APHAR - Austrian Pharmacological Society - Österreichische Pharmakologische Gesellschaft

THURSDAY 19 Nov FRIDAY 20 Nov SATURDAY 21 Nov POSTERS 19−21 Nov
GENERAL INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS SOCIAL PROGRAM TRAVEL & ACCOMODATION

15th Scientific Symposium of the
Austrian Pharmacological Society (APHAR)
Invited Guest Societies: Hungarian Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (MFT) and Slovenian Pharmacological Society (SDF)
Graz, 19–21 November 2009
SATURDAY 21 NOV
• 1 Plenary Lecture
• Short Communications and Posters
• 1 Plenary Lecture
• Hans Horst Meyer Award
• Heribert Konzett Award
• Best Oral and Poster Presentation Prize

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SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
09:00–09:45 3 Short Communications (Experimental Pharmacology)
Chair: Hannes TODT (Vienna)
09:00–09:15
A9 Involvement of dynorphin in anxiogenic effects of estrogen
Iris Kastenberger*, Eduard Schunk, Herbert Herzog and Christoph Schwarzer (Innsbruck, Sydney)
09:15–09:30
A19 Adult neurogenesis in a psychopathological mouse model of trait anxiety and comorbid depression-like behavior: effect of antidepressants
Anupam Sah*, Stefano Gaburro, Claudia Schmuckermair, Simone B. Sartori, Markus Hauschild, Ludwig Czibere, Regina Irschick, Lars Klimaschewski, Rainer Landgraf and Nicolas Singewald (Innsbruck, Munich)
09:30–09:45
A21 Ca_V1.3 L-type calcium channels modulate depression-like behavior in mice independent of deaf phenotype
Perrine Busquet*, Ngoc K. Nguyen, Eduard Schmid, Naoyuki Tanimoto, Mathias W. Seeliger, Tamar Ben-Yosef, Fengxia Mizuno, Abram Akopian, Nicolas Singewald and Jörg Striessnig (Innsbruck, Tübingen, Haifa, New York)

PLENARY LECTURE
09:45–10:30 Chair: Rudolf BAUER (Graz)
Verena DIRSCH
(University of Vienna)
"Natural Products as Leads and Tools in Cardiovascular Research"

COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION
10:30–11:15 Coffee Break & Poster Session

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
11:15–12:15 4 Short Communications (Experimental Pharmacology)
Chair: Alexandra KOSCHAK (Innsbruck)
11:15–11:30
A7 Advanced oxidation protein products are antagonists of the HDL receptor SR-BI
Gunther Marsche*, Sasa Frank, Andelko Hrzenjak, Michael Holzer, Ákos Heinemann and Karl Öttl (Graz)
11:30–11:45
A23 Benzodiazepines modulate GABA_A receptors by reducing a gamma-subunit-mediated inhibition of GABA sensitivity
Igor Baburin*, Sophia Khom, Eugen Timin, Annette Hohaus, Werner Sieghart and Steffen Hering (Vienna)
11:45–12:00
A50 Investigation of the PtdIns(4,5)P₂ dependence of plasma membrane receptor endocytosis in living cells
Dániel Tóth*, László Hunyady and Péter Várnai (Budapest)
12:00–12:15
A66 Pharmacogenetics of thiopurine therapy: from thiopurine S-methyltransferase to S-adenosylmethionine
Irena Mlinarič-Raščan*, Miha Milek and Nataša Karas-Kuželički (Ljubljana)

AWARDS & PRIZES
12:15–13:00 Chair: Andrea LASLOP (Vienna)
• Hans Horst Meyer Award sponsored by
Olivia SIMMA for the publication "Identification of an indispensable role for tyrosine kinase 2 in CTL-mediated tumor surveillance", published in Cancer Res., 2009;69(1):203–211
• Heribert Konzett Award sponsored by
and Lecture of the Awardee:
Alexandra KOSCHAK (University of Innsbruck)
• Prizes for Best Poster and Best Oral Presentations
sponsored by and
• Travel Scholarships sponsored by
ca.13:00 End of the Meeting

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21.11.2009

THURSDAY 19 Nov	FRIDAY 20 Nov	SATURDAY 21 Nov	POSTERS 19−21 Nov
GENERAL INFORMATION	HIGHLIGHTS	SOCIAL PROGRAM	TRAVEL & ACCOMODATION

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
09:00–09:45	3 Short Communications (Experimental Pharmacology) Chair: Hannes TODT (Vienna)
09:00–09:15 A9	Involvement of dynorphin in anxiogenic effects of estrogen Iris Kastenberger, Eduard Schunk, Herbert Herzog and Christoph Schwarzer* (Innsbruck, Sydney)
09:15–09:30 A19	Adult neurogenesis in a psychopathological mouse model of trait anxiety and comorbid depression-like behavior: effect of antidepressants Anupam Sah, Stefano Gaburro, Claudia Schmuckermair, Simone B. Sartori, Markus Hauschild, Ludwig Czibere, Regina Irschick, Lars Klimaschewski, Rainer Landgraf and Nicolas Singewald* (Innsbruck, Munich)
09:30–09:45 A21	Ca_V1.3 L-type calcium channels modulate depression-like behavior in mice independent of deaf phenotype Perrine Busquet, Ngoc K. Nguyen, Eduard Schmid, Naoyuki Tanimoto, Mathias W. Seeliger, Tamar Ben-Yosef, Fengxia Mizuno, Abram Akopian, Nicolas Singewald and Jörg Striessnig* (Innsbruck, Tübingen, Haifa, New York)

PLENARY LECTURE
09:45–10:30	Chair: Rudolf BAUER (Graz) Verena DIRSCH (University of Vienna) "Natural Products as Leads and Tools in Cardiovascular Research"

COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION
10:30–11:15	Coffee Break & Poster Session

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
11:15–12:15	4 Short Communications (Experimental Pharmacology) Chair: Alexandra KOSCHAK (Innsbruck)
11:15–11:30 A7	Advanced oxidation protein products are antagonists of the HDL receptor SR-BI Gunther Marsche, Sasa Frank, Andelko Hrzenjak, Michael Holzer, Ákos Heinemann and Karl Öttl* (Graz)
11:30–11:45 A23	Benzodiazepines modulate GABA_A receptors by reducing a gamma-subunit-mediated inhibition of GABA sensitivity Igor Baburin, Sophia Khom, Eugen Timin, Annette Hohaus, Werner Sieghart and Steffen Hering* (Vienna)
11:45–12:00 A50	Investigation of the PtdIns(4,5)P₂ dependence of plasma membrane receptor endocytosis in living cells Dániel Tóth, László Hunyady and Péter Várnai* (Budapest)
12:00–12:15 A66	Pharmacogenetics of thiopurine therapy: from thiopurine S-methyltransferase to S-adenosylmethionine Irena Mlinarič-Raščan, Miha Milek and Nataša Karas-Kuželički* (Ljubljana)

AWARDS & PRIZES
12:15–13:00	Chair: Andrea LASLOP (Vienna) • Hans Horst Meyer Award sponsored by Olivia SIMMA for the publication "Identification of an indispensable role for tyrosine kinase 2 in CTL-mediated tumor surveillance", published in Cancer Res., 2009;69(1):203–211 • Heribert Konzett Award sponsored by and Lecture of the Awardee: Alexandra KOSCHAK (University of Innsbruck) • Prizes for Best Poster and Best Oral Presentations sponsored by and • Travel Scholarships sponsored by
ca.13:00	*End of the Meeting*