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___________________________________________________________________________ HUM-MOLGEN: Call for Assistant News Editors => http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2003/msg01.html ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - October 07, 2003 - http://hum-molgen.org DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - MR (mental retardation) http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum2/HTML/000156.html Collaboration with anyone that has patients with the following, or part of the following phenotype: mental retardation, microcephaly, bilateral neurosensorial deafness, strabismus, epilepsy, ataxia, autistic behaviour, advanced bone age (3 years) and precocious puberty. - Balanced Chromosome Rearrangements and Abnormal Phenotypes http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum2/HTML/000157.html Patients with apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangements and multiple congenital anomalies are being sought for participation in a gene discovery research project. - Post diagnostic request / call for collaboration http://hum-molgen.org/diagnostic-posting or contact hum-molgen@nic.surfnet.nl Ethical, legal and social implications http://hum-molgen.org/ethic/ - Pharmacogenetics: ethical issues http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum4/HTML/000017.html Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, W. Kalle, A.W.I. Lo, R.V. Nemade, U. Sattler, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - White blood cell plays key role in body's excessive repair response to asthma Airway scarring can be disrupted by targeting eosinophils. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg05.html - Healthy Neighbors Rescue Degenerating Motor Neurons In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the life or death of motor neurons may rest with an overlooked group of neighboring cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg04.html - Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2003 to Lauterbur and Mansfield for their discoveries concerning "magnetic resonance imaging" The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2003 jointly to Paul C Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg03.html - Aggregation of Cloned Mouse Embryos Improves Survival Rate Novel way to boost the paltry survival rate of cloned mammals. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg02.html - Biological basis for creativity linked to mental illness Creative people more open to stimuli from environment. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg01.html - Evidence the heart can renew itself Anversa has demonstrated that the heart has its own adult stem cells for regenerating heart muscle tissue following a coronary event. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg53.html - Genetic links to obesity and thinness deCODE has discovered a gene with certain variations that predispose to obesity and others that predispose to thinness http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg52.html - Non-Human Molecule Is Absorbed By Eating A non-human, cellular molecule is absorbed into human tissues as a result of eating red meat and milk products, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg51.html - NIH Announces Strategy to Accelerate Medical Research Progress The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research developed with input from more than 300 nationally recognized leaders in academia, industry, government and the public. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg50.html - Small Study Suggests Anticonvulsant Drug Holds Promise As Therapy For Cocaine Abuse Preliminary clinical trial conducted in Mexico shows that gamma vinyl-GABA (GVG)could cut cocaine use. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg49.html - World's First Cloned Rats from genOway and INRA genOway is now focusing on the generation of cloned animals with specific genetic modifications (knock-out and knock-in rats) http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg47.html - Social insects point to non-genetic origins of societies Social structures form through group dynamics, not trait selection http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg46.html - NIGMS Center Grants To Explore Stem Cell Biology To elucidate the basic biology of stem cells, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) is funding three Exploratory Centers for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg45.html - Software Tackles Protein Pathways PathBLAST searches the yeast protein-protein interaction network to identify all protein interaction pathways that align with a pathway query. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg44.html - Academic clinical research is under threat from the EU New therapies for hard-to-treat or rare cancers might never be developed and patients would continue to suffer and die unless problems with the proposed EU directive1 on clinical trials are resolved. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg43.html - Scientists switch components in cell circuits: possible new technology, therapy Interchangeability may allow engineering of cells with new decision-making circuits http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg42.html - Gene for rare inherited spinal cord disorder found; discovery may aid studies of other paralyzing diseases U-M - Penn team hope to aid diagnosis & treatment of hereditary spastic paraplegia http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg41.html - Genes can individualize treatment for high blood pressure Genes that cause hypertension may also determine which blood pressure-lowering drugs are most effective for different people. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg40.html - $500,000 Technology Prize for Advances Leading to the $1,000 Human Genome The prize is aimed at stimulating the scientific and technology research community to significantly advance automated DNA sequencing so that a human genome can be sequenced for $1,000 or less as soon as possible http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2003/msg37.html - Contact Genetic News editors news@hum-molgen.org Literature http://hum-molgen.org/literature/ - Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer. 2002. Biochemistry. 5th ed. (NCBI Bookshelf) The book is now available for interactive searching on the Bookshelf. http://hum-molgen.org/literature/10-2003/msg01.html - Open access initiative from the Company of Biologists Development, Journal of Cell Science and The Journal of Experimental Biology will be offering authors the option of "open access". http://hum-molgen.org/literature/09-2003/msg03.html Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Biochemistry / Immunology: Postdoctoral Appointee UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2299.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2308.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Temporary Research Assistant (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2306.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Senior Laboratory Technician (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2307.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0111.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Senior Laboratory Technician (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901, USA - Biochemistry / Immunology: Staff Engineer/Research Scientist UTC Research Center, EAST HARTFORD, CT http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1152.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Field Service Biomed Technician Universal Health Services, DES MOINES,50301,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1153.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Data Management Project Leader ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES,19436,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2316.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Clinical Studies Associate, Nashville, TN ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NASHVILLE,37201,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2317.html - Biochemistry / Immunology: Clinical Data Coordinators ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES,19436,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1158.html - Biotechnology: Postdoctoral or Non-tenured Faculty Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-0275 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2303.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: PhD position Philipps-University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany http://hum-molgen.org/positions/predoctoral/0462.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Research Teaching Specialist III (Grant Funded)rp UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2312.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Research Teaching Specialist III (Grant Funded)rp UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, NJ, 08854 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2313.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Senior Clinical Data Coordinators ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES,19436,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2315.html - Medical Research (others): Research Scientist GUIDANT Corporation, Temecula, CA 92589 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1155.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist IV (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2305.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist II (Grant Funded) UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1149.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist V (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/assistant/0152.html - Medical Research (others): Principal Engineer/Scientist UTC Research Center, EAST HARTFORD, 06108, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1150.html - Medical Research (others): Postdoctoral Appointee UMDNJ, EDISON, NJ 08817 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2314.html - Medical Research (others): Senior Laboratory Technician (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2300.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2301.html - Medical Research (others): Research Technical Specialist UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1151.html - Medical Research (others): Research Assistant-Temporary UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0112.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist V (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0113.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist IV (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0114.html - Medical Research (others): Postdoctoral Appointee UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2309.html - Medical Research (others): Research Teaching Specialist IV (GRANT FUNDED) UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0115.html - Microbiology / Virology: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6049, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2298.html - Neurology / Neuroscience: PostDoctoral fellow INSERM U592, 75571 Paris cedex 12 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2297.html - Neurology / Neuroscience: post-doctoral research position in Alzheimer's disease Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2296.html - Others: Postdoctoral Appointee UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0108.html http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0109.html - Others: Director of Business Development ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES, 19436, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1147.html - Others: Data Management Project Manager ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES, 19436, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1146.html - Others: Senior Biostatistician Stoakley-Dudley Consultants Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1A6 Canada http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1145.html - Others: Research Teaching Specialist V UMDNJ, PISCATAWAY, 08854, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0110.html - Others: Group Leader, Structures UTC Research Center, EAST HARTFORD, 06108, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1144.html - Others: Contracts Manufacturing Manager - San Diego, CA Work Wonders Staffing LLC, Cave Creek, AZ, 85331, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1148.html - Others: Postdoctoral Appointee UMDNJ, NEW BRUNSWICK, 08901 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2304.html - Others: IVRS Project Coordinator, Houston, TX, Day Shift ICON Clinical Research, Inc., HOUSTON,77001,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1154.html - Others: SR. SCIENTIST SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES, INC., LOS ANGELES,90001,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2311.html - Others: Director of Business Development, North Wales, PA 290208 ICON Clinical Research, Inc., NORTH WALES, PA 19436 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1156.html - Others: IVRS Project Coordinator, Houston, TX ,Third Shift ICON Clinical Research, Inc., HOUSTON,77001,USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1157.ht - Write a position announcement (free) http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/positions.pl?write0 Biomedical conferences http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/ Registry of Biomedical Companies (2003 entries) http://hum-molgen.org/companies/ Mailing List Administration (Join or leave the list) http://nic.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=hum-molgen&A=1 Feedback contact HUM-MOLGEN@nic.surfnet.nl Advertise at HUM-MOLGEN contact M Kurz and FS Zollmann (dialogue@hum-molgen.org) -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org & hum-molgen@nic.surfnet.nl | (C) 1994-2003