A two-day seminar course for postdoctoral researchers will take place on Monday 1 Dec 2003 and Tuesday 2 Dec 2003 in the Albert Theatre, RCSI, 123 St. Stephens Green.

Cell Signalling and Ion Transport

The course is targeted at postdoctoral researchers within the RCSI and DMMC but anyone with an interest in any of the topics listed below (academic or technical staff, post-graduate student) is welcome to enrol.

Monday 1 Dec 2003
Membrane Ion Transporters

0900 - 1000 Brian Harvey
Basics of Membrane Ion Transporters - Ion Channels, Pumps and Exchangers

1000 - 1100 Frank LaPaix
Electrophysiology of Membrane Ion Transporters, Patch-clamp recording of single ion channel activity

1100 - 1130 Tea/Coffee

1130 - 1230 Derek Carter
Epithelial Na+, Cl- and K+ channels

1400 - 1500 Mustapha Irnaten
TRP and Calcium ion channels

1500 - 1530 Tea/Coffee

1530 - 1630 Brian Harvey
Functional Physiology and Cellular Regulation of Membrane Ion Transporters

Tuesday 2 Dec 2003
Cell Signalling

0900 - 1000 Warren Thomas
G-Protein Coupled Receptors and Protein Kinases Signalling Pathways

1000 - 1100 Adam Stubbs
MAPK kinases signalling

1100 - 1130 Tea/Coffee

1130 - 1230 Sheila Faherty
cAMP and PKA signalling

1400 - 1500 Rosemary O'Hara
Calcium-dependent signalling

1500 - 1530 Tea/Coffee

1530 - 1630 Vicki Betts
CAM kinases and tyrosine kinases signalling

Seating is limited to 90 persons, which will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend this course please apply by email to Dr Kevin McGuigan at kmcguigan@rcsi.ie stating:

1. Name:

2. Department:

3. Institution:
(RCSI, DMMC)

4. Research Status:
(Postdoc, Postgrad, Academic Staff, Technician)

5. Research Group Principle Investigator:
(If applicable)

Dr McGuigan will respond to all applicants by 26 November