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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
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