The 21st Annual Symposium of the International Cannabinoid Research Society

The 21st Annual Symposium of the
International Cannabinoid Research Society

will be held at

St. Charles, Illinois USA

Arrival: July 5, 2011

Symposium: July 6 – 9

Departure: July 10

ICRS2011 FEATURES

Presidential Plenary Speaker
“Huntingtin From Evolution to Pathology”
Elena Cattaneo, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacological Sciences and
Center for Stem Cell Research
Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

Symposium: “Cannabinoids and HIV Pathogenicity”
Organized by Dr. Vishnudutt Purohit and Dr. Rao Rapaka, NIDA

Kang Tsou Memorial Lecture
“Endocannabinoid Signaling in Periimplantation Biology”
Sudhansu K Dey, Ph.D.
Lova Riekert Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, Cancer and Cell Biology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

ICRS2011 SATELLITES

CCIC Clinical Education Symposium on the
Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids
Co-Chairs: Donald Abrams, M.D. and Mauro Maccarrone, Ph.D.

NIDA Satellite Symposium on FAAH-MAGL-NAAA
Endocannabinoid Metabolic Enzymes
and Drug Development
Organized by Dr. Rao Rapaka, NIDA
July 10, 2011

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2011 ICRS Organizers:

Cecilia Hillard, Ph.D. – Medical College of Wisconsin
Allyn Howlett, Ph.D. – Wake Forest University
Mauro Maccarrone, Ph.D. – University of Teramo
Jason Schechter, Ph.D. – Cortical Systematics LLC
Programme Committee:

Mary Abood, Ph.D. – Temple University
Itai Bab, D.M.D. – The Hebrew University
Vincenzo Di Marzo, Ph.D. – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Javier Fernandez-Ruiz, Ph.D. – Complutense University
Matthew Hill, Ph.D. – The Rockefeller University
Cecilia Hillard, Ph.D. – Medical College of Wisconsin
Allyn Howlett, Ph.D. – Wake Forest University
Aron Lichtman, Ph.D. – Virginia Commonwealth University
Mauro Maccarrone, Ph.D. – University of Teramo
Ken Mackie, M.D. – Indiana University
Roger Pertwee, Ph.D. – University of Aberdeen
Student Award Committee Chair:

Eliot Gardner, Ph.D. – NIH/NIDA/IRP
Student Travel Award Committee:

Allyn Howlett, Ph.D. – Wake Forest University
Aron Lichtman, Ph.D. – Virginia Commonwealth University
Mauro Maccarrone, Ph.D. – University of Teramo
Ruth Ross, Ph.D. – University of Aberdeen
Jenny Wiley, Ph.D. – Research Triangle Institute