Wednesday, December 17
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| 6:30-7:30 pm |
Welcome Reception |
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Thursday, December 18 |
| 8:15-8:45 am |
Coffee/Refreshments |
| 8:45 am |
Opening Remarks |
Robert Balaban |
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Session 1 |
Chair: Milton Axley |
| 9:00-9:40 am |
August Böck |
Mechanisms Controlling the Fidelity of Selenocysteine Insertion
into Protein |
| 9:40-10:20 am |
William Self |
Characterization of the Labile Selenium Cofactor of Purine Hydroxylase
from Clostridium purinolyticum |
| 10:20-10:40 am |
Coffee Break |
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Session 2 |
Chair: Arne Holmgren |
| 10:40-11:20 am |
Elias Arner |
Selenocysteine Close to the C-terminus: How, Why and What Can It
Do? |
| 11:20-12:00 pm |
Takashi Tamura |
A TAIL of Human Adenocaricinoma Thioredoxin Reductase: Opening of
an era of Quantum Enzyme Chemistry in Selenium Biochemistry |
| 12:00-1:15 pm
| Lunch Break |
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Session 3 |
Chair: Gregory Dilworth |
| 1:15-1:55 pm |
John Arthur |
Expression and Function of Selenoproteins in Endothelial Cells |
| 1:55-2:35 pm |
P. Reed Larsen |
The Iodothyronine Selenodeiodonases: Gatekeepers for the Initiation
and Termination of Thyroid Hormone Action |
| 2:35-3:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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Session 4 |
Chair: Herbert Weissbach |
| 3:00-3:40 pm |
Vadim Gladyshev |
Idenitity and Functions of Selenocysteine-containing Proteins |
| 3:40-4:20 pm |
Regina Brigelius-Flohe |
mRNA Stability and Tissue Specific Regulation of the Expression
of Individual Glutathione Peroxidases |
| 5:00 pm |
Close of Session |
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| 5:45-7:00 pm |
Poster Session |
Light Refreshments |
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Friday, December 19 |
| 7:45-8:15 am |
Coffee/Refreshments |
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Session 5 |
Chair: Zsuzanna Veres |
| 8:15-8:55 am |
Hisaaki Mihara |
Selenocysteine Lyase: a Possible Selenium Donor Enzyme
for the Selenoprotein Biosynthesis |
| 8:55-9:35 am |
Ick Young Kim |
TBA |
| 9:35-10:05 am |
Coffee Break |
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Session 6 |
Chair: Fulvio Ursini |
| 10:05-10:45 am |
Matilda Maiorino |
Regulation of PHGpx Expression |
| 10:45-11:25 am |
Leopold Flohe |
Selenium - An Antioxidant? |
| 11:25-12:30 pm |
Lunch Break |
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Session 7 |
Chair: Raymond Burk |
| 12:30-1:10 pm |
Kristina Hill |
Phenotypes Associated with Deletion of Selenoprotein P |
| 1:10-1:50 pm |
Joseph Köhrle |
"Of Mice and Men" - Selenoprotein Expression Patterns
and Functions in Thyroid and Gastrointestinal Tissues |
| 1:50-2:30 pm |
Phillip Whanger |
Selenoprotein W - Its Characteristics and Love Affair
with Glutathione |
| 2:30-2:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
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Session 8 |
Chair: Sue Goo Rhee |
| 2:45-3:25 pm |
Thressa C. Stadtman |
TBA |
| 3:25-3:45 pm |
Roundtable Discussion |
Future Directions of Selenium Biochemistry |
| 3:45 pm |
Concluding Remarks and Adjournmnet |
