Epithelial Research Group
at Newcastle University
Conferences
Over recent years, members of the ERG have been involved in the organisation of a large number of international and national conferences and research symposia including the annual ERG Away Day.
National and International Conferences
XXXVII International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Symposium "Solute and ion cotransporters and exchangers at atomic resolution"
Birmingham, UK, 25th July 2013
Organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
IUPS 2013 symposium
XXXVII International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Symposium "Physiological roles of Non-coding RNAs "
Birmingham, UK, 25th July 2013
Organiser: Dr. Andi Werner
IUPS 2013 symposium
XXXVII International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Symposium "Insight into the physiological roles of membrane transporters from drug transport studies."
Birmingham, UK, 24th July 2013
Organiser: Dr. Catriona Anderson
IUPS 2013 symposium
XXXVII International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Symposium "New insights into the acid-base microclimate as an integral regulator of epithelial function in health and disease
"
Birmingham, UK, 23rd July 2013
Organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
IUPS 2013 symposium
Experimental Biology 2013 Symposium "Fishing with flies, worms and bacteria: emerging models for mammalian membrane transport and trafficking
."
Boston, USA, 21st April 2013
Organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
EB 2013
Physiology @ Newcastle Research Symposium
Newcastle University, UK, 8th March 2012
Organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Physiology @ Newcastle symposium
Royal Society Discussion Meeting "Non-protein-coding RNAs: The DNA-RNA dialogue in shaping the transcriptome"
London, UK, 19-20th September 2011
Co-organiser: Dr. Andi Werner
Royal Society meeting
Physiological Society Meeting Symposium "The anoctamin (TMEM16) gene family: Calcium-activated chloride channels come of age"
Oxford, UK, 11th-14th July 2011
Co-Organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
Physiology 2011
Structure and function of Whey Acidic protein (WAP) 4-disulphide core (WFDC) proteins meeting
Cambridge, UK, 12th-14th April 2011
Co-Organiser: Dr. Judith Hall
WAP meeting
AAPS workshop "Drug transporters in ADME: From the bench to the bedside"
Bethesda, USA, 14th-16th March 2011
Co-Organiser: Dr. Colin Brown
AAPS workshop
Epithelial Biology Meeting
Discovery Museum, Dundee, UK, 2nd-3rd September 2010
Co-Organisers: Dr. Mike Gray & Dr. Andi Werner
European Cystic Fibrosis Society "New frontiers in basic science in cystic fibrosis"
Carcavelos, Portugal, 7-10th April 2010
Co-organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
ECFS
Physiological Society Themed Meeting "Epithelial form, function and environment"
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 6th-8th September 2009
Organisers: Dr. Andi Werner & Dr. Mike Gray
Physiological Society Themed Meeting
NIPS International Joint Symposium "Physiology of Anion Transport and Cell Volume Regulation (PAT- CVR 2009)."
Okazaki, Japan 3rd-6th August 2009
Co-Organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
International Joint Symposium PAT-CVR 2009
XXXVI International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Symposium "Exocrine ion transport in health and disease."
Kyoto, Japan 28th July 2009
Organisers: Dr. Mike Gray (Newcastle) & Dr. Masataka Murakami (Japan)
IUPS 2009
Physiological Society Meeting Symposium "Do protons perform useful work? Sensing, signalling, symport & cycling."
Dublin, Ireland, 10th July 2009
Organisers: Dr. Catriona Anderson & Prof. David Thwaites
Physiology 2009 Symposium
European Cystic Fibrosis Society "New frontiers in basic science of cystic fibrosis"
Tavira, Portugal, 15-19th April 2009
Co-organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
ECFS
Conference programme and abstracts
Rank Prize Funds Meeting "Transport of Micronutrients in Animals and Plants"
October 2008
Organisers: Prof. Dale Sanders (York) & Dr. Dianne Ford (Newcastle)
Rank Prize Funds
Epithelial Biology Meeting
Discovery Museum, Dundee, UK, 11th-12th September 2008
Co-Organisers: Dr. Mike Gray & Dr. Andi Werner
Rank Prize Funds Meeting "Recent Advances in Nutrient Transport"
Storrs Hall Hotel, Windermere, UK, 18th-21st August 2008
Organisers: Prof. David Thwaites (Newcastle) & Dr. Gavin Stewart (Manchester)
Rank Prize Funds
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "Mouse models for human epithelial disease: novel insights and new horizons"
Cambridge, UK, 14th-16th July 2008
Co-organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
Physiology 2008 Symposium abstracts
39th Meeting of the European Pancreatic Club
Newcastle-Gateshead, UK, 4th-7th July 2007
Organisers: Prof. Barry Argent (Newcastle), Dr. Mike Gray (Newcastle), Dr Richard Charnley (Freeman Hospital, Newcastle)
European Pancreatic Club
APS/FASEB symposium "The SLC26 Transporter Family and Epithelial Function"
Experimental Biology, Washington, USA, May 2007
Organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
APS/FASEB symposium 2007
20th North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference symposium "What makes CFTR tick"
Denver, USA, November 2006
Organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
North American CF Conference
European Cystic Fibrosis Society - Physiological Society joint meeting "New Frontiers in the Basic Science of Cystic Fibrosis"
Portugal, April 2006
Co-organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
ECFS
Satellite symposium of the joint International Meeting of The Physiological Society & FEPS on "The Physiology of Anion Transport"
Bristol, UK, 23rd-24th July 2005
Co-organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
Conference summary
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "New aspects of sugar absorption: transport and sensing"
Bristol, UK, 23rd July 2005
Organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Symposium abstracts
10th International Proton Transport Conference "Cell and Developmental Physiology & Disease"
San Diego, USA, 29th-31st March 2005
Co-organiser: Prof. Barry Hirst
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "Tales from the crypt"
King's College, London, UK, December 2004
Organiser: Prof. Nick Simmons
Transporters 2004, International Meeting on Membrane Transport and Transporters
Cambridge, UK, 2nd-5th September 2004
Co-organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Transporters 2004
Physiological Society focussed meeting "Epithelia-Bacterial Pathogen interactions" Newcastle, UK, July 2004
Organisers: Prof. Barry Hirst, Dr. Mike Gray, Dr. Anjam Khan, Dr. Phillip Aldridge
Focussed meeting abstracts
26th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference symposium "Epithelial Transport in the Lung”
Belfast, Ireland, June 2003
Co-organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
Conference abstracts
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "Epithelial Electrolyte Transport: Multi-Tasking & Hidden Talents"
Newcastle, UK, 4th April 2003
Organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Symposium abstracts
Physiological Society meeting review
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "Transport & Signalling: From Gut to Brain and Back Again"
Newcastle, UK, 3rd April 2003
Organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Symposium abstracts
Physiological Society meeting review
Transporters 2002 International Meeting on Membrane Transport and Transporters
Kloster-Seeon, Germany, 1st-5th September 2002
Co-organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "Transporting the Essentials: Nutrient & Micronutrient Transporters"
York, UK, 17-18th December 2001
Co-organiser: Prof. David Thwaites
Symposium abstracts
XXXIV International Congress of Physiological Sciences symposium "Water Transport Controversies"
Christchurch, New Zealand, 31st August 2001
Organiser: Prof. Barry Hirst
Symposium review
9th International Proton Transport Conference "Mechanism and Consequences of Proton Transport"
Leura, Australia, 19th-21st August 2001
Co-organiser: Prof. Barry Hirst
Physiological Society Meeting symposium "ABC transporters: Molecular Structure and Physiological Roles"
Sheffield, UK, July 2001
Organiser: Dr. Mike Gray
Symposium abstracts
ERG Annual Away Day
The ERG holds an annual research Away 
Day. These meetings were established in 2001 and were held, until 2005, at Hatfield College, University of Durham (organised by Dr. Andi Werner). In 2006, the meeting was held in the Grey Street Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne. More recently the meetings have been held in conjunction with other meetings in Dundee (Epithelial Biology meeting 2008 and 2010) and Newcastle (Physiological Society themed meeting 2009). The objective of these meetings is to provide a platform for PhD students and members of staff to give informal presentations about on-going research. The meetings provide an opportunity to initiate and strengthen collaborations between members of the ERG and invited guests from other UK academic institutions and industry.
ERG Away Day Programmes 2001-2006
Physiological Society Themed Meeting 2009
