Sunday, July 25
| 7:30 p.m. |
Opening lecture |
- Jim Wells, Ph.D., Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Redwood City, CA
Molecular Recognition at Protein-Protein Interfaces
Monday, July 26
| 9:00 a.m. |
Hormone and Growth Factor Signaling in Development |
Discussion leader: Sally Camper, Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Mike German, UCSF, CA
Molecular Determinants of Pancreatic Development
- Gary Ruvkun, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Metabolic Signaling in Invertebrates
- Michael G. Rosenfeld, UCSD/HHMI, CA
Signaling and Transcriptional Codes of Development of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Axis
- Mike Mckeown, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA
Specification of Neural Development and Sexual Behavior In Flies
| 4:00 p.m. |
Poster Session Group I |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Specificity in Hormone Signaling Pathways |
Discussion leader: Gary Firestone, UCB, CA
- Stephen Foord, Glaxo Wellcome Medicines Research Centre, Hertfordshire, UK
RAMPs and G-Protein Receptor Specificity
- Tom Wilke, UT Southwestern, TX
RGS Proteins and CA2+ in Signaling Specificity
- Michael Karin, UCSD, CA
Protein Kinase Cascades and the Proinflammatory Response
Tuesday, July 27
| 9:00 am |
Technical Advances in the Discovery of Peptides and Receptors |
Discussion leader: Wylie Vale, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA
- Jeff Flier, Harvard University, MA
Neural Circuits regulated by Leptin in the Control of Energy balance
- Masashi Yanagisawa, UT, Southwestern Medical School/HHMI, Dallas, TX
Discovery of New Peptides Regulating Food Intake and Metabolism
- Toto Olivera, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Conus Peptides: Biomedical Applications and Insights into Neuropharmacological Principles
- David Julius, UCSF, CA
Natural Products as probes of the nervous system
| 7:30 pm |
Model Systems Linking Hormones and Behavior |
Discussion leader: Kelly Mayo, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Catherine Woolley, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Estrogen and the Hippocampus
- Allison Doupe, UCSF, CA
Hormones and Imprinting in Birdsong Acquisition
- Linda B. Buck, Harvard Medical School
Chemosensory signaling in mammals
Wednesday, July 28
| 9:00 a.m. |
Transcriptional Control by Nuclear Receptors |
Discussion leader: Chris Glass, UCSD, CA
- Tom Scanlan, UCSF, CA
Chemistry and Biology of Thyroid Receptor Action
- Robert Roeder, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Cofactors involved in Transcriptional Regulation by Nuclear Receptors
- Christophe Rachez/Freedman Lab, Sloan Kettering, NY
DRIP: A multiprotein coactivator complex for nuclear receptors.
- Keith Yamamoto, UCSF, CA
Signals and Surfaces Affecting Intracellular Receptor Function
| 4:00 p.m. |
Poster Session Group II |
| 7:30 pm |
In Vivo Models for Probing Steroid Actions |
Discussion Leader: Bill Schrader, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA
- Gunther Schütz, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
Genetic dissection of Glucocorticoid receptor function in mice
- Jeffrey Miner, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA
Novel, Therapeutic Intracellular Receptor Ligands
- David Russell, University of Texas, SW Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Mice with defects in ligand biosynthesis.
Thursday, July 29
| 9:00 a.m. |
New Insights Into Orphan Nuclear Receptor Function |
Discussion leader: Keith Parker, UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, TX
- Yoel Sadovsky, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
SF-1 in Reproductive and Adrenal Physiology
- Larry Jameson, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago IL
Dax-1 in Adrenal Function and Sex Determination
- Frances Sladek, UCR, CA
HNF-4, Insights into Liver Function and Diabetes
- Hua Tu, Tularik, Inc. San Francisco, CA
Transcriptional Regulation of the CYP7A gene is mediated by multiple nuclear receptors
- David Moore, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
The Ups and Downs of Orphan Nuclear Receptors
| 7:30 p.m. |
Nuclear Receptor Function |
Discussion leader: Holly Ingraham, UCSF, CA
- Ron Evans, Salk Institute / HHMI, San Diego, CA
Nuclear Receptor Function in Adipose Development
- Bert O'Malley, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Novel nuclear receptor cofactors
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