London Matrix Meetings Programme 2004
Date
Speaker and Title Venue
7th
Jannuary 2004

Dr Ray Boot-Handford (University of Manchester)
How did the vertebrate family of extracellular matrix molecules evolve? Insights and implications

UCL
4th February

Dr Antony Day (University of Oxford)

Formation of cross-linked hyaluronan matrices, essential for Ovulation and fertilisation

Imperial College
Tuesday
2nd March

Professor Kristopher Rubin (Uppsala University, Sweden)

ECM in solid tumour

UCL
7th April

Dr Richard Grose (Cancer Research UK)

FGF signaling in skin development and repair

Imperial College
5th May

Dr Ruud Bank (TNO, The Netherlands)

The substrate specificity of the three collagen lysyl
hydroxylases and the role of cross-linking in fibrosis

UCL
2nd June

Professor Thomas Kreig (University of Cologne)

Fibroblast-collagen interactions

Imperial College
7th July

Student presentations

Andrew Hubbard (Perkin Elmer)

UCL
August
SUMMER BREAK  
8th September

Dr Berthold Hocher (Humboldt University, Berlin)

Pathophysiology of the Endothelin System

Imperial College
6th October

Professor Derek Mann (University of Southampton)

The transcription factor NF-kB: A therapeutic target in the treatment of chronic inflammation and fibrosis

UCL
3rd November

Dr John Gallagher (University of Manchester)

Heparan Sulphates: Every cell should have one

Imperial College
1st December

Dr Andy Pitsillades (Royal Veterinary College)

TBA

UCL