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__________________________________________________________________________ RNAi Europe, 20-21 September, Barcelona, Spain Select Biosciences’ 4th annual RNAi Europe conference and exhibition, will be held in Barcelona, Spain. The agenda will include an excellent list of influential speakers, and we are expecting 30+ exhibitors. A tutorial to review RNAi and MicroRNA: Market Landscape and Emerging Opportunities will be held on the 21 September. http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/rnaieurope07/index.aspx __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - June 27, 2007 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, La Merie S.L, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Seeing Histone Tails Specifically A study appearing online reports on how some histone modifications are recognized within the cell. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000035.html - How Cancer Cells Keep Their Telomeres A report investigates the mechanism by which cancer cells stop their chromosome ends from becoming shorter. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000034.html - Fish Tumours Visualized By Ultrasound The first use of high resolution ultrasound imaging to monitor tumours in zebrafish is published online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000033.html - Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Prevent Eye Disease A study reports that increasing the dietary intake of omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids may prevent eye disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000032.html - Dialling Down 'Natural' Antibody Production Researchers have identified a molecule that reduces production of antibodies by a specialized set of immune cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000031.html - International Collaboration Surveys Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines The first comparative study of a large number of human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines is reported online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000030.html - Cancer Drug Has Unexpected Mode Of Action A particular type of cancer drug, the topoisomerase inhibitor, works in a previously unexpected way. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000029.html - New Neurodegenerative Mouse Mutant A new mouse model of neurodegeneration is described. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000028.html - RNA From Blood To Brain It is now possible to perform gene therapy on the brain via intravenous injection, in mice at least. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000027.html - DNA 'Instruction Manual' Deciphered Researchers present results of a huge project that identifies and analyses functional elements taken from part of the human genome. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000026.html - WHI Study of Younger Postmenopausal Women Links Estrogen Therapy to Less Plaque in Arteries Experts Caution that Heart Disease Effects Remain Unclear http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000025.html - Researchers Discover Gene For Rare Skin Disorder The gene known as PORCN may account for most cases of Goltz syndrome, a rare skin disorder that can also affect bone and eye development. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000024.html - Mix of Disease Processes at Work in Brains of Most People with Dementia Combination of Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral infarcts (strokes) is the most common mix of pathologies in the brains of people with dementia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000023.html - Tumor-Associated Blood Vessels Have Genes Expressed at High Levels in Mice and Humans Researchers have uncovered a set of genes, including endothelial cell surface CD276, that are turned on, or expressed, at high levels only in the blood vessels that feed tumors in mice and humans. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000022.html - Banding Together: RAS signaling of circadian output The band mutation in Neurospora, which allowed researchers to study circadian rhythms in this fungus, has finally been cloned and has been found to be an allele of Ras-1. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000021.html - On the Defense: Conserved Features of Plant Innate Immunity Researchers report that three proteins work together in the MOS4-associated complex (MAC) to execute innate immunity in the mustard weed, Arabidopsis. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2007/000020.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Biochemistry / Immunology: Post-doctoral fellow New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2657.html - Genetics: Director, Microarray Core Facility Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA http://hum-molgen.org/positions/academic_positions/0212.html - Medical Research (others): Cytogenomics Facility Director The Centre for Applied Genomics / The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1L7 http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1704.html - Call for Assistant News Editors Support the HUM-MOLGEN concept actively! 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MALDI MS: A Practical Guide to Instrumentation, Methods and Applications In-depth description of the many different applications of MALDI MS, along with a detailed discussion of the technology itself. http://hum-molgen.org/literature/06-2007/000001.html Events in bioscience and medicine http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/ - Design Control and Product Validation The Center for Professional Advancement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 16-17 July 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1104.html - Risk Analysis & Human Factors Engineering The Center for Professional Advancement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 12-13 July 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1103.html - Effective Project Management The Center for Professional Advancement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 10-12 July 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1102.html - ISO 13485, ISO 9001 and QSR Regulations for Medical Device Companies The Center for Professional Advancement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 9-11 July 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1101.html - Lyophilization Technology The Center for Professional Advancement, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands 9-11 July 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1100.html - 12th Annual Drug Delivery Technologies & Deal-Making Strategic Research Institute, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Regency 9/24/07-9/26/07 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3289.html - ICH Q9: Managing Risk in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing The Center for Professional Advancement, Your Computer - An Online Training Format July 24, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1099.html - What is Nanotechnology? The Center for Professional Advancement, Your Computer - An Online Training Format July 19, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1098.html - CAPA - The Heart of Your Quality System The Center for Professional Advancement, Your Computer - An Online Training Format June 28, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1097.html - Fundamentals of Nanotechnology The Center for Professional Advancement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2-3 July 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1096.html - Critical Process Cleaning and Cleaning Validation The Center for Professional Advancement, Burlingame, CA July 25-27, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1095.html - GMP for Dietary Supplements The Center for Professional Advancement, Burlingame, CA July 23-24, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1094.html - Pharmaceutical Process Development The Center for Professional Advancement, New Brunswick, NJ July 23-25, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1093.html - Excipient GMPs The Center for Professional Advancement, New Brunswick, NJ July 16-18, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1092.html - Documentation Management and Control The Center for Professional Advancement, Burlingame, CA July 16-17, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1091.html - Stem Cell Summit Europe 2007 RRY Publications, Gibson Hall - London, UK September 17th, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3288.html - Stem Cell Summit Europe 2007 RRY Publications, Gibson Hall - London, UK September 17th, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3287.html - 3. German Conference on Chemoinformatics German Chemical Society, Goslar - Germany November 11 - 13, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3286.html - Disease Management Prevention & Wellness Strategic Research Institute, Hilton Boston Back Bay August 6-7, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3285.html - Powder Mixing Technology The Center for Professional Advancement (CfPA), New Brunswick, NJ July 16-19, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1090.html - Process Analytical Technology The Center for Professional Advancement, New Brunswick, NJ July 10-12, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1089.html - Emulsion-Suspension Technology The Center for Professional Advancement, DoubleTree Hotel (SF Airport) - (Burlingame, CA) July 9-11, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1088.html - Antibody World Summit ALM's Strategic Research Institute, Hyatt Regency New Brunswick July 16- 17, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3284.html - 6th Annual Metabolic Diseases Drug Discovery & Development World Summit Strategic Research Institute, Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventina - San Diego, CA July 16- 17, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3283.html - 4th Lean Six Sigma for Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device Excellence IQPC, Los Angeles, CA 2007-07-23 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3282.html - Selecting and Managing CRO’s The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 10/1/07 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1087.html - European Filing & Registration Procedures The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 09/24/07 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1086.html - XX International Congress of Genetics - UNDERSTANDING LIVING SYSTEMS German Genetics Society (GfG), Berlin - ICC July 12 – 17, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3281.html - European Stem Cells Business Summit Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland 11-12 October, 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3280.html - Signal Investigation: Taking Pharmacovigilance Data Mining Beyond Signal Detection Drug Information Association, Online Oct 26 2007 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1085.html - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1436 active entries) http://hum-molgen.org/companies/ Mailing List Administration (Join or leave the list) http://hum-molgen.org/subscribe-na/ Feedback contact admin@hum-molgen.org Advertise at HUM-MOLGEN http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/advertise.pdf contact FS Zollmann (dialogue@hum-molgen.org) __________________________________________________________________________ RNAi Europe, 20-21 September, Barcelona, Spain Select Biosciences’ 4th annual RNAi Europe conference and exhibition, will be held in Barcelona, Spain. The agenda will include an excellent list of influential speakers, and we are expecting 30+ exhibitors. A tutorial to review RNAi and MicroRNA: Market Landscape and Emerging Opportunities will be held on the 21 September. New for 2007 - a full-day microRNA Symposium (19 September) which will be dedicated to this important new sub-field within RNA interference. http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/rnaieurope07/index.aspx __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2007