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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHARMACOLOGY

64th Workshop:

EMBO WORKSHOP: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF NUCLEAR RECEPTORS

ERICE-SICILY: 12 - 15 May 2001

Sponsored by the:

• Italian Ministry of University, Scientific Research and Technology
• Sicilian Regional Government

PROGRAMME AND LECTURERS

Tissue Specific Reproductive Function of Progesterone Receptor Isoform

• O. CONNELEY, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Usa

Nuclear Receptors and the Xenobiotic Response

• R.M EVANS, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

Structure/Function Analyses of SERM Complex with ER Afa and Erbeta: Mechanist Implications

• G. GREENE, University of Chicago, IL, USA

Function of Androgen Receptor

• S. KATO, University of Tokyo, J

Estrogen Receptor Selective Ligands, Coregulators and Regulated Genes

• B. KATZENELLENBOGEN, University of Illinois at Urbana, IL, USA

Comparative Analysis of Estrogen Receptor Action Using Knock-out Mice

• K. KORACH, NIEHS/NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Nuclear Orphan Receptors and Circadian Clock

• V. LAUDET, CNRs/INRA, Lyon, F

Regulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis by Nuclear Receptor

• D.J. MANGELSDORF, Howard Huges Institute, Dallas, TX, USA

Ligand Selectivity

• D. MORAS, CNRS - IGBMC, Illkirch, F

Biology of Coactivators

• B.W. O'MALLEY, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,TX, USA

Nurr1: a Nuclear Receptor with Critical Functions in Developing and Mature Dopamine Cells

• T. PERLMANN, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, S

How does RNA Polymerase II Deal with Chromatin

• D. REINBERG, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA

Role of the TRAP/Mediator Complex in Nuclear Receptor Function

• R. ROEDER, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA

Nuclear Receptor and Compressor Activation Events

• M. ROSENFELD, University of California San Diego, CA, USA

Thyroid Hormone Receptors and Mouse Development

• J. SAMARUT, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, F

Genetic Dissection of Glcocorticoid Receptor Function in Mice

• G. SCHUTZ, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, D

Cdc25B, a Cell Regulator, Functions as Novel Coactivator for Steroid Receptors

• S. TSAI, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

Building Cellular Machines for Transcriptional Regulation

• K. YAMAMOTO, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

The Workshop will mainly focus on the dynamics of intracellular receptor activity taking into consideration the mechanisms of receptor interaction with physiological or synthetic ligands, with co-activators and co-repressors, the receptor role in cell growth and differentiation or in living organisms.

APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates should send a letter to the Director of the Workshop:

• Professor Adriana MAGGI
  Milan Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory
  Institute of Pharmacological Sciences
  University of Milan
  Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 - MILAN, Italy
  Fax: +39.02.29404961
  e-mail: pizzolor@mailserver.unimi.it

   

  They should specify:

  i) curriculum vitae;
  ii) a brief description of research interests;
  iii) phone, fax and e-mail numbers.

Closing date for application: April 15, 2001

• PLEASE NOTE

Participants must arrive in Erice on May 12, 2001, not later than 5 p.m.

A. MAGGI - GP. VELO DIRECTORS OF THE WORKSHOP

P. BENIGNO - L. RAUSA - G.P. VELO DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL

A. ZICHICHI DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE