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Meeting Preview: Command and Control: Unveiling the Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function
25 – 26 June 2024, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
Events
Meeting Preview: Command and Control: Unveiling the Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function
25 – 26 June 2024, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
Events
https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.133.35
Meeting organisers:
Dr Bernard Drumm
Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dr Harry Pritchard
The University of Manchester, UK
Dr Calum Wilson
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Dr Matthew Lee
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
The organisers are delighted to welcome members and non-members alike to our two-day focused conference entitled Command and Control: Unveiling the Regulation of Smooth Muscle Function, at Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland on 25 – 26 June 2024. This conference will represent a meeting of worlds and expertise, where research from the entire breadth of smooth muscle tissues and organs will be presented and discussed. This conference is intended to bring researchers together from different physiological disciplines and subject areas under the general umbrella of smooth muscle regulation and disease. Thus, attendees are likely to find new audiences for their research and gain valuable insight into the diverse work of others within this field.
This conference will provide an opportunity for researchers studying the full range of smooth muscle organs (vascular, gastrointestinal, urinary tract, airway, reproductive tract, etc.) to showcase contemporary research on topics such as smooth muscle electrical signalling, calcium dynamics and external control mechanisms, that will further our understanding of the physiology of life. Our conference is intended to allow early career investigators, trainees and students the opportunity to showcase and discuss their work alongside recognised and established international experts. The programme will feature contributions from researchers across the UK, Ireland, and beyond, and incorporate a dedicated early career researcher teaching session, to give an overview of the main excitation pathways and technologies used to study smooth muscle function.
Our two-day programme will deliver invited talks from key experts in smooth muscle physiology and pathophysiology with up to 14 additional slots available for oral communications selected from abstracts, as well as dedicated poster sessions. This will facilitate invigorated discussions of not only established concepts in smooth muscle physiology but exciting new paradigm shifts, works in progress, new ideas for future work and open up opportunities for cross institutional collaborations.
Dundalk Institute of Technology, ideally situated one hour from both Dublin and Belfast, is home to the Smooth Muscle Research Centre, one of the largest smooth muscle research groups across Ireland and the UK. Dundalk itself is easily accessible by air, with daily frequent direct flights to Dublin airport from dozens of destinations in the UK, Europe, and North America. An hourly express bus service can bring attendees from Dublin airport to Dundalk Institute of Technology campus and regular buses and trains can carry visitors further field all over Ireland. Attendees will have the opportunity in the evening to explore one of Ireland’s oldest Norman towns, located in the rich cultural region of County Louth, next to the mythical Boyne Valley (home of the Newgrange monument) with easy access to Dublin and Belfast city, the beautiful Carlingford and Cooley areas and the majestic Mourne Mountains.
We look forward to welcoming you to Dundalk in June. To find out more and book your place, visit: physoc.org/smoothmusclefunction.