VCURES Investigator Speaks at International Mouse Physiology Conference

R. Wayne Barbee, PhD was selected to present a poster at the 3rd International Amsterdam Mouse Symposium held March 13-15, 2002 in Amsterdam. This international conference organized under the auspices of the International Society for Heart Research is gaining increased prominence due to the importance of transgenic mice in medical research. "Despite knowledge of the genome, significant gaps remain in developing clinically relevant models of murine research especially for acute care research given the size and differences in physiology between mice and larger animals including rats" says Dr. Barbee. The challenges have been so significant and the importance so great that a web site has been created dedicated to the latest in mouse physiology and experimental techniques (http://www.mousephysio.com/). The site and conference is chaired by Dr. Can Ince who was a VCURES visiting professor in 2001. Dr. Barbee's presentation was entitled: Hemodynamic Characterization of Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Atrial Natriuretic Peptide

Dr. Barbee is a pioneer in developing surgical and instrumentation techniques for mice. For more information please contact Dr. Barbee at: rwbarbee@hsc.vcu.edu.