International Meeting on Familial Lipodystrophies

martes, 30 de diciembre de 2008

International Meeting on Familial Lipodystrophies

DECLARADO DE INTERÉS SANITARIO POLA CONSELLERIA DE SANIDADE (XUNTA DE GALICIA)

GENERAL INFORMATION

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English

WEATHER

TRANSPORT

Santiago de Compostela Airport

Lavacolla International Airport, which is Galicia's busiest with international and intercontinental connections, is 12 kilometres from the centre of Santiago. There is a regular bus service during the day, as well as a taxi service, connecting the airport with the city.

Lavacolla, at 12 km. to Santiago, +34 981 547 500, http://www.aena.es/

Airlines operating from Lavacolla Airport:
Iberia.http://www.iberia.com/Aireuropa.http://www.aireuropa.com/Spanair.http://www.spanair.com/
Ryanair. http://www.ryanair.com/Airnostrum. http://www.airnostrum.com/, Airberlin, Clickair, Vueling Airlines

Santiago de Compostela Train Station
There are two direct trains everyday to Madrid (TALGO and Express) and one to Bilbao. There are also daily connections (changing trains once) to Barcelona, Hendaya and Paris and practically all of Spain's main destinations.There are hourly trains to the main destinations along the Atlantic corridor (A Coruña, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra and Vigo). There is also a direct connection to Ourense.c/ Hórrero, s/n, 902 240 202 and 981 591 859, www.renfe.es

STREET MAP

HOTELS
Hotel Virxe da Cerca (Single Room from 85€)
Hotel Pombal (Single Room from 75€)
Hotel Airas Nunes (Single Room from 60€)
Hotel San Clemente (Single Room from 75€)
Hotel Monumento San Francisco (Single Room from 110€)
Gran Hotel Santiago (Single Room from 75€)

viernes, 26 de diciembre de 2008

WELCOME

Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 3-4th April, 2009

Familial lipodystrophies are a group of rare diseases which are characterized by a loss of adipose tissue. Despite its low prevalence since 2000 an important number of papers have spread light upon its ethiopathogeny and pathophysiology. So, both clinicians and basic researchers have put together their efforts in order to get a better understanding of these diseases.
Probably, the majority of familial lipodystrophies are due to nuclear malfuntion. A deep knowledge of nuclear organization and function of several nuclear proteins, including its relationships with other molecules, will be able to advance in the comprehension of these diseases; particularly the reason why adipose tissue is selectively affected in most of them, and questions related with its relationships with aging and with some prevalent diseases as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and hyperlipidaemia.
In this meeting in Santiago de Compostela some of the most prestigious European Scientists in this field will come together in what will be an excellent frame for debating relevant questions related with both clinical and molecular basis of Familial Lipodystrophies.