On behalf of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology (ESCE) and the Organizing Committee, we were pleased to invite scientist working in the field of comparative endocrinology to participate in the 25th CECE. The Conference was held in the Central Building of the Medical School of University of Pécs, Hungary.
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Prof. Valér Csernus chairman of the Local Organizing Committee |
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The first circular. The final circular. The Congress logo. |
The CECE2010 poster. |
Plenary lecturers
- Maria Malagon (ES) In search for new players of the regulated secretory pathway: lessons from amphibians
- Manuel Tena-Sempere (ES): Lessons from Kisspeptin Biology: From Fish to Mammals
- Xavier Bellés (ES) The endocrine regulation of insect metamorphosis and the emerging role of microRNAs
- Christopher Secombes (UK) How far have we got with elucidating the cytokine network in fish?
- Shinobu Yasuo (DE): Endocannabinoids and photoperiodic regulation in neuroendocrine functions in vertebrates.
List of symposia
1. Polypeptides and their Receptors, including Kisspeptins and GPR54: Co-Evolution, Biosynthesis, and Signal Transduction. (Robert M. Dores, US and Manuel Carrillo, ES)
2. Neuroendocrinology of Insects: advances through genomics and proteomics (Ian Orchard, CA)
3. Regulation of Food Intake in Invertebrates and Vertebrates (Seiji Shioda, JP and Mauro Vallarino, IT)
4. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) Signalling and Ageing (Miklos Sass, HU)
5. Reproductive Endocrinology (Jozef Vanden Broeck, BE)
6. Circadian Rhythm (Horst-Werner Korf, DE)
7. Avian Endocrinology (Rita Jozsa, HU)
8. Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions (Elisabeth Eppler, CH)
9. Invertebrate Neuropeptides and Peptide Hormones: key players in the regulation of physiological processes and behavior (Tibor Kiss, HU and Gerd Gade, ZA; William Bendena, CA and George Kemenes, UK)
10. Comparative Developmental Biology (Werner Kloas, DE)
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ESCE Poster prize winners:
Tiffany Su Jin Ng
Department of Cell and Systems Biology,
University of Toronto, Canada
Arianna Servili
UMR CNRS 6026, University of Rennes 1, Beaulieu Campus, Rennes, France
ESCE travel grant winner:
Marta d'Amora
Department of Biology,
University of Genoa, Italy
CECE fellowship winners:
Marjolein Heijlen
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science,
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Ronit Kornfein
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences,
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nobukatsu Morooka
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yoryia Vraskou
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology,
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Michal Zeman
Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences,
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovak Republic