For those desiring more information on the state of DHEA research, a symposium is being sponsored by Laval University in Quibec City, CA, on September 13-15, 1995. The International Symposium on DHEA Transformation into Androgens and Estrogens in Target Tissues: Intracrinology will be held at the Quibec Hilton Hotel. The Quibec Hilton is located in downtown Quibec City. Registration material will be handled in the lobby of the Congress Center. Hours: Wednesday, September 13th : 12:00 to 21:00 h. Tuesday, September 14th : 08:00 to 17:30 h. Friday, September 15th : 08:00 to 15:00 h. Registration Fees After June 23rd Active Members: US $215 Accompanying Members: US $30 Students, Residents, Fellows or Interns*: US $125 At meeting Active Members: US $225 Accompanying Members: US $35 Students, Residents, Fellows or Interns*: US $150 *Student members are those working towards a degree or diploma in one of the medical sciences. Persons registering in this category should have their Head of Department sign a statement supporting their claim for a special registration fee for the Congress. Student members will be active members of the Congress and have full access to the scientific and social program. Payment Please pay all Congress fees (registration, social program, lunches, transportation bus between Montreal airports, as well as Pre-and Post- Congress Tours) with a single cheque (US and Canadian Participants) or bank draft (overseas participants) in US dollars payable on a Canadian Bank to the International Symposium on DHEA or by a charge on your credit card (American Express, Master Card or Visa). Acknowledgement of registration, hotel reservation and receipt of fees will be sent upon receipt. Registration is possible on the WWW at the following URL: http://wwwfifth.crchul.ulaval.ca/Inscription_dhea.html Thursday, SEPTEMBER 14, 1995 08h30 - 10h10 Symposia Human 17-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases Molecular Biology of Types II and III Human 17-beta-HSD Stefan Andersson Merck Co. Inc., USA Structure of Type IV 17-beta-HSD Jerzy Adamski Max-Planck-Institute, GERMANY 3-D Structure of Estrogenic 17-beta-HSD Sheng-Xiang Lin CHUL Research Center, CANADA Expression and Regulation of Estrogenic Type I 17-beta-HSD in Estrogen Target Tissues Reijo Vihko University of Oulu, FINLAND Human 3-beta-HSDs and 3-alpha-HSDs 3-beta-HSD Dehydrogenase Superfamily Jacques Simard CHUL Research Center, CANADA Regulation of 3-beta-HSD J. Ian Mason University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA 3-alpha-HSDs Trevor Penning University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, USA Regulation of Estrogen Formation in Peripheral Tissues Regulation of Aromatase Expression in Peripheral Tissues Evan R. Simpson University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Estrogen Formation in Breast Cancer Cells Mitchell Dowsett Royal Marsden Hospital, UK Regulation of Aromatase and Sulfatase in Breast Tumor Cells Michael J. Reed St. Mary9s Hospital Medical School, UK Modulation of Estrogen Formation and Action in Breast Cancer Cells Luigi Castagnetta Palermo University Medical School, ITALY Sulfotransferases, Steroid Sulfatases and Glucuronyl Transferases Glucuronyl Transferases Peter E. MacKenzie Flinders Medical Center, AUSTRALIA Steroid Sulfotransferases Van Luu-The CHUL Research Center, CANADA Steroid Sulfatases Larry J. Shapiro University of California San Francisco, USA Regulation of Sulfatase Activity Jorge Pasqualini Foundation for Hormone Research, FRANCE Regulation of DHEA-S and DHEA Metabolism The Wide Spectrum of Steroid Esters Alain Bilanger CHUL Research Center, CANADA Effect of Cytokines on DHEA Metabolism Raymond A. Daynes University of Utah School of Medicine, USA Metabolism of DHEA in the Human and its Impact on Ovarian Secretion Christopher Longcope University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA 7-alpha-Hydroxylase David Waxman Boston University, USA 10h45 - 12h00 DHEA, Obesity, the Cardiovascular System and Cancer DHEA and the Cardiovascular System Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge, UK DHEA and Obesity Jean-Pierre Despris CHUL Research Center, CANADA DHEA and Inhibition of Glucose-O-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Gary B. Gordon Searle Pharmaceuticals, USA Hormonal Effects of DHEA Treatment with DHEA Samuel S. Yen University of California San Diego, USA Androgen Excess in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Maria New Cornell Medical Center, USA Effect of DHEA on the CNS CLAUDE de montigny Mc Gill University, CANADA DHEA Replacement Therapy in Men and Women Pierre Diamond CHUL Research Center, CANADA DHEA, CNS, Aging, the Immune Response and Cancer Stimulation of the Immune Response by DHEA Roger M. Loria Virginia Commonwealth University9s Medical College of Virginia, USA Actions and Metabolism of DHEA in CNS Itienne-Emile Baulieu Faculti de midecine de Bicjtre, FRANCE Mechanisms of Action of Peroxisome Proliferation Activator Receptor (PPAR) Jan-Ake Gustafsson Karolinska Institute, SWEDEN The Role of Catechol Estrogens on Hormone-Related Cancers: Fact or Fancy Leon H. Bradlow Strang-Cornell Cancer Research Laboratory, USA Human 17-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases Molecular Biology of Types II and III Human 17-beta-HSD Stefan Andersson Merck Co. Inc., USA Structure of Type IV 17-beta-HSD Jerzy Adamski Max-Planck-Institute, GERMANY 3-D Structure of Estrogenic 17-beta-HSD Sheng-Xiang Lin CHUL Research Center, CANADA Expression and Regulation of Estrogenic Type I 17-beta-HSD in Estrogen Target Tissues Reijo Vihko University of Oulu, FINLAND Human 3-beta-HSDs and 3-alpha-HSDs 3-beta-HSD Dehydrogenase Superfamily Jacques Simard CHUL Research Center, CANADA Regulation of 3-beta-HSD J. Ian Mason University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA 3-alpha-HSDs Trevor Penning University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, USA Regulation of Estrogen Formation in Peripheral Tissues Regulation of Aromatase Expression in Peripheral Tissues Evan R. Simpson University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Estrogen Formation in Breast Cancer Cells Mitchell Dowsett Royal Marsden Hospital, UK Regulation of Aromatase and Sulfatase in Breast Tumor Cells Michael J. Reed St. Mary9s Hospital Medical School, UK Modulation of Estrogen Formation and Action in Breast Cancer Cells Luigi Castagnetta Palermo University Medical School, ITALY Sulfotransferases, Steroid Sulfatases and Glucuronyl Transferases Glucuronyl Transferases Peter E. MacKenzie Flinders Medical Center, AUSTRALIA Steroid Sulfotransferases Van Luu-The CHUL Research Center, CANADA Steroid Sulfatases Larry J. Shapiro University of California San Francisco, USA Regulation of Sulfatase Activity Jorge Pasqualini Foundation for Hormone Research, FRANCE Regulation of DHEA-S and DHEA Metabolism The Wide Spectrum of Steroid Esters Alain Bilanger CHUL Research Center, CANADA Effect of Cytokines on DHEA Metabolism Raymond A. Daynes University of Utah School of Medicine, USA Metabolism of DHEA in the Human and its Impact on Ovarian Secretion Christopher Longcope University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA 7-alpha-Hydroxylase David Waxman Boston University, USA DHEA, Obesity, the Cardiovascular System and Cancer DHEA and the Cardiovascular System Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge, UK DHEA and Obesity Jean-Pierre Despris CHUL Research Center, CANADA DHEA and Inhibition of Glucose-O-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Gary B. Gordon Searle Pharmaceuticals, USA Hormonal Effects of DHEA Treatment with DHEA Samuel S. Yen University of California San Diego, USA Androgen Excess in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Maria New Cornell Medical Center, USA Effect of DHEA on the CNS CLAUDE de montigny Mc Gill University, CANADA DHEA Replacement Therapy in Men and Women Pierre Diamond CHUL Research Center, CANADA DHEA, CNS, Aging, the Immune Response and Cancer Stimulation of the Immune Response by DHEA Roger M. Loria Virginia Commonwealth University9s Medical College of Virginia, USA Actions and Metabolism of DHEA in CNS Itienne-Emile Baulieu Faculti de midecine de Bicjtre, FRANCE Mechanisms of Action of Peroxisome Proliferation Activator Receptor (PPAR) Jan-Ake Gustafsson Karolinska Institute, SWEDEN The Role of Catechol Estrogens on Hormone-Related Cancers: Fact or Fancy Leon H. Bradlow Strang-Cornell Cancer Research Laboratory, USA 13h15 - 14h55 Symposium Hormonal Effects of DHEA Treatment with DHEA Samuel S. Yen University of California San Diego, USA Androgen Excess in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Maria New Cornell Medical Center, USA Effect of DHEA on the CNS CLAUDE de montigny Mc Gill University, CANADA DHEA Replacement Therapy in Men and Women Pierre Diamond CHUL Research Center, CANADA DHEA, CNS, Aging, the Immune Response and Cancer Stimulation of the Immune Response by DHEA Roger M. Loria Virginia Commonwealth University9s Medical College of Virginia, USA Actions and Metabolism of DHEA in CNS Itienne-Emile Baulieu Faculti de midecine de Bicjtre, FRANCE Mechanisms of Action of Peroxisome Proliferation Activator Receptor (PPAR) Jan-Ake Gustafsson Karolinska Institute, SWEDEN The Role of Catechol Estrogens on Hormone-Related Cancers: Fact or Fancy Leon H. Bradlow Strang-Cornell Cancer Research Laboratory, USA 15h30 - 17h10 Symposium DHEA, CNS, Aging, the Immune Response and Cancer DHEA, CNS, Aging, the Immune Response and Cancer Stimulation of the Immune Response by DHEA Roger M. Loria Virginia Commonwealth University9s Medical College of Virginia, USA Actions and Metabolism of DHEA in CNS Itienne-Emile Baulieu Faculti de midecine de Bicjtre, FRANCE Mechanisms of Action of Peroxisome Proliferation Activator Receptor (PPAR) Jan-Ake Gustafsson Karolinska Institute, SWEDEN The Role of Catechol Estrogens on Hormone-Related Cancers: Fact or Fancy Leon H. 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