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Subject: HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - June 29, 2005
From: FS Zollmann <zollmann@hum-molgen.de>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:57:54 +0200

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Sixth Annual
Targeted Nanodelivery for Therapeutics and Molecular Imaging
August 21-23, 2005 - Washington, DC

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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - June 29, 2005 - http://hum-molgen.org


Genetic News
by T.M. D'Souza, T. Dalaya, J. Mill, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann
http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen

- Call for Assistant News Editors
   Join our editorial team
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2003/msg01.html

- Promiscuous Catalytic Activity Possessed by Novel Enzyme Structure
   Structural basis for the promiscuous biosynthetic prenylation of
   aromatic natural products.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg46.html

- Mutation In Mouse Circulatory Gene Mimics A Form Of Congenital Heart
   Disease
   Myocardin-related transcription factor B is required in cardiac neural
   crest for smooth muscle differentiation and cardiovascular
   development.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg45.html

- Geneticists identify 'master switch' that causes female flies to
   behave like males
   Male-specific fruitless specifies the neural substrates of Drosophila
   courtship behaviour
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg44.html

- Thalassemia: Genetic Blood Disorder Expected To Double In Next Few
   Decades
   Children's Hospital Oakland has formed an international network
   treating patients throughout the world.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg43.html

- A Step Forward in Stem Cell Research
   Derivation of Multipotent Mesenchymal Precursors from Human Embryonic
   Stem Cells
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg42.html

- Disability Rights, Prenatal Diagnosis and Eugenics: A Cross-Cultural
   View
   This paper considers the disability rights critique of genetic testing
   in the context of different communities and the issue of
   nondirectiveness.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg41.html

- Genetic Evaluation and Counseling of Couples with Recurrent
   Miscarriage
   Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg39.html

- New Role For BRCA1
   A new function for the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 in normal cells is
   described.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg38.html

- Mechanism Of Motor Neuron Disease
   Study reports a new mechanism underlying motor neuron disease, which
   may be broadly relevant to several adult-onset neurodegenerative
   diseases.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg35.html

- Suppression Of Colorectal Cancer Progression
   The expression of an intestinal epithelial cell receptor is silenced
   in most human colorectal cancers that progress from benign to
   malignant.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg31.html

- Malignant Cells Exploit Vessel Structures
   Researchers reveal how a specialized region of blood vessels can
   sustain malignant metastasis in the bone marrow.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg30.html

- New Food Allergy Research Consortium Focuses on Peanut Allergy
   Food Allergy Research Consortium strives to develop therapies to treat
   and prevent food allergies.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg29.html

- Researchers Debut New X-Ray Resources for Studying Molecules
   The most powerful X-ray beams in the Western Hemisphere become
   available at the Argonne National Laboratory.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg28.html

- NIAID Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria
   Scientists have discovered why people with type C hemoglobin are less
   prone to severe malaria.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg27.html

- Adult Antisocial Syndromes Common Among Substance Abusers
   Data from a recent epidemiologic survey of more than 43,000 U.S.
   adults show that antisocial syndromes are more common among people
   with substance abuse disorders than those without these disorders.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg26.html

- Five Topics Regarding Vision Added to NIHSeniorHealth Web Site
   Eye diseases and conditions leading to vision loss increase
   significantly with age. Read about them on the NIHSeniorHealth Web
   Site.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg25.html

- Promising New TB Drug Enters Clinical Trial
   The novel antibiotic, PA-824, may shorten the time needed to treat
   tuberculosis.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg24.html

- Rodent Social Behavior Encoded in Junk DNA
   Junk DNA holds sequence for key hormone receptor involved in
   determining male-female relations and parenting behaviors in a species
   of voles.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg23.html

- US$3.68 Million Grant to Boost Public Health Informatics
   New National Library of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
   Partnership Will Develop More Public Health Information Experts
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg22.html

- NIH Selects 13 More Organisms for Genome Sequencing
   The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) adds gibbon,
   bats, finch and mosquito strains to strategic mix.
   http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2005/msg21.html

- Contact Genetic News editors
   news@hum-molgen.org


Biomedical Positions
http://hum-molgen.org/positions/

- Biotechnology: Post-doctoral fellow
   NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND,GALWAY, Ireland
   http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2582.html

- Write a position announcement
   http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/positions.pdf
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Literature
http://hum-molgen.org/literature/

- Kumar et al. 2005. Nanofabrication Towards Biomedical Applications.
   1st ed.
   Techniques, Tools, Applications, and Impact
   http://hum-molgen.org/literature/06-2005/msg04.html

- Sensen. 2005. Handbook of Genome Research. 1st ed.
   Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Bioinformatics, Ethical and Legal
   Issues, Two Volumes
   http://hum-molgen.org/literature/06-2005/msg03.html

- Schepers. 2004. RNA Interference in Practice. 1st ed.
   Principles, Basics, and Methods for Gene Silencing in C.elegans,
   Drosophila, and Mammals
   http://hum-molgen.org/literature/06-2005/msg02.html

- Online analytical toolbox for cancer and other biomedical research
   Data Warehouse for biomedical informatics data sets for prostate
   cancer
   http://hum-molgen.org/literature/06-2005/msg01.html


Biotechnical requests and sources
http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnology


Events in bioscience and medicine
http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/

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   http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login


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Targeted Nanodelivery for Therapeutics and Molecular Imaging, taking place
August 21-23, 2005 in Washington, DC, will address the challenges in
implementing nanotechnology for drug delivery systems and imaging agents,
and promote dialogue between diagnostic and therapeutic development.

• Extensive Focus on Delivery Strategies
• Regulatory and Safety Coverage
• Applications in Molecular Imaging
• New Partnering Forum for Early Stage Companies
• Nanoparticles in the Clinic

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