HUM-MOLGEN archive: BIOT: Microsatellites & cancer; BIOTECH 2001

This BIOT summary message contains two postings: 1. Microsatellite analysis in bladder cancer 2. BIOTECHNOLOGY 2001: A SYMPOSIUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SCIENCE EDUCATORS Cheers, Martin Kennedy Arthur bergen BIOT Editors, HUM-MOLGEN ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Microsatellite analysis in bladder cancer I am interested in microsatellite analysis of bladder carcinogenesis. Also I would like to know the technique detail as well as the quality control about the technique regarding clinical diagnostic application. I fanyone could comment on this point or provide me more detail, I would be appreciated very much. chownh@mail.ncku.edu.tw (Nan-Haw Chow) ------------------------------------------------------------ 2. BIOTECHNOLOGY 2001: A SYMPOSIUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SCIENCE EDUCATORS Biotechnology 2001 is Virginia's first major biotechnology symposium for science educators. The goal of the symposium is to assist science educators in keeping up with scientific discoveries and related developments in biotechnology. New discoveries and their application to medicine, agriculture, and the environment are occurring at an astounding pace. Biotechnology will have far reaching implications for almost every aspect of our lives. However, keeping up to date is a daunting task for our educators. Therefore Virginia Tech's Fralin Biotechnology Center and the Division of Continuing Education have organized Biotechnology 2001. We encourage high school and college faculty to take advantage of this unique opportunity, but educators in all disciplines and other interested persons are also welcome to attend. The first day's program features Dr. Maxine Singer of the Carnegie Institution of Washington as keynote speaker along with other nationally and internationally recognized scientists. The symposium will be held at the newly renovated Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center on Friday, June 21. Participants are invited to visit Virginia Tech's Fralin Biotechnology Center on Saturday, June 22, for lectures by Virginia Tech scientists and tours of biotechnology laboratories. Each participant receives a CEU certificate crediting them for 1.2 Continuing Education Units. A CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure which recognizes continuing education. They may be used for professional advancement or as evidence of increased abilities, but not for credit toward terminal degree programs. The Division of Continuing Education maintains a permanent, cumulative record of participation in all CEU offerings. Please check the link to BIOTECHNOLOGY 2001 program and registration form on the Fralin Biotechnology Center web site at: http://www.biotech.vt.edu LOCATION AND LODGING The conference will be held at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center located in downtown Roanoke at 110 Shenandoah Avenue. A covered walkway connects the hotel to the downtown business district where several unique shops and restaurants are located. A block of lodging rooms has been reserved at The Hotel Roanoke for Friday, June 21, at a special rate of $79 Single Occupancy (plus tax) and $89 Double Occupancy (plus tax). Please call The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center at (540) 985-5900 and refer to this conference. Reservations must be made by June 5 to receive the discount rate. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Friday, June 21, 1996 (held at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center) 8:00-9:00 Coffee and Registration Check-In 9:00-9:15 Welcome, Dr. Tracy Wilkins-Director of Virginia Tech Fralin Biotechnology Center and President of TechLab, Inc., Blacksburg, VA 9:15-10:15 Dr. Paula Gregory - Director of Education and Outreach for the National Center for Human Genome Research at National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Human Gene Therapy and Gene Delivery Systems 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:30 Dr. Tracy Wilkins - Director of Virginia Tech Fralin Biotechnology Center and President of TechLab, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, Biotechnology, It's Not Just Molecular Biology Anymore 11:30-1:00 Buffet Luncheon 1:00-2:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Maxine Singer - President, The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC; Scientist Emeritus at National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Line-1 Sequences and Transposable Elements (or Jumping Genes) in Humans 2:00-3:00 Dr. Steven Shak - Project Team Leader of DNA Research and Director of Pulmonary Research at Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA, The Power of Biotechnology-A New Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15-4:15 Dr. Doris Zallen - Director of the Choices and Challenges Program, Center for the Study of Science in Society, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, The Ethical Issues of Genetic Testing 4:15-5:15 Ms. Melissa Smrz - FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC, The Use of DNA in Forensic Science 5:15-6:15 Reception-Light hors d'oeuvres 6:30-7:30 Dr. Alvin Young - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, Biotechnology and New Products in Agriculture Saturday, June 22 (held at The Virginia Tech Fralin Biotechnology Center) (Numbers may be limited by seating available) 8:00-8:45 Coffee and Registration Check-In 8:45-9:30 Dr. Carole Cramer, Professor, Virginia Tech Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, and CropTech Development Corporation, Blacksburg, VA, The Production of Human Biopharmaceutical Products from Transgenic Plants 9:30-10:15 Dr. Brenda Shirley, Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Department of Biology, Blacksburg, VA, Molecular Biology of Flower Color 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:15 Biotechnology Lab Activities Access Excellence Program - How to access this program developed by Genentech, Inc. and download lab activities via your computer. Presenters: Barbara Kolb, Ellen Mayo, Leslie Ann Pierce, Rebecca Sacra, Frank Taylor 11:15-12:00 Biotechnology on the Internet - Jim Kling and Rik Obiso 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-3:00 Concurrent Tours (numbers may be limited) 1. Fralin Biotechnology Center Building 2. Lab of Dr. Carole Cramer - Transgenic Tobacco 3. Lab of Dr. Joe Falkinham - Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4. Lab of Dr. Dennis Dean - Nitrogen Fixation 5. Lab of Dr. Elizabeth Grabau - Transgenic Soybean 6. Lab of Dr. Kristi DeCourcy - Fralin Biotech Ctr. Outreach HOW TO REGISTER The registration fee for the conference is $65. The fee includes refreshment breaks, lunch and a reception at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center on Friday, June 21, handouts, and a lunch at the Virginia Tech Fralin Biotechnology Center on Saturday, June 22. Please complete the attached registration form and return with payment by May 21, 1996. After this date, registrations should be confirmed by phone with the Conference Registrar at (540) 231-5241. REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY: Requests for refunds are honored if received four full working days prior to the conference. However, substitutions are accepted at any time. The university may cancel or postpone any course because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If the course is cancelled or postponed, the university will refund registration fees, but cannot be held responsible for any other costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies. EXHIBITOR SPACE Exhibitor Fee is $100 plus $25 per six foot table. For further information about the conference, please contact Jack Lilly at the Division of Continuing Education at (540) 231-4849, fax-(540) 231-9886 or e-mail-Jacklily@vt.edu. FOR MORE INFORMATION For further information about the conference, please contact Barbara Duncan at the Division of Continuing Education at (540) 231-4849, fax-(540) 231-9886 or e-mail-Jacklily@vt.edu. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Tracy Wilkins, Ph.D., Fralin Biotechnology Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Rebecca Ross, Ed.D., Cave Spring High School, Roanoke Toby Horn, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria Barbara Kolb, James River High School, Buchanan John Kowalski, Ph.D., Roanoke Valley Governors School, Roanoke Carole Massart, Roanoke City Schools, Roanoke Ellen Mayo, Mills Godwin High School, Richmond Cheryl Lindeman, Ed.D., Central Virginia Governor's School, Lynchburg Lauri Goater-Cox, Ph.D., Carroll County High School, Hillsville Frank Taylor, Radford High School, Radford Leslie Pierce, Ph.D., Thomas Edison High School, Alexandria Kathy Frame, National Association of Biology Teachers, Reston Ellen Holtman, Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke Eric Collins, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville Norma Diehl, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville Jill Losee-Hoehlein, Ed.D., Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake Valerie Cash, Fralin Biotechnology Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Kristi DeCourcy, Ph.D., Fralin Biotechnology Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Don Ball, Fralin Biotechnology Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Don Ball Fralin Center for Biotechnology VA Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0346 biotech@vt.edu 540 231-6934 540 231-7126 fax %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%