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Subject: [Ltkhkunta] Program and Call for abstracts: 7th Oulu Symposium on Natriuretic Peptide Research, Aug 30-Sept 2

 

The 7th Oulu Symposium

 

Advances in Molecular Mechanisms of

Heart Failure and Myocardial Repair &

Natriuretic Peptide Research

 

August 30th – September 2nd, 2012, Oulu, Finland

 

 

 

The symposium will bring together leading scientist to discuss topics at the forefront of heart failure and natriuretic peptide research. The meeting will be organised by Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Physiology, the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes Research, and Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programme. Students, MDs and scientists at different stages of their career are encouraged to participate.

 

Topics:

Molecular mechanisms of myocyte hypertrophy

Signalling pathways in heart failure

Use natriuretic peptides to guide and monitor therapy

Designer natriuretic peptides

New targets to treat structural remodelling of the myocardium

Role of microRNAs in cardiovascular diseases

Cell therapy for myocardial repair

Novel heart failure therapeutics

 

Organizers

Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology & Physiology, the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes Research, and Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programme

 

Meeting place

University of Oulu, Faculty of Medicine, Lecture Room F202, Oulu, Finland

 

Deadline for abstract submission, June 29th, 2012, and for registration August 17th, 2012

For more information, and for instructions on registration and abstract submission, please visit:

http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/calendar-of-events/7th-oulu-symposium

 

or contact:

Heikki Ruskoaho, MD, PhD

Professor in Molecular Pharmacology

Institute of Biomedicine

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

University of Oulu

P.O.Box 5000

90014 Oulu, Finland

e-mail: heikki.ruskoaho(a)oulu.fi

 

 

 

 

 

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Ritva Saastamoinen, PhD

Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programme Coordinator

Adjunct Professor

 

Biocenter Oulu

PL 5000 (Aapistie 5a)

FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland

 

Tel: (+358) 08 537 6102

GSM (+358) 041 544 2010

E-mail ritva.saastamoinen(at)oulu.fi 

Web pages: http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/

Fax: (+358) 08 537 6115

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