Abstracts selected for oral presentation

Asher-Hess competition - Abstract submission
Deadline for abstract submission: August 20, 2006
Instructions and criteria
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14:15 - 14:30
 Adam Gabriele, Fakitsas Panagiotis, Forster Ian, Verrey François
Voltage gated proton channel (Hv1) is an early aldosterone induced protein.
Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich.

14:30 - 14:45
Murielle Bortolotti (1), David Faeh(1), Roland Kreis(2), Michael Ith(2), Peter Vermathen(2), Chris Boesch(2), Luc Tappy(1).
A High Protein Intake reduces Intrahepatic Lipid Deposition in response to a High Fat Diet in Humans.
(1)Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, (2)Department of Clinical Research (AMSM),University of Bern, Bern.

14:45 - 15:00
 Jean-Paul Derouette, Thomas Desplantez*, Cindy W. Wong, Isabelle Roth, Brenda R. Kwak#, and Robert Weingart*#.
Functional differences between human Cx37 polymorphic hemichannels.
Division of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospitals, CH-1211 Geneva, and * Institute of Physiology, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.

15:00 - 15:15
 K-A Lê (1), D Faeh (1), C Boesch (2), L Tappy (1).
Effects of a 6-day high fructose diet on insulin sensitivity and liver fat in healthy males with a family history of type 2 diabetes.
 (1) Department of Physiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; (2) Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland .

15:15 - 15:30
S. Petitprez (1), L. Chen (2), L. Kappeller (2), K.M. Rösler (2), D. Schorderet (3), Hugues Abriel (1), J.-M. Burgunder (2).
A novel dominant mutation in SCN4A leading to a mild form of myotonia congenita.
(1) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, (2) Department of Neurology, University of Berne, (3) Institute of Research in Ophthalmology, Sion.
15:30 - 15:45
Tamara Ramadan, Simone MR Camargo, Brigitte Herzog, Klaas M Pos and Francois Verrey.
 The basolateral efflux of amino acids: who is in control?
University of Zürich, Institute of Physiology and Centre for Integrative Human Physiology (CHIP), Zürich, Switzerland.
15:45 - 16:00
Richani Sarieddine M., Foglia B., Garcia-Gabay I., Chanson M.
Connexin 43 acts as a pro-inflammatory mediator in lungs.
Department of Pediatrics, HUG, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
 

16:00 - 16:15
Ana Velic 1,4, Jorge Soliz 2,4, Nicolas Picard 3, Max Gassmann 2,4, Chahira Benabbas 1,4, Thomas Suply 5, Klaus Seuwen 5, Carsten A. Wagner 1,4.
The GPR4 receptor regulates renal and respiratory control of systemic acid-base homeostasis.
Institutes of Physiology (1), Veterinary Physiology (2) and Anatomy (3), ZIHP (4), University of Zurich, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Basel (5), Switzerland.

16:20 - 16:35 Jury session

16:35 Award of the Asher-Hess Prize 2006