Conference Program
 
NITRIC OXIDE

February 4-9, 2001
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
Ventura, CA

Chair:
Joseph S. Beckman

Vice Chair:
Steven S. Gross

Sunday, February 4, 2001
2-11 p.m. Arrival, registration and check-in
5-6 p.m.Welcome Reception
6 p.m. Dinner
Sunday EveningNew Aspects of the Biological Chemistry of Nitric Oxide
Moderator: Shirley Luckhart
7:30-7:45 p.m.Joseph S. Beckman, Ph.D.
Introductory Comments and Welcome
7:45-8:10 p.m.Rafael Radi, Ph.D., University of the Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Advances in the biological chemistry of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite
8:10-8:30 p.m.Discussion
8:30-8:55 p.m. Leonid Moroz, Ph.D., University of Florida.
Evolution of nitric oxide signaling in simpler nervous systems
8:55-9:15 p.m. Discussion
Monday MorningAdvances in Understanding Nitric Oxide Synthesis
Moderators: Owen Griffith and Christian Schöneich
7:30-8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30-9:00 a.m. Conference Photograph
9:00-9:25 a.m.C. S. Raman, Ph.D., Univ. Texas Houston, TX.
Structure, function, and evolutionary history of prokaryotic ancestral nitric oxide synthases.
9:25-9:45 a.m.Discussion
9:45-10:10 a.m. Ton Gorren, University of Graz, Austria
Role of biopterin in the synthesis of nitric oxide.
10:10 -10:30 a.m.Discussion
10:30-11:00 a.m.Coffee Break
11:00-11:25 a.m.Dennis Stuehr, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, OH.
Developing a kinetic model to explain catalysis and regulation in NOS
11:25-11:45 a.m. Discussion
11:45-12:10 p.m.John Parkinson, Ph.D.*, Berlex Biosciences, CA
Novel strategies to inhibit cytokine-inducible NOS
12:10-12:30 p.m.Discussion
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
Afternoons are open for discussion
4:30-6:00 p.m.Poster session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
Monday EveningCellular Consequences of Nitrosative and Nitrative Stress
Moderator: Rafael Radi
7:30-7:55 p.m. Tony Thompson, UAB, Birmingham, AL.
Acidic FGF and reactive nitrogen species in wound healing and angiogenesis
7:55-8:15 p.m.Discussion
8:15-8:40 p.m. Peter Dedon, MIT, Boston, MA.
DNA damage by peroxynitrite and nitric oxide.
8:40-9:00 p.m.Discussion
Tuesday MorningHeme Proteins, Superoxide and Reactive Nitrogen Species
Moderator: Stan Hazen
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-9:25 a.m. Yoichi Osawa, Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Heme insertion, assembly, and activation of neuronal NOS synthase.
9:25-9:45 a.m.Discussion
9:45-10:10 a.m. Susanna Herold, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Mechanistic studies of the reactions of NO and peroxynitrite with oxyhemoglobin
10:10-10:30 a.m.Discussion
10:30-11:00 a.m.Coffee Break
11:00-11:25 a.m.Mark Quinn, Montana State University.
NADPH oxidase in immune and nonimmune cells
11:25-11:45 a.m.Discussion
11:45-12:10 p.m.Masuko Ushio-Fukai, Ph.D., Emory University.
Functions of NADPH Oxidase in the vasculature
12:10-12:30 p.m.Discussion
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
Afternoons are open for discussion
4:00-5:30 p.m.Hot Topics
4:30-6:00 p.m.Poster session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
Tuesday EveningNitric Oxide and Apoptosis
Moderator: Jonathan Stamler
7:00-7:30 p.m.Business Meeting
7:30-7:55 p.m. Joan Mannick, M.D. U. Massachusetts Medical Center, Shrewsbury, MA.
Protein S-Nitrosylation in mitochondria.
7:55 -8:15 p.m. Discussion
8:15-8:40 p.m. Alvaro Estevez, UAB, Birmingham, AL.
Contrasting actions of nitric oxide in motor neuron death in ALS
8:40-9:00 p.m. Discussion
Wednesday MorningNitric Oxide and Hemoglobin
Moderators: Jack Lancaster and Steve Gross
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-9:25 a.m.Rakesh Patel, Ph.D.* UAB, Birmingham, AL
Modulatory effects of heme oxygenation state on SNOHb vasoactivity
9:25-9:45 a.m.Discussion
9:45-10:10 a.m. Jonathan Stamler, M.D., Duke University, Durham, NC.
Models based on Hemoglobin
10:10-10:30 a.m.Discussion
10:30-11:00 a.m.Coffee Break
11:00-11:25 a.m.Mark Gladwin, M.D., NIH, Bethesda, MD.
S-Nitrosation versus iron nitrosylation in the circulation.
11:25-11:45 a.m.Discussion
11:45-12:10 p.m.David Singel, Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT.
Nitric oxide heme interactions.
12.10-12:30 p.m.Discussion
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
Afternoons are open for discussion
4:30-6:00 p.m.Poster session
6:00 p.m.Dinner
Wednesday EveningPeroxidases and Peroxynitrite
Moderator: Harry Ischiropoulos
7:30-7:55 p.m.Stanley Hazen, Cleveland Clinic, OH.
Reactions of peroxidases with nitrite and nitric oxide
7:55-8:15 p.m. Discussion
8:15-8:40 p.m.Sara Goldstein, Ph.D., Hebrew University, Israel.
A radical view of peroxynitrite and tyrosine nitration.
8:40-9:00 p.m.Discussion
Thursday MorningTargets of Reactive Nitrogen Species in Pathophysiology
Moderators: LeeAnn MacMillan-Crow and Joe Beckman
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-9:25 a.m.Volker Ullrich, University of Konstanz, Germany.
Nitration and inactivation of prostacyclin synthase
9:25-9:45 a.m.Discussion
9:45-10:10 a.m.Harry Ischiropoulos, University of Pennsylvania.
Protein Tyrosine Nitration and Parkinson's disease
10:10-10:30 a.m.Discussion
10:30-11:00 a.m.Coffee Break
11:00-11:25 a.m.Christian Schöneich, University of Kansas.
Inactivation of Serca-II calcium ATPases by reactive nitrogen species
11:25-11:45 a.m.Discussion
11:45-12:10 p.m.Serpil Erzurum, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, OH.
Nitric oxide chemical events in the human airway during the immediate and late antigen-induced asthmatic response
12:10-12:30 p.m.Discussion
12:30-1:30Lunch
Afternoons are open for discussion
4:30-6 Poster Session
Thursday EveningMitochondrial Nitric Oxide
Moderator: Victor Darley-Usmar
6:00-7:30 p.m.Banquet
7:30-7:55 p.m.Cecilia Giulivi, Univ. Minnesota, Duluth, MN.
Nitric oxide and mitochondria.
7:55-8:15 p.m.Discussion
8:15-8:40 p.m.Tony Kanai, Univ. Pittsburgh, PA.
Direct measurement of nitric oxide production in isolated mitochondria.
8:40-9:00 p.mDiscussion

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