Hypoxia

The latest in a series of books from the International Hypoxia Symposia,this volume spans reviews on key topics in hypoxia, and abstracts from posterand oral presentations. The biannual International Hypoxia Symposia arededicated to hosting the best basic scientific and clinical minds to focus onthe integrative and translational biology of hypoxia. Long before'translational medicine' was a catchphrase, the founders of the InternationalHypoxia Symposia brought together basic scientists, clinicians andphysiologists to live, eat, ski, innovate and collaborate in the CanadianRockies. This collection of reviews and abstracts is divided into six sections,each covering new and important work relevant to a broad range of researchersinterested in how humans adjust to hypoxia, whether on the top of Mt. Everestor in the pulmonary or cardiology clinic at low altitude. The sections include:Epigenetic Variations in HypoxiaHigh Altitude AdaptationHypoxia and SleepHypoxia and the BrainMolecular Oxygen SensingPhysiological Responses to HypoxiaDr. Robert Roach is the Director of the Altitude Research Center at theUniversity of Colorado. He specializes in the study of physiologicaladaptations by humans to high altitude, with a recent emphasis on the genomic responsesto allow humans to thrive in hypoxia. Dr. Peter Wagner is a Distinguished Professorof Medicine and Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Hisresearch addresses the theoretical and experimental basis of oxygen transportand its limitations in the lungs and skeletal muscles in health and disease. Dr. Peter Hackett is a world-renowned high altitude expert and altituderesearch pioneer. He is a leading authority on altitude illness, high altitudeclimbing, wilderness medicine, and the effects of altitude on people living andworking in the mountains.