Finnish Gene Therapy Society Annual Meeting FGTS2003

 

Turku, Friday Oct 17, 2003

Auditorium Externum, University of Turku, Medical School, Kiinamyllynkatu 10

 

Program:

 13:00             Get-together Coffee, Exhibition

 13:30             Welcome and Introduction (Veli-Matti Kähäri, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala)

 Symposium 1: Gene therapy of vascular diseases (Chair: Veli-Matti Kähäri)

 13:35             Timothy O'Brien (University of Galway, Ireland):

Nitric Oxide Synthase: Prospects for Gene Therapy of Vascular Disease

 14:10             Hanna Kankkonen (Kuopio) : Long-Term Lowering of Serum Cholesterol Levels

in LDL-Receptor Deficient WHHL Rabbits by Gene Therapy

 14:25             Johanna Markkanen (Kuopio): Stimulation of Lymphatic Vessel Growth

Reduces Edema Caused by Adenoviral VEGF Gene Transfer

 14:40             Tanja Rauma-Pinola (Oulu): Direct Adenovirus-mediated Adrenomedullin Gene Transfer Regulates Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Remodeling

 Symposium 2: Targeting of viral gene therapy (Chairs: Veijo Hukkanen, Ari Hinkkanen)

 14:55             William Goins (University of Pittsburgh): Herpes Simplex Virus Vectors and

Their Targeting

 15:30 Coffee and Exhibition

 16:00             Jani Räty (Kuopio): Avidin-coated Baculovirus

 16:15             Anna Kanerva (Biomedicum, University of Helsinki): Serotype Chimerism for

Cancer Gene Therapy

 16:30             Elina Suominen (Turku Centre for Biotechnology): Adenoviral Retargeting to

Head and Neck Cancer

 16:45             Eeva Broberg (University of Turku): Herpes Simplex Virus Vectors and Gene Therapy of CNS Disease

 17:00             Markus Vähä-Koskela (Åbo Akademi University, Turku): Targeting CNS with Recombinant Semliki Forest Virus

 17:15             Mika Koskinen (Turku Centre for Biomaterials): Silica Sol-gel as Adenovirus Carrier

 17:30             Risto Ala-aho (Turku Centre for Biotechnology): Targeted Inhibition of Human Collagenase-3 (MMP-13) Expression by Adenovirally Delivered Antisense Ribozyme Inhibits Squamous Cell Carcinoma Growth

 17:45 Closing Remarks

 17:50 Annual Meeting of the FGTS

 18:15 Dinner, Sauna

 Organizers:

Finnish Gene Therapy Society, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, President

Local organizing committee:  Ari Hinkkanen (Åbo Akademi University, Turku), Veijo Hukkanen  (University of Turku), Veli-Matti Kähäri (Turku Centre for Biotechnology),

Mikko Savontaus (Turku Centre for Biotechnology), Kirsi Joronen (University of Turku)

 Registration: Mikko Savontaus MD, PhD

Turku Centre for Biotechnology

(mikko.savontaus@btk.utu.fi)