HUM-MOLGEN archive: NEWS: in Bioscience and Medicine

************************************************************** HUM-MOLGEN News in Bioscience and Medicine ************************************************************** News in Bioscience and Medicine: <http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/HUM-MOLGEN/NewsGen/> HUM-MOLGEN WWW: <http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/HUM-MOLGEN/> Summary (postings by chronological order): ------------------------------------------ 1 | International news conference 2 | CSA's Hot Topics Series 3 | Leptin Receptor (OB-R) cloned. 4 | The following American Genetics Societies are online: - The American Society of Human Genetics American Journal of Human Genetics ASHG Newsletter - The Genetics Society of America GENETICS - Journal - The American College of Medical Genetics ACMG Newsletter - The American Board of Medical Genetics - The American Board of Genetic Counseling 5 | New WWW sites of interest to molecular biologists, geneticists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, clinicians, biochemists, and other life scientists. (E-mail: hugh.griffin@bbsrc.ac.uk) 6 | Horizon Scientific Press) 7 | The official web site of the International Cytokine Society 8 | McGill Dpt. of Medicine, Div. of Experimental Medicine 9 | The Fourth McGill University Conference on Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication 10 | How to announce new Internet resources, press releases etc. ************************************************************** 1 | International news conference (E-mail: okeefe@OLYMPUS.NET) Interested parties are invited to attend an international news conference in New York City next Wednesday to discuss issues raised in a major new book, "Genetics of Criminal and Antisocial Behaviour" (John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-95719-4). The controversial legal and moral implications of this landmark work will be explored at a news conference chaired by Professor Sir Michael Rutter of the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and including Dr. Deborah Denno of the Law School, Fordham University, New York, and Dr. Gregory Carey of the Institute of Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado. The news conference will be held at the New York Academy of Sciences, 2 E. 63 St, New York City, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24. If you would like to attend the conference or receive a copy of the news briefing, please contact: U.S.: Amanda Clarke, aclarke@jwiley.com, 001-212-850-6172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | CSA's Hot Topics Series features brief reviews of current literature on subjects of interest to the research community and to the public at large. Alzheimer's disease Gene therapy Genetics of Neurodegenerative Diseases Molecular Biology of Circadian Rhythms Neurobiology of sleep Sex determination <http://moe.csa.com/hottopic.html> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | Leptin Receptor (OB-R) cloned. GenBank has released the sequence records for mouse and human leptin receptor mRNA submitted by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Cambridge, MA, and published in the December 29 issue of Cell. For your convenience, the results of two homology searches are provided. The first is a BLASTP search of the SwissProt database using the human leptin receptor protein sequence as a query. The second search is a BLASTN search against the database of expressed sequence tags dbEST), using the human leptin receptor mRNA sequence as a query. Source: NCBI Announcement 12/30/95 < http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Server/Announce/index.html> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | The following American Genetics Societies are online: The American Society of Human Genetics <http://www.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/ashgmenu.htm> The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), founded in 1948, is the primary professional membership organization for human geneticists in North America. Overview of Human Genetics Organizations ASHG Organizational Information ASHG Publication Genetics-related Social Issues Policy Statements The American Journal of Human Genetics ASHG Newsletter ASHG Annual Meeting Information Search Membership Directory The Genetics Society of America <http://www.faseb.org/genetics/gsa/gsamenu.htm> Founded in 1931, the Genetics Society of America offers membership to scientists and academicians interested in the field of genetics studies. About the Genetics Society of America GENETICS - Journal Board of Directors GSA Specialty Meetings Careers Brochure Search Membership Directory The American College of Medical Genetics <http://www.faseb.org/genetics/acmg/acmgmenu.htm> The American College of Medical Genetics is committed to making genetic services available to the American Public without regard to age, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disbility or ability to pay. Association Information ACMG Newsletter Board of Directors Committees of the ACMG Annual Meeting Information ACMG Foundation Search Membership Directory The American Board of Medical Genetics <http://www.faseb.org/genetics/abmg/abmgmenu.htm> The American Board of Medical Genetics certifies individuals and accredits training programs in the field of human genetics. General Information About the ABMG Time-limited Certification Certification ExaminationProgram ABMG Requirements for Accreditation and Reaccreditation Training Programs Guide ABMG Diplomates Listing Search Membership Directory The American Board of Genetic Counseling <http://www.faseb.org/genetics/abgc/abgcmenu.htm> The American Board of Genetic Counseling prepares and administers examinations to certify individuals who provide services in the medical genetics specialty of genetic counseling and accredits training programs in the field of genetic counseling. General Information About the ABGC Time-limited Certification Certification Examination Program List of Training Programs ABGC Diplomates/Charter Members Listing Search Membership Directory <http://www.faseb.org/genetics/> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | New WWW sites of interest to molecular biologists, geneticists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, clinicians, biochemists, and other life scientists. (E-mail: hugh.griffin@bbsrc.ac.uk) - Internet for the Molecular Biologist: A good introduction to the internet for the molecular biologist. - Molecular Biology Jump Station: A comprehensive collection of USEFUL links for the molecular biologist. - Books for Molecular Biology. Includes full chapter abstracts, book reviews, and ordering information. Check out the new book *Internet for the Molecular Biologist.* - Protocols on the WWW. An extensive directory of the sites providing protocols for molecular biology, microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, and cell biology. - Microbiology Jump Station: A site for microbiology containing links to microbiology institutes, organizations, journals, culture collections, newsgroups, protocols, information, and directories. - Genetics Jump Station: A large collection of links for the geneticist. <http://www.ifrn.bbsrc.ac.uk/gm/lab/docs/genetics.html> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | Horizon Scientific Press (E-mail: hugh.griffin@bbsrc.ac.uk) publishes quality books in the areas of molecular biology and microbiology for the international scientific community. Our major new series Current Innovations in Molecular Biology is now available. This series will keep you up-to-date with all the current technology in molecular biology. Each volume is packed with protocols and information on the most widely used techniques and applications. Our home page provides full chapter abstracts, book reviews, and ordering information as well as a useful collection of links to other sites of interest to the molecular biologist. Check out or new publication Internet for the Molecular Biologist. <http://www.apollo.co.uk/a/horizon/#vol3> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | The official web site of the International Cytokine Society (E-mail: lvrub@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il) <http://bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il/cytokine/> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | McGill Dpt. of Medicine, Div. of Experimental Medicine (E-mail: dellaire@odyssee.net) <http://www.medcor.mcgill.ca/EXPMED/expmed.html> Resource Overview About the Department Graduate Program Tour the labs Activities WWW/Molecular Biology Resources WHAT'S --A Monthly Update of Hot Sites-- <http://www.medcor.mcgill.ca/EXPMED/DOCS/whatnew.html> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | The Fourth McGill University Conference on Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication (E-mail: facs1@medcor.mcgill.ca) St. Sauveur, Quebec, Canada October 1996. The meeting will include plenary lecture sessions and poster sessions. TOPICS: * Eukaryotic Origins of DNA Replication * Nuclear and DNA Structure in DNA Replication * Modulation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication Registration materials and information regarding abstract submission will be sent in early 1996. *********Abstract deadline date: June 27, 1996.************ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | How to announce new Internet resources, press releases etc. You can announce (free) new Internet resources, press releases etc. at http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/HMB-NewsGen/vw3news?postF For other announcements please take a look at http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/HUM-MOLGEN/hum/submit.html **************************************************************