Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy
PhD-course: Vascular Signalling: Mechanisms and Methods
University of Aarhus, 5-8 September 2005
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Aim and Content:
This course will be concerned with the major signalling pathways in
vascular smooth muscle, and the methods which are used to investigate them. The course is
planned to include as much student-faculty interaction as possible.
Participants:
PhD-students and others interested in the function and structure of vascular
smooth muscle.
Language:
English.
Format:
4-day course will be based on lectures in the morning followed by group exercises,
demonstrations, discussions and presentations by the participants in the afternoon. All course
material will be sent to all participants prior to the course, and it is expected that participants
spend at least 20 hours in preparation. As far as possible, all teachers will be present for the
whole of the course, providing maximum possibility for interaction.
Course directors:
Christian Aalkjær (
ca@fi.au.dk
), Department of Physiology,
Michael Mulvany (mm@farm.au.dk), Dept. Pharmacology, Univ.
Aarhus
Course Secretary:
Inger Marie Bro, Department of Pharmacology, University of
Aarhus, University Park 240, 8000 Aarhus C.
Tel. +45 8942 1726; Fax +45 8612 8804; Email: imb@farm.au.dk.
Location:
Victor Albeck Building, Faculty of Health Sciences, University
of Aarhus, Vennelyst Boulevard 4, 8000 Aarhus C.
Course Fee:
DKK 6.000. Free for PhD-students who are members of
DaCRA. Research students can apply to DaCRA for a scholarship.
Registration:
By email or FAX to the course secretary before 20 June 2005.
Registration forms will be available from 1 January 2005 and may be
downloaded from http://www.dacra.dk.
Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy
PhD-course in Vascular Signalling: Mechanisms and Methods
Victor Albeck Building, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. 5-8 September 2005
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Registration
I should like to participate in the above course.
Name _____________________________
When did you start your PhD-programme? _____________________________
Faculty at which you are enrolled as a PhD. _____________________________ Address _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ E-mail _____________________________ Tel. _____________________________ Fax _____________________________ Supervisor _____________________________ Address _____________________________ E-mail _____________________________
Please provide a brief background for your interest in this course.
Course fee: DKK 6.000. Free for PhD-students, registered Research Students and Supervisors in Da CRA. For other PhD-students there might be the possibility of receiving one of the DaCRA
Scholarships
Signature _____________________________ Date ________________________
NB. DaCRA will forward this form to your PhD-administration for their confirmation.
Please return this form to the course secretary, Inger Marie Bro or the course director, Prof. Michael J. Mulvany
Department of Pharmacology University of Aarhus
Danish Cardiovascular Research Academy
PhD-course in Vascular Signalling: Mechanisms and Methods
to be held at the University of Aarhus, Aarhus, 5-8 September 2005
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21/6-05
Provisional ProgrammeCourse directors: Prof. Christian Aalkjær, Prof. (ca@fi.au.dk), Prof. Michael Mulvany, (mm@farm.au.dk), University of Aarhus
Guest lectures: Dr. Kim Dora and prof. Chris Garland, University of Bath, prof. Anders Arner, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Location: The course will be held in the Blue Auditorium, Victor Albeck Building, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Vennelyst Boulevard 4, 8000 Aarhus C.
Note. Each lecture will be followed by a discussion session, where questions previously sent out will be discussed. In the afternoon there will be either group exercises or demonstrations. The discussions will be based on a series of questions selected by each lecturer; and the group exercises will be based on articles and presentation of the articles by the participants. For the demonstrations, a number of techniques will be shown, where participants will be able to choose which sessions they will attend based on their particular interests. Each day will be concluded with a plenary session at which groups will present their findings to the other groups.
Monday.
Vascular function and structure (chairman: Holger Nilsson)
8.30-8.45 Introductory remarks8.45-9.45 Lecture 1. Vascular function (Anders Arner, Stockholm)
9.45-10.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
10.15-10.45 Coffee
10.45-11.45 Lecture 2. Vascular structure (Michael Mulvany, Aarhus)
11.45-12.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.45-14.45 Lecture 3. Modeling to understand vascular function (Niels Henrik Holstein-Rathlou, Copenhagen)
14.45-15.45 Group exercises and coffee
15.45-16.45 Plenary session
Tuesday.Channels and transporters (chairman: Christian Aalkjær)
8.30-9.30 Lecture 4. Primary and secondary active transport (Holger Nilsson, Aarhus)
9.45-10.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
10.15-10.45 Coffee
10.45-11.45 Lecture 5. Ion channels (Chris Garland, Bath)
11.45-12.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
12.30-13..30 Lunch
13.45-14.30 Lecture 6. Electrophysiology (Chris Garland, Bath)
14.30-15.15 Group exercise
15.15-15.45 Coffee
15.45-16.45 Plenary session
Wednesday. Second messengers in vascular smooth muscle (chairman: Chris Garland)
8.30-9.30 Lecture 7. Fluorescence, calcium measurements, intracellular calcium (Kim Dora, Bath)
9.45-10.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
10.15-10.45 Coffee
10.45-11.45 Lecture 8. Calcium sensitivity (Anders Arner, Stockholm)
11.45-12.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.45-14.45 Immune techniques (Ulf Simonsen, Aarhus)
15.00-15.30 Coffee
15.30-16.30 Molecular techniques (Boye Jensen, Odense)
Thursday. Intercellular communication (chairman: Anders Arner)
8.30-9.30 Lecture 9. Endothelium (Ulf Simonsen)
9.45-10.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
10.15-10.45 Coffee
10.45-11.45 Lecture 10. Intercellular communication – concepts and techniques (Kim Dora, Bath)
11.45-12.15 Discussion (on basis of previously distributed questions)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.45-15.15 Demonstration. Small group discussion of specific methods
15.15-15.45 Coffee
15.45-16.45 Concluding lecture (Christian Aalkjær)
Course secretary. Inger Marie Bro, Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, University Park 240, 8000 Aarhus C. Tel. +45 8942 1726. Fax +45 8612 8804. imb@farm.au.dk.
Registration. By e-mail or FAX to the course secretary. Registration forms may be downloaded from http://www.dacra.dk.
