07.30- 8.30

BREAKFAST BUFFET

08.30

Introductory comments
Heike L.PAHL, Freiburg, Germany

08.40–09.20

Myeloproliferative Disorders, a pathologist´s view
J.THIELE, Cologne, Germany

09.20-10.00

Congenital polycythemias
J.PRCHAL, Alabama, USA

10.00-10.30

COFFEE BREAK

10.30–11.10

Cytogenetic abnormalities in polycythemia vera
A.BENCH, Cambridge, England

11.10-11.50

PRV-1, a novel hematopoietic receptor overexpressed in P.vera
H.L.PAHL, Freiburg, Germany

11.50-12.30

12.30-14.00

Oral poster preview

LUNCH BUFFET

14.00–14.40

Expression of the thrombopoietin receptor, c-mpl, is downregulated or absent in patients with P.vera
J.L.SPIVAK, Baltimore, USA

14.40–15.20

Growth factor signalling in P.vera cells
A.AXELRAD, Ontario, Canada

15.20–15.50

COFFEE BREAK

15.50–16.30

The role of antiapoptotic proteins in the molecular etiology of p.vera
J.FERNANDEZ-LUNA, Santander, Spain

16.30–17.10

17.10–19.00

Poster viewing and Social hour

20.00

DINNER with local Bavarian Music