Conference Program
 
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISEASE

March 13-18, 2005
Ventura Beach Marriott
Ventura, CA

Chair:
Tracey Rouault

Vice Chair:
Mark Gurney

SUNDAY
4:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmOpening lecture
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmChair, Tracey Rouault
Welcoming Remarks
7:40 pm - 8:30 pmBruce Spiegelman
Transcriptional control of mitochondrial biogenesis, respiration and oxidative stress through the coactivator PGC1 alpha
8:30 pm - 8:45 pmDiscussion
8:45 pm - Chair's Reception: including wine-tasting from local winery
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmInflammation, oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion Leader: Mark Gurney
Introduction
9:10 am - 9:30 amMark Gurney
Leukotrienes, inflammation and genetic risk for heart attack and stroke in Iceland and the UK
9:30 am - 9:40 amDiscussion
9:40 am - 10:05 amGarret FitzGerald
Arachidonic acid metabolism, atheroclerosis and oxidant stress
10:05 am - 10:20 amDiscussion
10:20 am - 10:45 amStan Hazen
Mechanisms linking myeloperoxidase, nitrative stress and atherosclerotic risks
10:45 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 11:20 amCoffee Break (Photo at 11:15)
11:20 am - 11:45 amColin McPhee
LDL-cholesterol oxidation, and atherosclerosis
11:45 am - 12:00 pmDiscussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pmPaul Wentworth
Evidence for Ozone Production in Atherosclerosis
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session (presenters with last names that begin with A-L)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMitochondria and oxidative stress
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmDiscussion Leader: Ben Van Houten
Overview of session and biochemistry of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species
7:40 pm - 8:05 pmDouglas Green
Mitochondria, Reactive Oxygen, and Apoptosis: Twists and Turns on the Road to Ruin
8:05 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pmDavid G Nicholls
The quantitative analysis of mitochondrial bioenergetics in stressed neurons
8:45 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmSpeaker chosen from abstracts: Janine Santos
Telomerase and mitochondria: what is the connection?
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmReactive oxygen species and signaling pathways
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion Leader: Mary Dinauer
Overview of session and ROS signaling
9:10 am - 9:35 amToren Finkel
Oxidants and aging
9:35 am - 9:50 amDiscussion
9:50 am - 10:15 amRebecca Arnold
The Role of Nox1 and Reactive Oxygen in Prostate Cancer
10:15 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 amSue Goo Rhee
The sulfiredoxin-dependent reactivation of peroxiredoxins is a critical factor in determining cellular responses to oxidative stress
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 11:55 amJonathan Stamler
Nitrosative stress in disorders of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
11:55 am - 12:10 pmDiscussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pmShort poster talk: TBA
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session (presenters with last names that begin with A-L)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmThe role of nitric oxide in pathophysiology
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmDiscussion leader: Solomon Snyder
The role of nitric oxide in pathophysiology
7:40 pm - 8:05 pmLili Barouch
Mechanisms for Nitric Oxide Signaling Specificity in the Cardiovascular System
8:05 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pmMark Gladwin
Unraveling the reactions of NO, nitrite and hemoglobin in physiology and therapeutics
8:45 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmC.S. Raman
NO Stress in Bacteria
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmMisregulation of metal homeostasis and disease
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion Leader: Rod Levine
Overview
9:10 am - 9:35 amValeria Culotta
The mitochondria, metals and oxidative stress
9:35 am - 9:50 amDiscussion
9:50 am - 10:15 amMichael Green
The lipocalin 24p3: Activities and Mechanisms
10:15 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 amTomas Ganz
Hepcidin, an inflammatory peptide implicated in pathogenesis of hemochromatosis
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 11:50 amSpeaker selected from abstracts: Wing Hang Tong
Iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis and mammalian mitochondrial iron homeostasis
11:50 am - 12:00 pmDiscussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pmSpeaker selected from abstracts: Jody Girouard
The CCS copper chaperone protects against misfolding of ALS-mutant SOD1
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session (presenters with last names that begin with M-Z)
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmOxidative stress in neurodegenerative disorders
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmDiscussion Leader: Gary Fiskum
Oxidative stress and neurodegeneration
7:45 pm - 8:05 pmMassimo Pandolfo
Friedreich ataxia: abnormal iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis, mitochondrial iron overload, and neurodegeneration
8:05 pm - 8:20 pmDiscussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pmTom O'Halloran
A branch point in the human SOD1 maturation pathway leads to oxidative aggregation of fALS disease-causing variants
8:40 pm - 8:55 pmDiscussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pmNina Solenski
Nitrosative Stress in Acute and Chronic Neurodegenerative Disorders
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmAging and oxidative stress
9:00 am - 9:10 amDiscussion Leader: Simon Melov
Recent highlights in aging research
9:10 am - 9:35 amJohn Tower
Mechanism of life span extension by Drosophila MnSOD
9:35 am - 9:50 amDiscussion
9:50 am - 10:15 amThomas Nystrom
Defence against protein carbonylation; Role of both classical stress resistance networks and damage segregation inheritance of oxidatively damaged proteins during cytokinesis
10:15 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amCoffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 amJohn Phillips
Aging, dietary restriction, and the compartmentalization of reactive oxygen metabolism in Drosophila
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 11:55 amHolly van Remmen
Oxidative Stress and Aging: Insights from Mouse Models with Altered Antioxidant
11:55 am - 12:10 pmDiscussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pmElissa Epel
The telomere/telomerase maintenance system: Links with psychological stress, oxidative stress, and risk for disease
12:25 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session (presenters with last names that begin with M-Z)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmKeynote address
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmSolomon Snyder
Novel Neural Messengers and Cytoprotection
Reception to follow
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

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