RESEARCH-in-PROGRESS SEMINAR SCHEDULE (RIP)
Chair of the Respirology Research in Progress Seminar: Dr Chung Wai Chow
SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 - DEC 19, 2007
There will be NO rounds starting January 2008 UNTIL AFTER a new format has been put in place
Sessions
are held Wednesday's 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Room 7231, Medical Sciences Building, University
of Toronto, unless otherwise stated.
This seminar series is organized
by the Division of Respirology, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, the Program
in Respiratory and Developmental Cell Biology, the Research Institute, the Hospital
for Sick Children, the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, and
the Interdepartmental Program in Critical Care Medicine, the University of Toronto.
Financial support for these seminars is provided by the Departments
of Medicine and Pediatrics, the University of Toronto, by the Research Institute
of The Hospital for Sick Children, and by unrestricted educational grants from
Altana, Eli Lilly, Merck Frosst Canada, AstraZeneca Canada, Boehringer Ingelheim,
and GlaxoSmithKline Canada.
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DATE
|
SPEAKER |
AFFILIATION
|
TOPIC
|
OBJECTIVES | CONTACT
PERSON |
| Sept
19 |
Minyao Lui |
UHN |
Acute lung injury: how many ways cells can die |
- Briefly review the history of ARDS studies.
- Emphasize the important of cell death in acute lung injury.
- Introduce the concept of multiple ways of cell death.
|
Chow |
| Sep
26 |
Mao-Chang Su |
TRI |
Influence of rostral fluid shift on upper airway collapsibility: implications for obstructive sleep apnea |
1. To present new data demonstrating how fluid accumulation in the upper airway can increase its collapsibility.
2. To discuss how this phenomenon could facilitate upper airway collapse during sleep and therefore contribute to the causation of obstructive sleep apnea, particularly in edematous states such as heart and renal failure. |
SCBG
Bradley |
| Oct
3 |
Dr Leandro Fritscher
|
UofT |
Asthma and inflammation in the lung periphery
|
|
TAG |
| Oct
10 |
Dr Ward |
SMH |
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| Oct
17 |
Dr Stanbrook |
TWH |
Searching for COPD using population-based research |
To discuss uncertainties in the prevalence and natural history of COPD
To describe advantages of population-based observational research for studying COPD
To present ongoing research directed at identifying new opportunities for intervention in COPD. |
Chow |
| Oct
31 |
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SCBG |
| Nov
7 |
Dr Ian Copland |
Montreal Jewish Hospital |
Mesenchymal stromal cell treatment for chronic lung disease of
the
infant: Coupling cellular and gene therapy |
|
TAG Post |
| Nov
14 |
Dr Christer Sinderby |
SMH |
The role of lung afferents during lung recruitment |
1: to emphasize the role of vagal feedback loops during collapse and recruitment of the lung
2: to discuss central wisdom in relation to vagal feedback loops during lung recruitment |
Chow |
| Nov
21 |
Dr Ferguson |
TWH |
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|
Chow |
| Nov 28 |
Gaspard Montandon |
UofT |
From neonatal caffeine to sleep-disordered breathing in the adult rat |
|
SCBG |
| Dec 5 |
Dr. Felix Ratjen |
HSC |
New approaches to treat CF lung disease |
|
TAG |
| Dec 12 |
Dr Tullis |
SMH |
CFTR Function and Mutations in Patients with Sinopulmonary Disease |
|
Chow |
| Dec 19 |
Dr Tullis |
|
|
RIP Town Hall |
Tullis |
| Jan 9 |
Dr Tullis |
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|
RIP Town Hall |
Tullis |
| Jan 23 |
Dr Tullis |
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RIP Town Hall |
Tullis |
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