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Key: Meeting
Showing releases 1-25 out of 74 releases.
Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
SNM's Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings continue to advance molecular imaging Educators, researchers, physicians, technologists and medical experts from across the country converged on Albuquerque, N.M., last week to explore topics in nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, nanomedicine and clinical trials during SNM's 2010 Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings. Contact: Amy Shaw Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
Center for Science Writings presents: "Are We Born to Wage War?" The Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology will present the talk, "Are We Born to Wage War? If Not, Why Do We Do It?" by Brian Ferguson, on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Contact: Stephanie Mannino Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
Modeling Toxoplasma focus of workshop The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop, Modeling Toxoplasma gondii, to be held May 13-15, 2010, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) campus. This workshop aims to explore mathematical tools and problems in describing the life cycle, stage conversion, and clonal expansion of T. gondii. Contact: Catherine Crawley Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
The Henry Ford Production System LEAN training program The Henry Ford Production System LEAN training program takes place March 11-12, 2010 at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. The two-day course is a didactic and hands-on introduction to LEAN management philosophy and manufacturing-based work rules and tools designed to prepare physicians, administrators, and technical support staff for the realities and potential successes of practicing in a LEAN environment. The sessions are not only oriented to laboratory medicine but also adapted to the processes encountered in clinical services as well. Contact: Dwight Angell Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
60th Annual British Microcirculation Society Meeting Delegates from all over the world will attend the 60th Annual British Microcirculation Society Meeting (ABMSM), which is to be held at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK, on 19th and 20th April this year. Contact: Andrew Gould Public Release: 5-Feb-2010
Prof. Stephen Hawking to visit Perimeter Institute and provide TV lecture across Canada Dr. Neil Turok, Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, is pleased to announce that Prof. Stephen Hawking will visit the institute in Waterloo, Ontario, this summer to conduct scientific research and participate in a televised outreach event. Contact: Angela Robinson Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
AACR to host 101st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Affecting one in two men and one in three women, cancer remains a leading cause of death around the world. This year, in the nation's capital, the American Association for Cancer Research will convene its 101st Annual Meeting, which will draw more than 17,000 academics, scientists, clinicians, industry leaders, survivors and media professionals to hear and discuss the latest scientific findings in this fast-moving arena. Contact: Natalie Poole Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
University of Oklahoma National Weather Center to host public discussion on climate change The University of Oklahoma National Weather Center will host a free, public discussion on the climate and its impacts at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 8, as the opening event for the Regional Climate Symposium, " Regional Climate -- Monitoring, Modeling, Predicting and Impacts," being held Feb. 9 and 10 at the National Weather Center. Contact: Amy Buchanan Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Leaders from the National Academies gather to discuss engineering innovations in health care The National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine will join for the first time at the regional meeting and panel discussion on "Engineering Innovations in Health Care" at the University of Miami. A world-renowned group of speakers will convene for an afternoon of intriguing remarks, presentations and a panel discussion. Contact: Marie Guma-Diaz Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Symposium: 'Information Technology in Support of Materials Education,' March 20 Professor Keith Sheppard, associate dean of engineering & science at Stevens Institute of Technology, has announced the one-day symposium "Information Technology in Support of Materials Education," to be held in partnership with the British engineering software group Granta Design, featuring an array of international invited experts who will present on various aspects of the umbrella topic. Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
SNM's clinical trials network focuses on new FDA regulations for PET imaging On Feb. 2, the final day of the second annual SNM Clinical Trials Network Workshop, experts working in various facets of the molecular imaging community met in Albuquerque, N.M., to discuss the nuts and bolts of using imaging in clinical trials and the challenges and opportunities ahead in the regulatory landscape. Contact: Amy Shaw Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Patient-centered e-health is topic for half-day conference A half-day conference, co-sponsored by Stevens Institute of Technology and the N.J. Healthcare Information Management Systems Society, will be held on the Stevens campus in Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, in which thought leaders and innovators will share their insights. Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Carnegie Mellon's Erica Fuchs to discuss implications of offshoring Carnegie Mellon University's Erica Fuchs will be a keynote speaker from 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 in Washington, D.C., to discuss the impact manufacturing location has on technology competitiveness. Contact: Chriss Swaney Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
ACS webinar features tips for finding and building a career in the food and flavor industries News media and others interested in the chemical sciences are invited to join the next in a series of American Chemical Society webinars, Your Career Matters!, featuring speakers that address a variety of pertinent career topics impacting science and engineering professionals. Contact: Michael Bernstein Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Summit examines vast applications of nanomedicine SNM's Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit brings together academic, government and industry experts from across a spectrum of disciplines to explore a topic that may have great application for diagnosing and treating disease in the future. Contact: Amy Shaw Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
UC Riverside biologist is invited speaker at TED Conference Spider silk expert Cheryl Hayashi of the University of California, Riverside, has been invited to present her work at the prestigious TED Conference, held annually in Long Beach. TED brings together people from three worlds: technology, entertainment and design. Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum sets stage for accelerating therapies to patients The first Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum, set for April 6-8 in Winston-Salem, N.C., will bring together leaders in research, health care policy, venture investment and the biotech industry to address the challenges of delivering regenerative medicine therapies to patents. Contact: Karen Richardson Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
CIESE conference: 'Encouraging Students toward STEM and IT Careers,' Feb. 10 Stevens Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, along with the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, the New Jersey School Counselor Association, and the New Jersey Department of Education will present a one-day conference titled "Encouraging Students toward STEM & IT Careers," Feb. 10, 2010. Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
National Evacuation Conference to feature General Honoré as keynote Retired General Russel Honoré, who served as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, will headline an impressive lineup of keynote speakers and panelists set to appear as part of the 2010 National Evacuation Conference. The conference will be held Feb. 3-5 at the JW Marriott in New Orleans, and is being organized by the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, or SDMI, and the Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency, which is housed at both LSU and the University of New Orleans. Contact: Wendy Luedtke Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
Nobel Laureate Roger Tsien to present national lecture at the Biophysical Society meeting The 8,700-member Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Roger Tsien will deliver the National Lecture at the Biophysical Society 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 20-24, 2010. Being named the National Lecturer is the Society’s highest honor. Tsien, a professor at the University of California, San Diego, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008. He has been a member of the Biophysical Society since 2002. Contact: Ellen R. Weiss Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
Autism Speaks co-sponsors international autism conference in Manila, Philippines Feb. 3-5 Autism Speaks co-sponsors the first International Autism Conference in Manila organized by the Autism Hearts Foundation and Autism Hearts Philippines, with UC Davis MIND Institute, Philippine Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and the Autism Society of the Philippines to address diagnosis, assessment and treatments of ASDs, and create supports for individuals and families. This conference launches the Autism Speaks'/Autism Hearts Foundation Global Autism Public Health Initiative in the Philippines. Contact: Jane E. Rubinstein Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 -- IOF WCO -- ECCEO10 The abstract submission deadline of Feb. 4 is only one week away. Ensure that your research appears at the most important international osteoporosis meeting of the year, the IOF WCO-ECCEO10. Abstracts will be published in the field’s leading journal, Osteoporosis International. Contact: N. Akhmisse Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
Homeland Security Science and Technology University Network Summit The Department of Homeland Security's research arm, the Science & Technology Directorate, invites you to the fourth annual DHS University Network Summit sponsored by S&T's Office of University Programs, March 10-12 at the Renaissance Hotel. Washington, D.C. Registration is free but space is limited. Contact: John Verrico Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
Orthopedic researchers investigating new treatments for injured troops, civilians For each action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So after the surge in US troops heading to Afghanistan, there will be an influx of injured veterans returning back home. But the US Department of Defense has recruited its own "soldiers" in the battle against war casualties: a consortium of researchers who are improving care to wounded soldiers as well as the general public. Contact: Brenda Frederick Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
Extremity war injuries symposium seeks to improve patient care for wounded warriors The nation's top civilian and military orthopaedic trauma surgeons and researchers come together for a two-day symposium January 27-29 to discuss barriers of return of function and duty and develop treatment principles. Contact: Nicholas Piatek Showing releases 1-25 out of 74 releases.
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