Meetings

Complimentary press passes and virtual newsroom access are now available for the Experimental Biology (EB) 2019 meeting, to be held April 6-9 in Orlando. EB is the annual meeting of five scientific societies bringing together more than 12,000 scientists and 25 guest societies in one interdisciplinary community.

The hop crop is a hot topic as the craft brewing industry's thirst for new, locally grown flavors and aromas powers how and where farmers grow the key ingredient in beer.

Because immunotherapies fail most of the time, it's important for oncologists to determine whether patients are responding as soon as possible. During a workshop at PMWC, panelists will discuss how digital PCR-based liquid biopsy helps physicians do this.

This collaborative venture will bring together tropical ecologists from the UK and Europe, as well as their research partners.

Insilico presents its latest results in modern and next-generation AI for Drug Discovery at the R&D Data Intelligence Leaders Forum in Basel, Switzerland, 24 of January.

The 2019 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FAT*), to be held in Atlanta, Georgia from January 29-31, is a unique international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed gathering that publishes and presents work examining the fairness, accountability and transparency of algorithmic systems. ACM FAT* will host the presentation of research work from a wide variety of disciplines, including computer science, statistics, the social sciences and law.

The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting is the leading event for academic pediatrics and child health research. The PAS 2019 Meeting will take place April 24 - May 1 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

'Caribbean Strong: Building Resilience with Equity' will take place on Feb. 27-March 1, 2019, at the Sheraton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Keynote speakers will be Richard Besser, M.D., M.P.H., CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, who is the former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ABC News' former chief health and medical editor, and Georges Benjamin, M.D., Executive Director of the American Public Health Association.

Registration is now open for journalists planning to attend the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. The AAN Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of neurologists who come together to share the latest advances in neurologic research

Progress toward a universal flu vaccine, social and behavioral interactions among astronauts, indoor air pollution, and racial bias within the criminal justice system will be discussed at the 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, the world's largest general scientific conference.

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, this week has nearly three dozen students, alumni, academic innovators and business developers in 12 different booths at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, the largest tech/engineering trade show in North America. Among those presenting this year are a team developing a bandage that removes easily after the adhesive holding it in place is exposed to ultraviolet light, robotics teams and developers in IoT, AI and more.

The Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit: Asia Pacific will bring leaders from the most significant research universities in the region, together with policymakers and investors, to UNSW to share and advance understanding of the public impact of research on the most critical issues affecting the 21st century.

Aging is a complex process observed in all biological systems and organizations. Recent studies suggest that a set of biomarkers, rather than an individual biomarker, constitute the most effective means of assessing the health status. Alex Zhavoronkov will present 'Biomarkers of Aging' at the 2019 PMWC Conference. He will share the latest development of comprehensive and robust aging biomarkers using deep learning, blood biochemistry, transcriptomics, and even imaging data, which is able to track the effectiveness of the various interventions that Insilico is developing.

Arizona State University is hosting the 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium Jan. 24-25, 2019, in Tempe, Arizona.

The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting in April 2019 provides current and prospective users of JGI resources an opportunity to learn about the full spectrum of the JGI's capabilities as well as to hear from researchers applying the latest omics strategies to advance innovative science. A series of workshops and the "NeLLi 2019 Symposium: From New Lineages of Life to New Functions" precedes the JGI Annual Meeting.

An international conference on quantum science and technology is expected to draw more than a hundred leading scientists and engineers to Rochester Institute of Technology in January in response to a congressional imperative to accelerate quantum research.

Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') Spring 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, one of the largest scientific conferences of the year. The meeting will be held March 31-April 4, 2019, in Orlando.

Thirty-seven experts from 14 countries are gathering at the Cistercian Monastery in Heilsbronn - Nuremberg from Dec. 14 to 18 to discuss conservation options for coastal and riverine species of dolphins that are facing extinction in the foreseeable future. The group of scientists, conservationists, veterinarians and managers will be discussing whether, and how recovery plans for small cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) at risk of extinction, could be enhanced with ex-situ conservation (conservation outside of natural habitats) options.

Members of the media can now register to cover the latest advances in hormone health and science at ENDO 2019. The Endocrine Society's annual meeting will be held March 23-26, 2019 in New Orleans, La.

Celldance, a program of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), helps researchers tell the story of their research through video. Two new Celldance videos premiere at the Society's annual meeting, held jointly with the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), in San Diego, CA. Videos will be shown Dec 11 at 1:00 pm in Theatre 3 of the Learning Center at the San Diego Convention Center.

Artur Kadurin, Chief AI Officer and CEO of Insilico Taiwan presents "AI in Drug Discovery Creates the Best Era of Precision Medicine" at the 2018 Future Tech Forum.

Created in 2011 thanks to the joint efforts of PCR and GIM, this learning platform aims at contributing to the advancement of education and information in the Gulf region and the Middle East of both existing and new technologies in the field of interventional cardiology.

An upcoming conference at the National University of Singapore is bringing together dozens of the world's most prestigious theoretical physicists and mathematicians to explore the principles behind a Theory of Everything.