Spring 2005 Symposium


Sleep Apnea: Opportunities for Drug Discovery

Friday, April 15th, 2005

Building K-15 Auditorium

Schering-Plough Research Institute

2000 Galloping Hill Rd.     Kenilworth, NJ 07033

Organizers: Donald C. Bolser, Ph.D., University of Flordia
Bill T. Ameredes, Ph.D, University of Pittsburgh

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT & DIRECTIONS (pdf)

●  AGENDA  ●

8:00 – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast and Registration

9:00 – 12:00 pm

Morning Session

 

· Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Clinical Disorder and Pathophysiology

David P. White, M.D., Harvard Medical School Sleep Center

· Control of Upper Airway Patency During Sleep: Approaches to Therapy

Alan R. Schwartz, M.D., Johns Hopkins Asthma Center

· The Role of Adjunctive Therapy in Divergent Sleep Apnea Phenotypes.

Patrick J. Strollo, M.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pulmonary Division

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch provided

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Afternoon Session

 

· Neuropharmacology of Sleep Apnea: Implications for Treatment?

David W. Carley, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Department of Medicine

· Obesity and Sleep: The Cardiorespiratory Effects of Leptin Signaling

Christopher P. O'Donnell, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pulmonary Division

· Intermittent Hypoxia: Influence of Upper Airway Muscle Control

David D. Fuller, Ph.D., University of Florida

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