Signals, Pathways and Interactions in the Testis May 3-5, 2002 on Castle Rauischholzhausen |
| Friday, 3 May |
| Registration desk open from 9:00 |
| Opening | |
| 13:00 | W-B Schill, Giessen: Welcome address |
| General Overview Chairman: W-B Schill | |
| 13:15 | W Engel, Göttingen: Male reproduction: From gene to function |
| Renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin
system I Chairmen: H Fritz, E Töpfer-Petersen | |
| 13:45 14:05 14:25 |
A Blaukat, Heidelberg: Structure and signal pathways of angiotensin and
kinin receptors W-E Siems, Berlin: Angiotensin and kinin metabolism in seminal plasma FE Franke, Giessen: Isoforms of angiotensin - converting enzyme in the development and differentiation of the male genital tract |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| Renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin
system II Chairmen: T Gudermann, F-M Köhn | |
| 15:30 15:50 16:10 16:30 |
Y Katsuoka, Osaka: Testicular angiotensin receptors C Müller, Giessen: Spermatozoal angiotensin receptors N Atanassova, Sofia: Bradykinin and testicular germ cell proliferation T Monsees, Giessen: Testicular kallikrein and bradykinin receptors in the rat testis |
| 16:50 - 17:20 | Coffee break |
| Poster session Chairmen: R Sanchez, R Henkel, E Hinsch | |
| 17:20 - 19:20 | Poster session on all topics of "Molecular Andrology" |
| 19:30 | Workshop Banquet |
| Saturday, 4 May |
| Poster session Chairmen: R Henkel, E Hinsch, R Sanchez | |
| 09:00 - 09:40 | 4 presentations (5 + 3 min) of selected posters |
| General Overview Chairman: W Weidner | |
| 09:40 | G Weinbauer, Münster: Local regulation of spermatogenesis |
| Cytokines, growth factors, and other
mediators of cellular interactions I Chairmen: G Aumüller, NN | |
| 10:10 10:30 |
R Habert, Paris: Fetal and neonatal development of the testis B Jegou , Rennes: The Sertoli germ cell communication network |
| 10:50 -11:30 | Coffee break |
| Cytokines, growth factors, and other
mediators of cellular interactions II Chairmen: M Bergmann, R Bretzel | |
| 11:30 11:50 12:10 |
P Rossi, Rome: The role of c-kit in mammalian spermatogenesis A Riccioli, Rome: The Fas system in the seminiferous epithelium J Giebel, Greifswald: Adhesion molecules in the male reproductive tract |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| Cytokines, growth factors, and other
mediators of cellular interactions III Chairmen: H-C Schuppe, H Tinneberg | |
| 14:00 14:20 14:40 15:00 |
M Hedger, Melbourne: Maintenance of a unique immunological environment in
the testis A Meinhardt, Giessen: MIF - a proinflammatory cytokine in the testis T Diemer, Giessen: Immune endocrine interactions and Leydig cell function R Ivell, Hamburg: Post-meiotic gene transcription and its regulation |
| 15:20 | W Miska, Giessen: Closing remarks |
| 15:30 | End of Workshop |
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