17- 18 November 2020, VIRTUAL, Welcome from the Conference Chair

Nitric oxide (NO), a gaseous free radical, is one of the ten smallest molecules found in nature. Although toxic, it is recognized to be a gasotransmitter that plays multiple roles in normal physiology. NO regulates vascular relaxation, controls inflammation, and suppresses expression of pro-inflammatory mediators in mast cells, macrophages, vascular smooth muscles, affects metabolism, insulin resistance, and has a role in type-2 diabetes.

In this webinar, over a 2-day period, we will hear updates from some of the experts in this interesting, still evolving, and at time controversial field.

In 1992, the journal Science referred to NO as the “Molecule of the Year”. The important role that NO plays in human biology was recognized in 1998 when the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine was awarded to Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro, and Ferid Murad for establishing NO as a messenger molecule. The past 30 years have been very fruitful in deciphering the role of NO in human physiology, with many questions still on the horizon.

We are pleased to sponsor this 2-day webinar on the various aspects of NO physiology, pharmacology, and therapeutic applications and would like to welcome all the participants.

This Webinar relates to the Special Issue Nitric Oxide: Physiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutic Applications. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute with a manuscript to the special issue with a special discount of 20%.

Organized by Khosrow Kashfi, PhD, FRSC, FRSB

City University of New York School of Medicine, New York, USA
City College of New York, NY, USA
Graduate Program in Biology, CUNY Graduate Center, NY, USA

Date: 17-18 November 2020

Time: 14.30pm (CET) | 8.30am (EST)

Chair: Professor Khosrow Kashfi

Webinar ID: 999 0782 5213

Webinar secretariat: ijms.webinar@mdpi.com