| 09.00 – 09.30 |
Registration |
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| 09.30 – 10.00 |
Osler/Long Room |
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Coffee |
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| 10.00 – 11.00 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Plenary lecture:
Society for Endocrinology Asia and Oceanic Medal
Lecture |
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Chair: Bloom S (London) |
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S1 |
Ghrelin: discovery and physiological significance |
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Kangawa K (Osaka, Japan) |
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| 11.00 – 13.00 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Symposium 1: |
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New frontiers in thyroid cancer |
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Chair: Franklyn J (Birmingham)
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S5 |
Introduction - Chernobyl cancer irradiation in thyroid cancer |
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Sheppard M (Birmingham) |
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S6 |
Expression arrays in thyroid cancer |
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Aldred M (Leicester) |
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S7 |
Novel molecular markers in thyroid cancer |
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McCabe C (Birmingham) |
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S8 |
NIS gene delivery: implications for thyroid and other cancers |
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Carrasco N (New York, USA) |
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| 11.00 – 13.00 |
Seligman Theatre |
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Oral Communications 1:
Reproduction, neuroendocrinology and diabetes |
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Chair: Docherty K (Aberdeen) & Abayasekara R (London) |
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OC1 |
Regulation of lysyl oxidase (LOX) and related genes in rat granulosa
cells during follicular maturation |
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Shearer KD, Rae MT, Hillier SG |
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OC2 |
Disruption of gap junctional communication within the ovarian follicle
induces oocyte maturation |
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Abramovich SS, Edry I, Galiani D, Nevo N, Dekel N |
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OC3 |
Endogenous opioid inhibition of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
responses to centrally administered neuropeptide Y (NPY) during late pregnancy |
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Bales J, Searle A, Brunton P, Russell J |
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OC4 |
The 3D cytoarchitecture of the VTA and
the size of its dopaminergic cell population are permanently altered by perinatal
glucocorticoid exposure |
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McArthur S, McHale E, Gillies GE |
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OC5 |
Fasting and postprandial peptide YY response in adolescents with obesity |
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le Roux CW, Wickramasuriya BPN, Ghatei
MA, Bloom SR, Matyka K |
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OC6 |
Ghrelin and cannabinoids increase food intake via stimulation of hypothalamic
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) |
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Adams VC, Kola B, Garcia E, Hubina E, Dalino P, Khalaf S, Grossman
A, Korbonits M |
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OC7 |
Coronary artery calcium scores in UK subjects with diabetes |
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Chahal HS, Metcalfe KA, Howling SJ, Jenkins PJ |
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OC8 |
Twice-daily biphasic insulin aspart 30 plus metformin compared with
once-daily insulin glargine in combination with glimepiride in Type 2
diabetes |
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Kann P, Regulski M, Medding J |
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| 11.00 – 13.00 |
Sloane/Linacre |
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Special Interest Group: |
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Big issues in pituitary research |
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Chair: Fowkes R (London) & Ham J (Cardiff) |
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S30 |
Steroidogenic Factor-1 (SF-1) + DAX-1 |
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Achermann J (London) |
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S31 |
Folliculostellate cells, what are they? |
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Rees A (Cardiff) |
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S32 |
Lymphocytic hypophysitis |
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Alywin S (London) |
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| 13.00 – 13.30 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Society for Endocrinology AGM |
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| 13.30 – 14.30 |
Osler/Long Room |
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Lunch |
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| 13.30 – 14.30 |
Library |
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Attended Posters |
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| 14.30 – 16.30 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Symposium 2: |
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Non-classical sites of action of classical hormones
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Chair: Arlt W (Birmingham) |
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S9 |
Rapid actions of steroids via nonclassical receptors |
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Williams G (London) |
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S10 |
Direct actions of pituitary hormones on bone
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Mona Zaidi M (New York, USA) |
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S11 |
Actions and mechanisms of action of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
(GnRH) in non-pituitary tissues
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McArdle C (Bristol) |
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S12 |
The haematopoietic system: a new niche for the renin-angiotensin system |
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Corvol P (Paris, France) |
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| 14.30 – 16.30 |
Seligman Theatre |
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Nurses Session: |
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Bone breaking diseases |
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Chair: Carson M (Edinburgh) & Walker D (London) |
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S25 |
Parathyroid disease |
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Davis M (Manchester) |
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S27 |
The clinical use of bisphosphonates |
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Jamieson A (Dunfermline) |
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S28 |
Switching on dead bones |
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Miller M (Newcastle) |
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S29 |
Cushing’s induced osteoporosis: a case of back pain with
a limp |
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Gibson C (Manchester) |
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| 14.30 – 16.30 |
Sloane/Linacre |
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Special Interest Group: Metabolic, reproductive and cosmetic aspects of Polysystic Ovary
Syndrome (PCOS) |
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Chair: Atkin S (Hull) & Randeva H (Coventry) |
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S33 |
Cardio-metabolic consequences of PCOS |
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Satar N (Glasgow) |
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S34 |
Reproductive aspects of PCOS |
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Franks S (London) |
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S35 |
Cosmetic aspects of PCOS |
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Chadwick R (Sheffield) |
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| 16.30 – 16.45 |
Osler/Long Room |
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Tea |
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| 16.45 – 17.45 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Plenary Lecture: Clinical Endocrinology Trust Historical
Lecture |
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Chair: Wass J (Oxford) |
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S2 |
The history of testosterone |
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Nieschlag E (Münster, Germany) |
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