International symposium on the occasion of the retirement of Prof.dr. Herman Meurs
| When: | Fr 09-12-2016 12:30 - 18:00 |
| Where: | Keuningzaal 3214 |
From enthusiastic mentoring to world leading lung research: What's next?
International symposium on the occasion of the retirement of Prof. dr. Herman Meurs
Programme
12.30 Welcome and coffee
12.45 Opening
Session I
Chairs : Prof. Martina Schmidt University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Prof. Reinoud Gosens University of Groningen, the Netherlands
13.00 Prof. Raymond Penn Jefferson University, USA
Emerging concepts in asthma and COPD therapy (and some old ones that won’t go away)
13.30 Prof. Kurt Racké University of Bonn, Germany
The endothelinergic regulation of human lung fibroblasts
14.00 Prof. Harm Maarsingh Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA
Arginase on its way to therapy
Session II
Chairs : Prof. Martina Schmidt University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Dr. Amalia Dolga University of Groningen, the Netherlands
15.00 Prof. Andrew J Halayko University of Manitoba, Canada
Oxidized phospholipids: unappreciated mediators of airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness and remodeling
15.30 Prof. Alastair Stewart University of Melbourne, Australia
Better drugs for asthma: just round the corner?
16.00 Prof. Reinoud Gosens University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Airway hyperresponsiveness from a cholinergic perspective
16.20 Prof. Herman Meurs University of Groningen, the Netherlands
The breathtaking swing in respiratory research
16.50 Closure
17.00 Reception