awards
The members of the HUG and MV-HUF committee have awarded three prizes for the best oral communications and for the best posters. The recipients of these prizes were:
. Oral communications
- First Prize: Maren Ilowski, Ludwig Maximilians University – Munich, Germany
Title: The hepatotrophic growth factor augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) protects human hepatocytes against induced apoptosis by up-regulation of survival pathways
- Second Prize: Kelig Pernelle, Rennes University – Rennes, France
Title: A new mitochondrial-based apoptotic test adapted to heparg hepatocytes applied to hight throughput screening of hepatotoxic compounds using automated imaging analysis
- Third Prize: Cliff Rowe, University of Manchester – Manchester, UK
Title: Maintenance of hepatic phenotype and function in novel human 3D tissue cultures from reconstituted primary fetal liver tissues
. Posters
The three prizes were awarded to:
- Maria Ulvestad: AstraZeneca R&D – Mölndal and Cellaris AB – Gothenburg, Sweden; School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo – Oslo, Norway
Title: Activity of the uptake transporter OATP1B1 in plated primary human hepatocytes over time in culture
- Lisa-Mari Nilsson: Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Title: Alteration of bile acid synthesis by dexamethasone in primary human hepatocytes
- Sylvie Barcellini-Couget: Neomah-RT - France
Title: Real time cellular impedance: a new tool for assessing chemical’s bioactivation to hepatotoxic compounds
