Tuesday 23 July
Keynote lectures
Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture (The Physiological Society & The Journal of Physiology)
Local protein synthesis
IUPS Keynote Lecture
Calcium signal mechanisms in secretory cells: physiology and pathology
IUPS Keynote (Sponsored by ESM & EVBO)
Stem cell biology for vascular medicine
Symposia
An integrated approach to the physiology of organic cation transporters
Giuliano Ciarimboli (University of Münster, Germany) and Sophie Gautron (UMRS952/UMR7224, France)
Bicarbonate transport in normal and cancerous tissues
Walter Boron (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
Dysfunctional chemoreceptors: Cause or consequence of the symptoms of cardiorespiratory disease?
Prem Kumar (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) and Luciane Gargaglioni (Sao Paulo State University, Brazil)
From perceiving to acting: Neurophysiological mechanisms of conscious visual perception
Erik Cook (McGill University, Canada) and Kristine Krug (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Historical perspectives on early physiology, 1870‐1960
Jonathan Reinarz (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Mammalian nutrient sensing
Daniela Riccardi (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) and Willis Samson (Saint Louis University School of Medicine, United States)
Perivascular fat: Role in metabolic and cardiovascular disease
Alfons Houben ( Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht - MUMC, Netherlands) and Etto Eringa (VU University Medical Centre, Netherlands)
Physiology of fasting and starvation
Marshall McCue (St. Mary’s University, United States) and Teresa Valencak (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria)
Stem and progenitor cells in vascular remodelling and repair
Neena Kalia (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) and Mark Majesky (Seattle Children's Research Institute, United States)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: New mechanisms of neuronal and glial signalling in the injured spinal cord
Anne King (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) and José Lopez-Garcia (University of Alcala, Spain)
The role of toxic Ca signals in initiating pancreatitis and promoting pancreatic cancer
Ole Petersen (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) and Péter Hegyi (University of Szeged, Hungary)
Transverse tubules in the heart: Normal physiology and involvement in disease
David Eisner (University of Manchester, United Kingdom) and William Louch (University of Oslo, Norway)
Plenary
Michael de Burgh Daly Lecture (The Physiological Society) (sponsored by ESM & EVBO)
Vascular metabolism: principles and strategies
Lunch and Posters (12:45 to 14:15 - Hall 3)
Symposia
Angiogenesis: Growth points
Stuart Egginton (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) and Kari Alitalo (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Development and functional organisation of neural circuits controlling breathing
Alexander Gourine (University College London, United Kingdom) and Muriel Thoby-Brisson (Université Bordeaux, France)
Theophile Godfraind (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium) and Penny Moody-Corbett (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
Markus Sperandio (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Germany) and Paul Kubes (University of Calgary, Canada)
Anant Parekh (Oxford University, United Kingdom) and Barbara Niemeyer (Saarland University, Germany)
Mother, placenta, fetus and life long health
Rohan Lewis (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) and Susan Greenwood (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
Multidisciplinary approaches to understanding synaptopathies
John Jefferys (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) and Sumantra Chattarji (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
New insights into the acid-base microclimate as an integral regulator of epithelial function in health and disease
Michael Gray (Newcastle University, United Kingdom) and Ursula Seidler (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
Potassium channel complexes: Dynamic aspects of the assembly and regulation towards their physiological roles
Yoshihiro Kubo (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan) and Bernard Attali (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
The activation of skeletal muscles - implications for fatigue
Ole Bækgaard Nielsen (Aarhus University, Denmark) and Janet Taylor (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Jun Chen (The Fourth Military Medical University (Xi’an), China) and Irene Tracey (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Using narratives and stories to enhance learning
Frank Mojiminiyi (Usman Danfodio University, Nigeria) and Penelope Hansen (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
Keynote lectures
Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture (The Physiological Society & The Journal of Physiology)
Gastrointestinal hormones and the dialogue between gut and brain
IUPS Keynote
Physiological insights into the developmental origins of non-communicable disease
IUPS Keynote
Stress, memory, and the amygdala
Posters (17:15 to 19:00 - Hall 3)