10th Symposium of the NRS platform Experimental Models in pulmonary research
Symposium of the NRS platform experimental models in pulmonary research
When: October 29th, 2021.
Location: David de Wied gebouw, M2.01, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, de Uithof.
9.45-10.15 hr. Coffee/Tea, welcome and introduction.
Gert Folkerts (Pharmacology, Utrecht University), Rudi Hendriks (Pulmonology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) and Gerry Wagenaar (Faculty of Science, VU University, Amsterdam).
10.15-11.00 hr. Keynote lecture.
* Novel imaging of airway remodeling in bronchial thermoplasty-treated asthma patients.
Johannes de Boer. Department of Physics, VU University Amsterdam.
11.00-12.30 hr. Asthma and airway infection.
* In vitro analyses of human ILC2 cells in asthma.
Esmee van der Ploeg. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ErasmusMC Rotterdam.
* hPSC-derived airway cholinergic neurons on chips for disease modelling of airway neuroplasticity in asthma.
Pien Goldsteen. Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen.
* Blunted inflammatory response to respiratory syncytial virus in lung epithelial cells from patients with astma.
Aurore Gay. Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, UMC Groningen.
12.30-13.15 hr. Lunch.
13.15-14.45 hr. Animal models for intratracheal administration, ageing, lung cancer and cachexia.
* Effective, reproducible and accurate intratracheal administration of solutions in mice.
Charlotte Pelgrim. Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht University.
* Accelerated aging in ERCC1/delta7 mice.
Alex Kleinjan. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ErasmusMC Rotterdam.
* Lung cancer cachexia.
Ramon Langen. Department of Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM, Maastricht University.
14.45-15.15 hr. Coffee and tea break.
15.15-16.15 hr. Lung-gut axis in respiratory infection and COPD.
* Oligosaccharides to suppress respiratory infections: A translational approach.
Yang Cai. Department of Pharmacology Utrecht University, Wageningen University and Research, and ErasmusMC
Rotterdam
* Changes in intestinal homeostasis and immunity in a cigarette smoke- and LPS-induced murine model of COPD: the
lung-gut axis.
* Lei Wang. Department of Pharmacology, Utrecht University and Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maastricht
University.
16.15-17.00 hr. Keynote lecture.
* Targeting the endothelium to treat pulmonary disease.
Jurjan Aman. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC.
17.00-18.30 hr. Network meeting, drinks and Italian buffet.
