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Conference Program
The International Narcotics Research Conference 2016 Preliminary Programme: Preliminay programme in a PDF file: INRC 2016 - program - Mar15 - update.pdf
1. Opioid receptor structure and function Monday morning (July 11) Plenary: Fiona Marshall (Heptares, UK) GPCR structure, function and drug design Symposium speakers 1. Marta Filizola (Mt Sinai, New York, USA) Dynamic modelling of opioid receptors, dimers and allostery 2. Aashish Manglik (Stanford, USA) Structural insights into opioid receptor activation 3. Patrick Giguere (Ottawa, Canada) Opioid receptors – structure and bias 4. Laura Bohn (Scripps, Florida, USA) Ligand bias at opioid receptors + 3 ‘hot topics’ chosen from abstracts
2. New roles for opioids Monday afternoon (July 11) Symposium speakers 1. Lauri Nummenmaa (Turku, Finland) Opioidergic basis of human social interaction 2. Steve Husbands (Bath, UK) Novel opioid ligands: anxiety, depression (and addiction) 3. Julie Le Merrer (Tours, France) Opioids and autism 4. Charles Chavkin (Seatlle, USA) Current status of kappa-based therapies + 3 ‘hot topics’ chosen from abstracts
3. Opioids, craving and addiction Tuesday morning (July 12) Plenary: Trevor Robbins (Cambridge, UK) Neural substrates of addiction Symposium speakers 1. Matt Hickman (Bristol, UK) Epidemiology of opioid replacement therapy 2. Alexis Bailey (St. Georges, London, UK) Oxytocin and opioid-seeking 3. Stephanie Borgland (Calgary, Canada) Orexin and dynorphin regulation of VTA circuits 4. Rafael Maldonado (Barcelona, Spain) Opioid receptors and drug-seeking behaviour + 3 ‘hot topics’ chosen from abstracts
4. Opioids: from itch to cancer Tuesday afternoon (July 12) Symposium speakers 1. Karin Loser (Munster, Germany) kappa, itch and the immune response 2. Heike Rittner (Wurzburg, Germany) Opioid-induced immunosuppression 3. Jason Boland (Hull York Medical School, UK) Opioids, the immune system and cancer 4. To be arranged + 3 ‘hot topics’ chosen from abstracts
5. Opioid receptor regulation and crosstalk Wednesday morning (July 13) Founder’s Lecture: Lakshmi Devi (New York, USA) Opioid receptor regulation and dimers Symposium speakers 1. Stefan Schulz (Jena, Germany) Phosphorylation barcodes for opioid receptors 2. George Wilcox (Minnesota, USA) Functional effects of receptor crosstalk 3. Janet Lowe (Portland, USA) Agonist-induced mechanisms of mu opioid receptor regulation 4. John Traynor (Michigan, USA) Allostery at opioid receptors 5. Mac Christie (Sydney, Australia) Opioid receptor desensitization + 3 ‘hot topics’ chosen from abstracts
6. Neuronal plasticity: pain and addiction Thursday morning (July 14) Plenary: Irene Tracey (Oxford, UK) Opioid human brain imaging Symposium speakers 1. Tony Dickenson (UCL, London, UK) Opioids, the spinal cord and pain 2. Anthony Jones (Manchester, UK) Pain resilience and vulnerability and the brain opioid system 3. Jose Moron-Concepcion (St Louis, USA) Opioids, synaptic plasticity and inflammatory pain 4. Jon-Kar Zubieta (Utah, USA) Mood, pain, depression + 3 ‘hot topics’ chosen from abstracts
7. Young Investigator symposium Thursday afternoon (July 14) Young Investigator: Amynah Pradhan (Chicago, USA) – to be arranged.
SUNDAY July 10th – Opening reception in Pump Rooms. 8pm – 10pm.
MONDAY July 11th TUESDAY July 12th 8.15 – 9.15 Plenary 8.15 - 9.15 Plenary 9.15 – 12.15 Symposium 1 9.15 – 12.15 Symposium 3 12.15 – 1.15 Lunch 2.15 – 1.15 Lunch 1.15 – 4.15 Symposium 2 1.15 – 4.15 Symposium 4 4.15 – 6.45 Poster session A: 4.15 – 6.45 Poster session B: Datablitz 4.15 – 5 Datablitz 4.15 – 5 Posters 5 – 6.45 Posters 5 – 6.45
WEDNESDAY July 13th 8.15 – 9.15 Plenary 9.30 – 12.40 Symposium 5 12.40 – Lunch. Including grant-writing workshop and careers workshop. Then free afternoon.
THURSDAY July 14th 8.15 – 9.15 Plenary 9.30 – 12.15 Symposium 6 12.15 – 1.15 Lunch 1.15 – 4 Symposium 7 4.15 – 5 INRC Business meeting 7 – 12 Banquet
SYMPOSIUM TIMINGS (symposia 1, 2, 3, 4, 6). 4 seminar speakers + 3 hot topics 9.15 – 9.40 Speaker A 1.15 – 1.40 9.40 – 10.05 Speaker B 1.40 – 2.05 10.05 – 10.20 Hot Topic A 2.05 – 2.20 10.20 – 10.40 Coffee 2.20 – 2.40 10.40 – 11.05 Speaker C 2.40 – 3.05 11.05 – 11.30 Speaker D 3.05 – 3.30 11.30 – 11.45 Hot Topic B 3.30 – 3.45 11.45 – 12.00 Hot Topic C 3.45 – 4.00 12.00 – 12.15 discussion 4.00 – 4.15
SYMPOSIUM 5. 5 seminar speakers + 3 hot topics 9.15 – 9.40 Speaker A 9.40 – 10.05 Speaker B 10.05 – 10.20 Hot Topic A 10.20 – 10.35 Hot Topic B 10.35 – 10.55 Coffee 10.55 – 11.20 Speaker C 11.20 – 11.45 Speaker D 11.45 – 12.10 Speaker E 12.10 – 12.25 Hot Topic C 12.25 – 12.40 discussion
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR SYMPOSIUM (symposium 7) – to be arranged 1.15 – 2.00 Young Investigator 2.00 – 2.25 Speaker A 2.25 – 2.40 Hot Topic A 2.40 – 3.00 Coffee 3.00 – 3.25 Speaker B 3.25 – 3.40 Hot Topic B 3.40 – 3.55 Hot Topic C 3.55 – 4.15 discussion
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