Glutamine 2000

The 4th Oxford Glutamine Workshop
15 September 2000

Provisional Programme
Chairman Professor Eric Newsholme

8.30    Application of 15-N labelled substrates to the study of hepatic glutamine metabolism      Dr Sean Brosnan
9.00    Hepatic Glutamine Metabolism: Past, Present and Future     Dr Malcolm Watford
9.30    In vivo studies of glutamine in human brain     Dr Brian Ross
10.00    Panel Discussion
10.30    Coffee

Chairman Professsor Peter Soeters

11.00    Glutamine stimulates heat shock protein expression and apoptosis     Prof Erich Roth
11.30
12.00    The glutamine dipeptide approach: a new dimension in clinical nutrition     Prof. Peter Stehle
12.30    Panel Discussion
1.00    Lunch

Chairman Professor Mike Rennie

2.00 Short Communications (10-15min) and Round Table

   TBA    Dr Erick Valencia
   Glutamine and the stressed athlete     Ms Lindy Castell
   Effect of Glutamine on immune cells     Dr Philip Calder
   Cardiac perfusion studies with Glutamine     Dr Kosagi
   Long term stability of Glutamine     Mr Bruce McElroy
3.30    Tea

Chairman Professor Peter Fürst

4.00    Glutamine and sepsis in intensive care     Dr Richard Griffiths
4.30    Use of Glutamine in septic neonates     Dr Augusto Pierro
5.00    Can Glutamine save lives?     Dr Douglas Wilmore
5.30    Concluding remarks