Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we I take pleasure to welcome you to the 10th International Symposium on GnRH on the topic “The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in cancer and reproduction which will be held in Salzburg, Austria, February 6-8, 2011.
This symposium celebrates 50 years of the clinical use of human gonadotrophins. We will evaluate lessons learnt from the use of gonadotrophins, GnRH analogues and other peptides, and discuss future trends and challenges ahead.
In addition, we bring together basic scientists and clinicians. The basic scientists are giving state of the art lectures on the Regulation of GnRH secretion as well as its mechanism of action on its various targets in order to disseminate some of their expert knowledge to interested clinical researchers and practicing clinicians.
Clinicians and clinical researchers will highlight on their experience and stimulate the basic scientists to investigate new avenues. Chemists and Pharmacologists will present pharmacological preparations in Phase 1, 2 and 3 and will give you a glimpse into the future. Special symposia will be devoted to analyze the use of GnRH analogues in endometriosis and discuss present and future alternatives. The use of GnRH Analogues in prostate cancer and BPH will be discussed and preventative strategies for possible side effects will be assessed.
We hope that this meeting will be a memorable experience for all of you, where Salzburg, the gem of Central Europe, provides an exquisite background for an open exchange of ideas and presentations of new research. We hope that you will be able to further friendships and strengthen scientific collaboration and enjoy the sounds of Mozart.
Sincerely yours,
Bruno Lunenfeld Guenter Emons
Co-Chairmen