Key Dates

21 July 2013
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Further key dates

Evolutionary Physiology

Physiology moves back onto centre stage: a new synthesis with evolutionary biology

Denis Noble was educated at University College London where he obtained his PhD in 1961.

Sunday 21 July, 17:30 - 18:30
(Speaker)

The emergence of the four-chambered heart and its underlying substructures was a critical event in vertebrate evolution.  Comparative studies of the vertebrate cardiovascular system provide insights into the mechanisms that drove the evolution of the f

Monday 22 July, 1415 - 1615
(Symposia)

Obesity: Intergenerational programming and consequences

Sponsored by the American Physiological Society (APS) & International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)

Monday 22 July, 1415 - 1615
(Symposia)

Physiological solutions in symbiotic systems

Mutualistic microbes participate in host physiology and often form integral components of various physiological processes and/or developmental processes.

Monday 22 July, 1415 - 1615
(Symposia)

Mammalian nutrient sensing

Sponsored by the American Physiological Society (APS)

Tuesday 23 July, 0930 - 1130
(Symposia)

Physiology of fasting and starvation

Sponsored by the Scandinavian Physiological Society (SPS)

Tuesday 23 July, 0930 - 1130
(Symposia)

Gastrointestinal flexibility: Ecology, evolution and microbial symbiosis

The gastrointestinal tract is an organ bioreactor that, with the help of gut microbes, enables animals to harvest energy from the environment to sustain life and support reproduction.

Wednesday 24 July, 1415 - 1615
(Symposia)

Cardiovascular developments that changed the world

Sponsored by VWR Instruments Ltd

Thursday 25 July, 1415 - 1615
(Symposia)

The case for comparative and evolutionary physiology in clinical research

Biomedical research relies on limited animal models to address questions related to human health.

Thursday 25 July, 1415 - 1615
(Symposia)

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