STRESS: COMPREHENSIVE & AUTHENTIC SUMMER SCHOOL
Selye International Institute for Advanced Studies & IUPHAR GI Section
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology & Pathology
July 21-25, 2014, Zagreb, Croatia
Course directors:
Main topics, with interactive presentations :
• The origins of stress concept & the seminal discoveries of
Hans Selye
• What is stress, what is not
• Distress vs. eustress- similarities in the adrenal glands, differences in the brain
• The neuroendocrine mechanisms of stress;physiol.& pharmacol. of glucocorticoids
• Effect of stress on immune response & its role in the
Contacts: mechanisms of diseases
• Stress & structural GI diseases & functional GI disorders
• Other organ systems involved in biologic stress szs@selyeinstitute.org
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• Management strategies : Pharmacologic interventions and/or life style changes 200
€ for PhD students
My good & bad experience with stress: Challenges & lessons
DVM, PhD jelena.suran@gmail.com
learned (Short, oral or poster presentations by registered

STRESS: COMPREHENSIVE & AUTHENTIC SUMMER SCHOOL
Selye International Institute for Advanced Studies & IUPHAR GI Section
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology & Pathology
July 21-25, 2014, Zagreb, Croatia
Course goals:
To better understand the concept of biologic stress, its manifestations, mechanisms & its pharmacologic ramifications (e.g., the anti-inflammatory & immune-modulating actions of glucocorticoids & the possibility of drug-interventions in severe distress).
Zagreb, capital of Croatia, is historic city with great cultural heritage (similar to Budapest,
Prague & Vienna, each about 200-400 km from Zagreb).
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine is the oldest & best school of higher education in
Croatia: in addition to historic buildings, it has modern lecture rooms & new student dormitory on its large, green campus (rooms available for
20-27 euros). Our special prices for hotel rooms in Zagreb are 100-150 euros.

STRESS: COMPREHENSIVE & AUTHENTIC SUMMER SCHOOL
Selye International Institute for Advanced Studies & IUPHAR GI Section
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology & Pathology
July 21-25, 2014, Zagreb, Croatia
Welcome to Zagreb, the capital city of the
Republic of Croatia. Zagreb is an old Central
European city. For centuries it has been a focal point of culture and science, and now of commerce and industry as well. It lies on the intersection of important routes between the Adriatic coast and Central Europe.
Zagreb is the hub of the business, academic, cultural, artistic and sporting worlds in Croatia.
Zagreb can offer its visitors the Baroque atmosphere of the Upper Town, picturesque open-air markets, diverse shopping facilities, an abundant selection of crafts and a choice vernacular cuisine.