Changing Face of Chemical Engineering Education
...United States, South Africa and the Pacific Rim to discuss "The Changing Face of Chemical Engineering Education World-wide" WHY: Chemical Engineering education is at a crossroads. With biotechnology continuing to flourish and nanotechnology set to explode, colleges and universities must adapt their curric......ll give those researchers abroad an opportunity to discuss individual career prospects with potential employers from Germany. Approximately 40 grant recipients from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), many of whom are Emmy Noether fellows, will be among the participants. Th...The Future of Chemical Plant Security one-day symposium, Monday, Aug. 29
...meland Security, will address chemical threats and discuss research and development priorities to respond to ...partment of Homeland Security (DHS). She also will discuss ACCs support for legislation to give DHS regulatory authority over chemical facility security and ot...Gold bowties may shed light on molecules and other nano-sized objects
...as in future experiments. On Aug. 30, Moerner will discuss bowties and other developments in the field of nanophotonics at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C....International stem cell meeting in Kobe, Japan
... meet from 1st to 3rd September in Kobe, Japan, to discuss and summarize the current status in the highly con...ents made in this fast moving research area and to discuss the future potential of this field of research, bringing together leading experts from the rapidly g...Consortium seeks comment on gene expression roadmap
...National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., to discuss the draft protocol and review comments. For further information send e-mail to ercc@nist.gov ....Controlling the spread of invasive plants: a national effort one-day symposium, Aug. 30
...llion annually. More than a dozen researchers will discuss strategies for coping with this problem during a one-day symposium, "Control of Invasive Species," on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the 230th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society. The symposium begins at 8:3...K-State professor developing new strategies for delivery of drugs to fight, treat tuberculosis
...gical function of the porin systems. Bossmann will discuss his research at the American Chemical Society's national meeting and exposition, Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, in Washington, D.C. He will give an oral presentation at the conference Tuesday, Aug. 30. "We have more and more resistant strains developing in Asia ...Tobacco-related cancer: How does it happen?
...disposes some and spares others? Researchers will discuss these types of questions and share new biochemical...nd epidemiologic studies, review key findings, and discuss lingering issues in a special symposium: "Tobacco Carcinogenesis," on Tuesday, Aug. 30, during the A...Ethical and scientific guidelines for study of captive great apes
...anzee Resource Committee, which meets regularly to discuss issues of mutual interest. The increased cost of supporting all such facilities will be more than justified by the knowledge gleaned from the study of healthy, socially integrated great apes and can potentially contribute to the ultimate survival of...Pizza and prose with author Robert Hazen
....m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Hazen will discuss the ancient question of life's chemical origins, the theory of emergence, and how life must have begun through a sequence of natural events. The event is co-sponsored by the museum and Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academies Press. ...Chinese-American Frontiers of Science Nov. 2 - 4
...ung scientists from the United States and China to discuss their current research projects. This year's symposium will feature presentations about new findings on topics such as aging and neurodegeneration; brain imaging; the carbon cycle and climate change, and quantum information. Details: The meeting w...Other highlights in the September 7 JNCI
...icine at the University of California Los Angeles, discuss how these findings support new hypotheses regarding ER activity in PR-negative breast cancer. "These data could have a profound translational clinical impact on directing therapeutic interventions for patients who have ER-positive tumors but who disp...ASHG 55th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, October 26-29, 2005
...nd the Distinguished Speakers' Symposium that will discuss the impact of the Human Genome Project on genetics and genomics. The meeting is the venue for the presentation of major ASHG awards --including the William Allan Award for lifetime contributions to human genetics (to Francis Collins, NHGRI), the Curt...American Dietetic Association 2005 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
...thor of The South Beach Diet, joins ADA experts to discuss evidence-based strategies to treat and prevent obesity. (Sunday, October 23) Harvard/ADA Research Symposium features presentations on behavioral counseling theories and childhood obesity prevention. (Tuesday, October 25) Session highlights include: ......he RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) to discuss the current status of their science. The workshop titled "Stem Cells in Reproduction and in the Brain" was held as part of the "Germany in Japan Year" 2005/2006 and was jointly organized by the Ernst Schering Research Foundation, the Max Planck Socie...Columbia scientists develop cancer terminator viruses
...ons. In the Cancer Research paper, the researchers discuss the development of a "terminator" virus, which was administered to mice with pancreatic cancers at both primary and distant sites (akin to metastases). As predicted, when the virus was injected directly into the primary tumor, the virus destroyed no...How to avoid severe climate change discussed at CO2 conference
...dy the CO 2 cycle, describe research results, and discuss effective responses to climate change. Caldeira's talk follows the opening address given by the Bush administration's James Mahoney, director of the U. S. Climate Change Science Program. Caldeira sets the stage for the long-term consequences of cont...Experts urge reform of international patent system at eve of WIPO assembly
Maastricht -- An international seminar to discuss the contribution of Intellectual Property Rights to development has called on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to pay greater attention to the diverse needs and technological capacities of developing countries, instead of focusing ......anting their pets to take part in the study should discuss this with their vet first. Vets are welcome to contact the hospital for more information....