Baltimore, MD...Following is a summary of the key lectures (plenary sessions), symposia, and workshops that will anchor the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening March 9 at the Baltimore Convention Center: All presentations will be in the Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Plenary Sessions (Distinguished Lecture Series)

"From Proprietary Trade School to Integral Component of the Academic Health Center The Long Journey to Academic Acceptance", J. Bernard Machen (President, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA), Thursday, March 10, 8:00 a.m., Ballroom 1, Baltimore Convention Center [NB: This is the W.J. Gies Distinguished Speaker Lecture.]

"NIH Roadmap for Medical Research", Elias A. Zerhouni (Director, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA), Friday, March 11, 8:00 a.m., Ballroom 1, Baltimore Convention Center

"Hedgehog Signaling Network", M. Michael Cohen (Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada), Saturday, March 12, 8:00 a.m., Ballroom 1, Baltimore Convention Center (supported by Quintessence Publishing)

Keynote Speakers

Wednesday, March 9

"Whither Caries Research?", W.H. Bowen (University of Rochester, NY, USA), 2 p.m., Room 331

"New Frontiers in Tooth Development Research", R. D'Souza (University of Texas-Houston/Health Science Ctr., USA), 2 p.m., Room 329

"Nutrition Research in Oral Health and Disease--Innovative Directions for the Future", D. DePaola (Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, USA), 2 p.m., Room 312

"Current Trends in Oral Health Research", C.M. Barnes (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA), 2 p.m., Room 342

"Organs are Complex but their Origins are Simple", P. Sharpe (United Medical & Dental Schools of Guy's & St. Thomas, London, United Kingdom), 2 p.m., Room 345-346

Thursday, March 10

"Novel Dental Composites and Adhesives Based on N
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Contact: Linda T. Hemphill
lhemphill@iadr.org
703-299-8091
International & American Association for Dental Research
2-Mar-2005


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