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2005 Conference
Details of the second meeting (Fri 26 - Sat 27 Aug, 2005) are below. The next meeting in this series will be held in August 2007.Programme
Click here to download the list of presenters and the titles of their presentations (51 kB PDF).
Keynote Speaker
We were very fortunate to have Prof. Wylie Vale of the Salk Institute as the keynote speaker for the meeting. Prof. Vale's research interests are in the structures, regulation and biological roles of neuroendocrine hormones and growth factors and their receptors. His keynote address was entitled "Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) & urocortin receptors: roles in stress and beyond."
Venue
The opening night activities were held at the Rolleston Lecture Theatre, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences. The Saturday sessions were held at the Chateau on the Park, 189 Deans Avenue.
Prizes
The presentation judged to be best overall will be recognised with a travel grant of $2,000 from the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation to assist with attendance at another national or international research conference. There will also be two cash prizes for the best student presentation.
Organising Committee
Prof. Zoltán Endre, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Dr Geoff Shaw, Canterbury District Health Board
Dr Michael MacAskill, Van der Veer Institute for Parkinson's and Brain Research
Guy Johnson, Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Charlotte Brough, Canterbury Medical Research Foundation
Virginia Irvine, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Ainslie Talbot, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Support
This conference was made possible with funding from the following organisations:
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