Sweden's first meeting on zebrafish research
News: Aug 26, 2010
Sweden's zebrafish researchers and some of the world's foremost experts within zebrafish research will be meeting this week for the first national meeting on the subject of these animals and how they can be used in research to find out more about human health and illness. The meeting will take place 1-3 September in Fiskebäckskil at the Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences.
At the meeting there will be discussions about various aspects of the zebrafish as a laboratory animal:
– How can we use zebrafish to learn more about memory functions and Alzheimer's disease?
– How are blood vessels formed in zebrafish and can this knowledge tell us anything about arteriosclerosis in humans?
– How is diurnal rhythm regulated in zebrafish and what affects it?
– Is this knowledge in any way relevant to sleeping disorders and stress in humans?
The above questions will be mulled over during the meeting, which will be attended by approximately 50 participants from various parts of Sweden. The meeting will also be attended by three world experts within zebrafish research: Pertti Panula from Finland, Bettina Schmid from Germany and Stefan Schulte-Merker from Holland.
The meeting is being organised by the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Section at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and is being supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundations.
For further information, please contact:
Henrik Zetterberg, Associate Professor of Neurochemistry, Senior Consultant in Clinical Chemistry, tel: +46 (0)768 672647, e-mail: henrik.zetterberg@gu.se
Alexandra Abramsson, PhD, researcher, e-mail: alexandra.abramsson@neuro.gu.se
Petronella Kettunen, PhD, researcher, e-mail: petronella.kettunen@neuro.gu.se