CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE BY RENASCI IN 2005 Meet our scientists at the following meetings: 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Washington, U.S.A., 12th – 16th November 2005 RenaSci posters at this meeting: Comparison of the effects of rimonabant, sibutramine and orlistat on acute food intake and in a model of dietary-induced obesity in the mouse Monday 14th November, 4 - 5pm, Location JJ22, 532.12 Comparison of the effects of rimonabant and sibutramine in a rat model of dietary-induced obesity. Monday 14th November, 1 - 2pm, Location JJ23, 532.13 Validation of an in vitro model of status epilepticus. Monday 14th November, 11am - 12pm, Location RR13, 432.12 Ex vivo occupancy as a technique to assess drug actions at multiple targets. Monday 14th November, 9 - 10am, Location UU34, 447.6 Use of the Culex Bambino to measure brain neurotransmitters, plasma corticosterone and drug levels with behaviour in the same freely moving rat. Wednesday 16th November, 8 - 9am, Location VV93, 921.5 Past conference attendence: BAP SUMMER MEETING 2004 Sunday 25 - Wednesday 28 July, Harrogate Serotonin Club Symposium - EUPHAR satellite Meeting Porto, Potugal, 17th – 19th October 2004 David Heal is the co-chair and a presenter at the symposium " Is there a future for serontonergic drugs in the treatment of obesity" 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience San Diego, California, U.S.A., 23rd – 27th October 2004 RenaSci posters at this meeting KTX 0101 protects hippocampal neurones in an in vitro model of status epilepticus (Poster No.906.7) Microstructural analysis of the effects of sibutramine, d-fenfluramine and phentermine on food intake in the rat (Poster No.76.19) Comparison of the effects of sibutramine and orlistat on body weight, food and water intake and body composition in dietary-induced obese rats (Poster No. 75.3)