2008 NCSF-CIHR funded International Symposium on the Role of Lipids in Cardiovascular/Metabolic Disorders and Neurological Abnormalities

Organizer: Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences,

Ministry of Education, Peking University

（脂质在代谢性血管病和神经病变中的作用国际研讨会）

组织者：教育部分子心血管学重点实验室

北医会议中心205室，Sept. 22, 2008 Monday, Beijing

 

 

8:30.     Opening Remarks: Dr. Xian Wang or Weigang Fang, Vice President of HSC Peking University

 

Session I   

Chair:    Thomas Olivecrona, Professor and formal Dean, Department of Biochemistry, Umea University, Sweden

8:40.     The role of hepatic ABCA 1 in lipoprotein metabolism

John Parks, professor, Molecular Pathology, Wake Forrest University, NC, USA

9:10       Gene Therapy for Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency: Into the Clinic

Colin Ross, Senior Scientist, CMMT, UBC, Vancouver, Cananda

9:40       Hypertriglyceridemia and Atherosclerosis: role of oxidized Chylomicron and its remnants

George Liu, professor, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences , HSC PKU

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break

 

Session II

Chair:    George Liu, Professor, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, HSC PKU

10:30     Lipoprotein lipase-a powerful enzyme with a built-in regulatory switch. Gunilla Olivecrona, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Umea University, Sweden

11:00  Lipids as Important Players in Alzheimer Disease. Dehua Cui, Professor, Institute of Neuroscience , HSC PKU

11:30     Lunch

 

Session III

Chair:    Colin Ross, Senior Scientist,

13:30     Molecular mechanisms of SR-A-mediated foam cell formation. Qi Chen, Professor, Atherosclerosis Center, Nanjing Medical University .

14:00     Palmitoylation of ABCA1 is essential for its trafficking and function

Roshni Singaraja, Senior Scientist, CMMT, UBC, Vancouver, Cananda

14:30     Expression profiling of hepatic genes associated with lipid metabolism in nephrotic rats. Youfei Guan, Professor, Department of Physiology, HSC PKU

15:00     Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type-1 Channel attenuates atherosclerosis. Professor Zhiming Zhu, Department of Endocrinology, Chongqing Medical University ,

15:30-15:50 Coffee Break

 

Session IV

Chair:    John Parks, Professor, Wake Forrest University

15:50     The Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety: Severe Adverse Drug Reactions in Children. Colin Ross, Senior Scientist, CMMT, UBC, Vancouver, Canada

16:20     Apolipoprotein A-I oxidation and possible role of amino acid in function loss. Professor Lemin Zheng, Department of Physiology, HSC PKU

16:50     Macrophage Cholesterol Homeostasis and Atherosclerosis. Ruud Out, Senior Scientist, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leiden University, Holland

17:20     Closing