S, Lomthiasong K, Lowry PJ & Bicknell
AB |
OC15
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15:48
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Pre- and post-natal dexamethasone treament differentially
alter annexin 1 expression and function in the rat neuroendocrine system |
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Theogaraj E, John CD, Smith SF & Buckingham
JC |
| OC16 |
16:01 |
Efficacy of the new long-acting lanreotide formulation
(lanreotide autogel) in patients with acromegaly |
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Cullen DR, Grossman A & Reckless J |
| OC17 |
16:14 |
The novel hypothalamic peptide galanin-like peptide
(GALP) stimulates food intake in male wistar rats |
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Seth A, Stanley SA, Dhillo W, Murphy KG, Ghatei
MA & Bloom SR |
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| 16.30 - 16.45 |
TEA |
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| 16:45 - 17:45 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Plenary Lecture: |
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Society for Endocrinology
Medal Lecture |
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Chairperson: Franks SF (London)
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| SP2 |
16:45 |
A tale of two enzymes |
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Stewart PM (Birmingham) |