Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (2009)
The one-day symposium of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology in 2009 offered a proposed program blending international keynote lectures with national presentations on research, education, and academic issues.
Key highlights featured lectures by Prof. Eeva Moilanen (University of Turku, Finland; President of EPHAR) on the regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in inflammation and its implications for anti-inflammatory drug targets, and Prof. Frans P. Nijkamp (University of Utrecht, Netherlands; Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Pharmacology) on emerging therapeutic targets in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Greek contributors addressed environmental risk assessment in human drug approval (D. Kouvelas), criteria for selecting pharmacology textbooks (M. Marselos), and processes for internal and external evaluation in higher education (A. Gravanis). The program included oral presentations by young investigators, poster sessions during a light lunch, a round-table discussion on criteria for academic advancement in universities, and the society’s general assembly.
The event promoted dialogue on inflammatory and respiratory pharmacology, regulatory challenges, educational standards, and career progression in the discipline.
