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Public Release: 23-Oct-2012
Nanotechnology for Louisiana
Louisiana Tech University to host 'Nanotechnology for Louisiana' conference
Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science will host industry leaders from throughout the region as well as faculty and research experts from Louisiana Tech at the “Nanotechnology for Louisiana” conference, Nov. 9 at the Louisiana Tech Shreveport Center in Shreveport.

Contact: Dave Guerin
dguerin@latech.edu
318-257-4854
Louisiana Tech University

Public Release: 23-Oct-2012
NIH Consensus Development Conference: Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Independent panel to present findings on diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus
The NIH Consensus Development Conference: Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is occurring Oct. 29-31, 2012 at NIH in Bethesda, MD.

Contact: Deborah Langer
langerdh@od.nih.gov
301-443-4569
NIH/Office of Disease Prevention

Public Release: 22-Oct-2012
Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma
Lymphoma Research Foundation and John Theurer Cancer Center host Ask the Doctor program
The Lymphoma Research Foundation, the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to lymphoma research, is partnering with John Theurer Cancer Center, one of the nation's 50 best hospitals for cancer, to bring the lymphoma community information about the rapidly changing world of lymphoma treatment. The educational program, titled Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at John Theurer Cancer Center in Hackensack, N.J.

Contact: Amy Leahing
aleahing@p4strategy.com
646-756-2694
John Theurer Cancer Center

Public Release: 22-Oct-2012
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
How pediatrics and politics are intertwined
Two of the nation's foremost political commentators, James Carville and Mary Matalin, will present the plenary session, "All's Fair: Love, War and Politics," at 12:10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center as part of the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.

Contact: Debbie Jacobson
djacobson@aap.org
847-434-7084
American Academy of Pediatrics

Public Release: 22-Oct-2012
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
Thomas K. McInerny takes office as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics
On Monday, Oct. 22, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, will take office as the 2012-2013 president of the AAP, after serving a year as president-elect. His induction will take place with an address at the annual business luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Contact: Debbie Jacobson
djacobson@aap.org
847-434-7084
American Academy of Pediatrics

Public Release: 21-Oct-2012
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
National health officer to focus on improving outcomes for children
In an address at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, Patrick Conway, MD, FAAP, chief medical officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will discuss how quality improvement programs in all 50 states are committed to providing children with better health security through the Affordable Care Act by expanding health care coverage at a lower cost.

Contact: Debbie Jacobson
djacobson@aap.org
847-434-7084
American Academy of Pediatrics

Public Release: 20-Oct-2012
ICD for Life Summit
Implantable devices are not a luxury
The EHRA ICD for Life Summit closed today in Belgrade, Serbia. Experts met to discuss challenges and unmet health needs in Central and Eastern European countries.

Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu
press@escardio.org
33-492-947-756
European Society of Cardiology

Public Release: 20-Oct-2012
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
Nation's pediatricians to enjoy view of current issues through the eyes of award-winning cartoonist
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Walt Handelsman will deliver the keynote address Saturday, Oct. 20, at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exposition in New Orleans.

Contact: Susan Stevens Martin
ssmartin@aap.org
847-434-7131
American Academy of Pediatrics

Public Release: 19-Oct-2012
Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease
UK hosting inaugural Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease
The University of Kentucky is hosting the first annual Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease next Friday and Saturday.

Contact: Allison Perry
allison.perry@uky.edu
859-323-2399
University of Kentucky

Public Release: 19-Oct-2012
Survivors Day Conference Webcast
Survivors Day Conference webcast focuses on late effects of childhood cancer therapy
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will host a webcast about the late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment Saturday, Oct. 27, at 9 a.m. CST. The webcast is part of the Survivors Day Conference that is inviting St. Jude cancer survivors of all ages back to the hospital to reconnect with physicians, staff and other former patients.

Contact: Carrie Strehlau
carrie.strehlau@stjude.org
901-595-2295
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Public Release: 19-Oct-2012
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
Child health disparities are not inevitable
A day before pediatricians gather in New Orleans for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, the AAP will host a day-long seminar on health disparities.

Contact: Debbie Jacobson
djacobson@aap.org
847-434-7084
American Academy of Pediatrics

Public Release: 19-Oct-2012
American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition
Pediatricians support the AAP 'Community Cares' project in New Orleans charter schools
Pediatricians gathering in New Orleans this weekend for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics will spend a day fixing up charter schools as part of the third annual AAP "Community Cares" project.

Contact: Debbie Jacobson
djacobson@aap.org
847-434-7084
American Academy of Pediatrics

Public Release: 18-Oct-2012
Friends of NSM Distinguished Lecture Series: Science Impacting Health and Society
Predicting heart attack risk topic of UH lecture
Each year, seemingly healthy people suffer from acute heart attacks, strokes and sudden cardiac death. Computer science professor Ioannis Kakadiaris hopes to change this through his image analysis research. He will address the topic during a lecture, titled "Improving Prediction of Heart Attack Risk," Oct. 23 at the University of Houston. The lecture is free and open to the public as part of the Friends of NSM Distinguished Lecture Series: Science Impacting Health and Society.

Contact: Lisa Merkl
lkmerkl@uh.edu
713-743-8192
University of Houston

Public Release: 18-Oct-2012
TCT 2012
Minneapolis Heart Institute foundation announces schedule of events at TCT conference
The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation today announced its schedule of presentations at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, which runs from October 22-26 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, FL. The Foundation is represented at TCT 2012 in 24 presentations, live cases, posters and other sessions.

Contact: Steve Goodyear
sgoodyear@mhif.org
612-863-1658
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

Public Release: 18-Oct-2012
American Society of Human Genetics 2012 Annual Meeting
American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting to occur Nov. 6-10 in San Francisco
A significant relationship between human mortality and the length of telomeres, the stretches of DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes, will be among the research news at American Society of Human Genetics 2012.

Contact: Cathy Yarbrough
press@ashg.org
858-243-1814
American Society of Human Genetics

Public Release: 17-Oct-2012
Office of Naval Research 2012 Science and Technology Partnership Conference and ASNE Expo
ONR to stream live from Naval S&T Partnership Conference and ASNE Expo
Registration may have closed for the Office of Naval Research 2012 Science and Technology Partnership Conference and ASNE Expo, but interested parties can still tune in to a live webcast Oct. 22-24 and follow the event on social media.

Contact: Peter Vietti
onrcsc@onr.navy.mil
703-696-5031
Office of Naval Research

Public Release: 17-Oct-2012
Satellite Data Apps: Funding and Protecting your Innovation
Leicester plays pivotal role in European Parliament event on how space science can benefit society
Exciting uses of hi-tech space know-how for business and beyond -- space technologies event at National Space Centre on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Contact: University of Leicester Press Office
pressoffice@le.ac.uk
44-011-625-22415
University of Leicester

Public Release: 17-Oct-2012
IDWeek 2012
NIAID tip sheet: IDWeek 2012
NIAID presentations at IDWeek 2012, a joint meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology, the HIV Medicine Association, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, featuring the latest science and approaches in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, across the lifespan.

Contact: NIAID Office of Communications
niaidnews@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Public Release: 16-Oct-2012
TEDxNJIT
TEDxNJIT Event on Nov. 1
A TEDxNJIT event will take place again on Nov. 1, 2012 in the Jim Wise Theatre on the New Jersey Institute of Technology campus and also via an accompanying live simulcast broadcast available to viewers worldwide.

Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Public Release: 16-Oct-2012
2012 International Presidential Forum on Global Research Universities
2012 International Presidential Forum on Global Research Universities in Seoul on Oct. 16, 2012
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology will host the 5th International Presidential Forum on Research Universities on Tuesday, Oct. 16th, 2012 at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul, Republic of Korea, where 83 presidents and vice presidents of 60 research universities in 27 nations will attend for a presentation and panel discussion on the topic of “Effective Education and Innovative Learning.”

Contact: Lan Yoon
hlyoon@kaist.ac.kr
82-423-502-295
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Public Release: 15-Oct-2012
FAPESP Week 2012
FAPESP promotes symposium in Canada to discuss scientific cooperation with Brazil
The most recent scientific advances and the new technological developments obtained by researchers in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, working in cooperation with research institutions and companies in Canada over the last years will be the topics of debates for scientists from the two countries during FAPESP Week 2012.

Contact: Fernando Cunha
imprensa-fapesp@fapesp.br
55-119-893-27070
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Public Release: 15-Oct-2012
Workshop on How the America Invents Act Will Affect Best Business Practices
Workshop on How America Invents Act will affect best business practices
George Mason University will host a workshop Friday designed for inventors, engineering and intellectual property managers, and attorneys advising inventors and business leaders to mitigate their risks, protect their inventions and adapt their R&D and business practices to the new law. A live webcast is also available.

Contact: Chris McManes
c.mcmanes@ieee.org
202-384-4287
IEEE-USA

Public Release: 15-Oct-2012
Chicago Adult Congential Heart Network
Chicago-area hospitals collaborate to form first network for adults with congenital heart disease
Seven major academic medical centers and teaching hospitals in the Chicago area have joined together to form the Chicago Adult Congenital Heart Network, which is the first patient-centered, inter-institutional network in Chicago established to ensure all adults with congenital heart disease in the area receive appropriate follow-up care.

Contact: Deb Song
deb_song@rush.edu
312-942-0588
Rush University Medical Center

Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2012
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2012
The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress brings together over 4,000 heart health experts to exchange ideas and present the latest breaking research at Canada’s largest health and science meeting.

Contact: Jane-Diane Fraser
jfraser@hsf.ca
613-569-4361 x273
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Public Release: 11-Oct-2012
Targeted Therapies & Personalized Medicine
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Research Symposium
A cadre of leading researchers in hematology, oncology, cell biology, and biotechnology are conducting presentations and discussions at this symposium to review the latest advances in blood cancer research

Contact: Andrea Greif
andrea.greif@lls.org
914-821-8958
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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