Final Programme
Advances in the Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
of Bone Disease
St Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK
14-16 July 2003
Conference Details
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Monday 14 July
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11.30
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REGISTRATION STARTS
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13.00
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LUNCH (13.00-14.00)
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Chairs: Maureen Owen (Oxford, UK)/Graham Russell
(Oxford, UK)
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| 14.00 |
Introduction and Welcome
Graham Russell (Oxford, UK)
Recent advances in osteoclast biology |
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14.05
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Jack Martin (Melbourne, Australia): Recent advances
in cell biology |
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14.45
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Philippa Hulley (Cape Town, South Africa): Osteoblast
signalling and the effect of glucocorticoids |
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15.20
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TEA
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Osteoporosis
Chairs: Juliet Compston (Cambridge, UK)/John Wass (Oxford,
UK)
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15.40
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Steven Cummings (San Francisco CA, USA): Osteoporosis:
Lessons from epidemiology |
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16.20
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Matt Brown (Oxford, UK): Genetics of osteoporosis
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17.00
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Richard Eastell (Sheffield, UK): Current therapy and evaluation
of treatment
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17.40
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Close
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19.00
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RECEPTION AND DINNER
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Tuesday 15 July
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07.45
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BREAKFAST
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The RANK/RANK-ligand/OPG osteoprotegerin system
Chairs: Greg Mundy (San Antonio TX, USA)/Ian Reid (Auckland,
New Zealand) |
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08.30
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Bill Dougall (Thousand Oaks CA, USA): The biology of the
RANK/RANK- Ligand/OPG osteoprotegerin system
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09.10
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Peter Croucher (Oxford, UK): Role in oncology and myeloma
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09.50
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COFFEE
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The mevalonate pathway
Chairs: Hal Ebetino (Cincinnati OH, USA)/Jonathan Green (Basle,
Switzerland)
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10.20
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Mike Rogers (Aberdeen, UK): Molecular mechanisms of action
of bisphosphonates
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10.50
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Al Reszka (West Point PA, USA): Signalling pathways in osteoclasts
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11.20
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Ross Garrett (San Antonio TX, USA): Statins as bone anabolics
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12.00
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Eric Niesor (Geneva, Switzerland): Apomine and BP esters
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12.45
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LUNCH (12.45-13.30)
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Bone oncology
Chairs: Nick Athanasou (Oxford, UK)/Jack Martin (Melbourne,
Australia)
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13.30
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Rob Coleman (Sheffield, UK): Clinical concepts and current
therapies
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14.10
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Greg Mundy (San Antonio TX, USA): Mechanisms, mediators
and models
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Steroid receptors and tissue specificity: Oestrogens and SERMs
Chairs: Jonathan Tobias (Bristol, UK)/tbc
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14.50
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David Thompson (Groton CT, USA): Pharmacology of SERMs
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TEA
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| 15.30 |
Steroid receptors and tissue specificity: Glucocorticoids
Chairs: Stephen Krane (Boston MA, USA)/Ed Nemeth (Toronto,
Canada)
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16.00
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Rod Flower (London, UK): Pharmacological approaches to glucocorticoid
receptors
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Regulatory mechanisms in calcium metabolism
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16.40
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Raj Thakker (Oxford, UK): Lessons from genetic disorders
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17.20
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Close
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19.00
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DINNER
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday
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