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Previous BIRAs Meetings 2001

1. Sever Asthma & COPD;The good, the bad and the ugly.  Novartis Horsham Research Centre, July. (More Information)
2. Inflammation 2001 (IAIS Meeting). Edinburgh. September.  (More Information: Main programme & Workshops)
3. Mechanism in Nutrient Regulation of Inflammation (Joint meeting with the BSI at the BSI Annual Congress). Harrogate, Yorkshire, December. (More Information: Poster)

Other Inflammation Meetings - 2001

Novartis Horsham Research Centre, July 12th and 13th 2001 -Severe Asthma and COPD; The good, the bad and the ugly.

Day 1

 
Prof. P. Jeffrey:  Overview of pathophysiology of severe asthma and COPD
Dr. E. Silverman:  Genetics of severe asthma and COPD 
Dr J. Mathews:  Problems of therapy - Mechanisms of steroid resistance 1
Dr A. Sousa:  Problems of therapy - Mechanisms of steroid resistance 2 
Organisers
Dr I. Adcock,
National Heart and Lung Institute,
Imperial College,
Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY
  Dr P. Kirkham,
Novartis,
Wimblehurst Road,
Horsham,
West Sussex. RH12 5AB

Day 2

 
Prof. F. Kelly:  Oxidative stress in inflammation and respiratory disease 
Dr. I. Rahmen:  Oxidative stress and the regulation of GSH in airways disease 
Prof. J. Piette:  Impact of oxidative stress on NF-kB activation 
Dr. M. Salmon:  Ozone induced remodelling in COPD 
Dr. I. Adcock:  Divergent role of p21CIP in asthma and COPD 
Dr. A. Rossi: Apoptosis in airways disease 
Dr. P. Hiemstra:  Defensins in respiratory disease and tissue repair 
Dr. E. Nabeyrat  Retinoids and p21CIP in alveolar repair 
Prof P. Barnes:  Overview and Conclusions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 23 - Wednesday 26 September 2001 - 5th World Congress of Inflammation  Programme  pdf format and Word format

Thursday 6 December 2001 -  BSI Annual Congress Harrogate. UK - Mechanisms in nutrient regulation of Inflammation Programme Word format

 

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