CHERRY HILL, N.J., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists will gather to exchange the latest drug discovery and development techniques at the 6th Annual Ion Channels in Drug Discovery & Development conference to take place May 15-16, 2006 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, according to Strategic Research Institute. Research over the past decade has revealed that ion channels have therapeutic potential in diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and many others. The focused, cutting-edge event will feature five major sections this year, including New Targets, Drug Discovery Approaches, Channelopathies, CNS & Neurodegeneration and Technologies.
Highlights of the meeting include: "Structural Dynamics and Gating Regulation of K Channels" Senyon Choe, The Salk Institute "Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Dysfunction in Familial Epilepsy and Migraine" Alfred L. George, Vanderbilt University "Channelopathies and Protein Trafficking" Craig January, University of Wisconsin A special panel discussion on "What is the Future of Automated Patch Clamp?"
The companies / institutions presenting include the following: Amgen, Inc., BioFocus, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Lectus Therapeutics, Merck Research Laboratories, Molecular Devices Corporation, National Institutes of Health, Neurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Novartis Respiratory Research Centre, Salk Institute, Sophion Bioscience, University of Bristol School of Medicine Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth Research and Xytis.
To receive the full agenda in PDF, register, or information on becoming a media partner, please contact Amy Yueh of Strategic Research Institute at ayueh@srinstitute.com or 212-967-0095, x258.
For more information on sponsorship / exhibition opportunities, please contact Jon Liong at jliong@srinstitute.com or 212.967.0095, extension 243.
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