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9th International
Workshop on
Resistance to Thyroid
Hormone & Thyroid
Hormone Action
Magdalene College,
University of Cambridge, UK
8 - 11 Sept 2010
Cambridge, a city of academic excellence,
is an ideal venue for the 9th International
Workshop on Resistance to Thyroid
Hormone and Thyroid Hormone Action,
preceding the 14th International Thyroid
Congress (Paris, 11-16 September). Cripps
Court, a part of historic Magdalene
College, provides a state-of-the-art
conference centre in a peaceful setting
near the river Cam, very close to the city
centre.
Organizers:
K. Chatterjee, University of Cambridge
P. Beck-Peccoz, University of Milan
S. Refetoff, University of Chicago
Topics will include:
TR: evolution, structure, function
and cofactors
Animal models: RTH, TRα & β, cofactors
RTH: phenotype, diagnosis, treatment
MCT8: biology, genetics, treatment
Deiodinases & selenoproteins:
synthesis, biology, disorder
For further information contact:
Teresa Wallman
Institute of Metabolic Science
University of Cambridge
[email protected]
Tel: 0044-1223-762618
http://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/RTHworkshop.php