Date & Place: May 13, Chikuma

Sponsored by: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.

Theme: Future of Angiotensin Research Basic & Clinical Aspects of ARB

Chair: R. Morishita (Osaka University)

Speaker 1: M. Horiuchi (Ehime University)

Speaker 2: B. C. Berk (University of Rochester Medical Center)

Date & Place: May 13, Asama 4-6

Sponsored by: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Theme: TBD

Chair: R. Nagai (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker 1: K. Egashira (Kyushu University)

Date & Place: May 14, Asama 1-3

Sponsored by: Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Theme: Machanisms of Plague Stabilization for Drugs

Chair: K. Shimada (Jichi Med. School)

Speaker 1: M. Aikawa (Harvard Med. School)

Speaker 2: R. P. Mason (MCP-Hahnemann University)

Date & Place: May 14, Asama 4-6

Sponsored by: Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Novartis Pharma K.K..

Theme: TBD

Chair: T. Kita (Kyoto University)

Speaker 1: P. Libby (Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women's Hospital)

Date & Place: May 14, Chikuma

Sponsored by: Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Theme: The Role of PPAR in a Blood Vessel Disease

Chair: T. Moriwaki (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker 1: C. K. Glass (University of California, San Diego)

Date & Place: May 15, Asama 1-3

Sponsored by: Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Theme:

Chair: M. Kitakaze ( )

Speaker 1: T. Miura ( )

Date & Place: May 15, Chikuma

Sponsored by: Kowa Company, Ltd

Theme: Targeting Ischemic Heart Disease Through Gene Transfer

Chair: K. Shimokado (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)

Speaker 1: A. Rosenzweig (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School)

Date & Place: May 13, Nagano

Sponsored by: Sankyo Co., Ltd

Theme: TBD

Chair: TBD

Speaker 1: R. Paoletti (University of Milan)

Speaker 2: ----

Date & Place: May 14, Nagano

Sponsored by: Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Theme: TBD

Chair: M. Kurabayashi (Gunma University)

Speaker 1: M. Yoshida (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)