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KnO2wledge 2010 Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday May 11th | ||
| SESSION 1: | Introduction | Chair: Daniel Martin |
| 8.50-9.00 | Welcome and Introduction | Mike Grocott |
| 9.00-9.30 | Research at altitude: a historical perspective | John West |
| 9.30-10.00 | Caudwell Xtreme Everest: Aims and introduction | Mike Grocott |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee | |
| SESSION 2: | Oxygen Delivery | Chair: Denny Levett |
| 10:30–11:00 | The history of oxygen delivery at altitude | Jim Milledge |
| 11:00-11:30 | Arterial oxygen content and oxygen delivery | Daniel Martin |
| 11:30-12:00 | The microcirculation at altitude | Can Ince |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 3: | Oxygen Consumption | Chair: Mike Grocott |
| 13:00–13:30 | The history of exercise physiology at altitude | Paolo Cerretelli |
| 13:30-14:00 | The lactate threshold and efficiency | Denny Levett |
| 14:00-14:30 | Limitations to exercise at altitude | Brian J. Whipp |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee | |
| SESSION 4: | Skeletal Muscle | Chair: Hugh Montgomery |
| 15:00-15:30 | Structural changes in the muscle at altitude | Hans Hoppeller |
| 15:30-16:00 | Cellular metabolic changes at altitude | Andrew Murray |
| 16:00-16:30 | Muscle proteomics on exposure to hypoxia | Cecilia Gelfi |
| 16:30-17:30 | Plenary Lecture: | Chair: Anita Holdcroft |
| The Discovery of Oxygen | John W. Severinghaus | |
Day 2: Wednesday 12th May 2010 | ||
| SESSION 1: | Metabolism & Genetics | Chair: Monty Mythen |
| 09:00-09:30 | Genetics of Hypoxic Adaption | Hugh Montgomery |
| 09:30-10:00 | Cardiac muscle magnetic resonance spectroscopy | Kieran Clarke |
| 10:00-10:30 | Nitrate, nitrite and performance at altitude | Martin Feelisch |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee | |
| SESSION 2: | The Nervous System | Chair: Martin Feelisch |
| 11:00-11:30 | Neurophysiological changes at altitude | Mark Wilson |
| 11:30-12:00 | Cerebral blood flow at altitude | Chris Imray |
| 12:00-12:30 | Neurocognitive changes on ascent to altitude | Jan Stygall |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 3: | Breathing & The Lung | Chair: Janet Stocks |
| 13:30-14:00 | Pulmonary function at altitude | Erik Swenson |
| 14:00-14:30 | Breathing systems at altitude | Roger McMorrow |
| 14:30-14.45 | Coffee | |
| SESSION 4: | Weight loss and children | Chair: Andrew Murray |
| 14.45-15.15 | The Smiths Young Everest Study- acclimitisation to altitude in children | Janet Stocks |
| 15.15-15.45 | Weight, body composition and nutrition at altitude | David Howard |
| 15.45-16.00 | Closing Remarks | Mike Grocott Daniel Martin Denny Levett |