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__________________________________________________________________________ CHI's Fourth Annual: Quantitative PCR Getting the Basics Right April 20-23, 2008 - San Diego, CA http://www.healthtech.com/2008/qpc/index.asp Learn from savvy, seasoned researchers as they share their experiences with the latest technologies, proven tips, and cutting edge results. __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - January 10, 2008 - 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 - The Protective Effects of Brain Damage Combat veterans with certain types of brain damage are less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000021.html - A Pathway Controlling Body Temperature Scientists have identified neurons that relay temperature information from sensory fibres in the spinal cord to the thermoregulatory control centre in the brain. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000020.html - Walking After Spinal Rewiring Rewiring of nerve fibres in the spinal cord helps mice to regain the ability to walk after injury. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000019.html - Foamy Viruses Join The Gene Therapy Toolbox Foamy virus vectors have been used to cure a genetic immune deficiency in dogs. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000018.html - The Workings Of Deep Brain Stimulation A chemical called adenosine plays a key role in the beneficial effect of deep brain stimulation on tremor. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000017.html - First Sign Of Trouble Expression of a single stress response protein, even in the absence of 'danger' signals displayed by invading microbes or dying cells, triggers massive reorganization and activation of immune cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000016.html - Gaining Entry Into The Brain Researchers have identified a protein used by aggressive immune cells seeking to breach the blood-brain barrier. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000015.html - Gene Mutation Affecting Human Brain Size Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that cause reduced brain and body size. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000014.html - Genetic Susceptibility To Kawasaki Disease A variant in a gene called ITPKC is associated with increased susceptibility to Kawasaki disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000013.html - Genetic Risk Factor For ALS Scientists have identified a variant in the gene DPP6 that increases susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000011.html - Control of EGFR in Breast Cancer Cell Invasion A mechanism explaining how epidermal growth factor (EGF) regulates breast cancer cell invasion is published. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000010.html - Breast Cancer Goes NUMB A protein called NUMB has a crucial role in keeping breast cancer at bay. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000009.html - When Three Is Better Than Two People with Down's syndrome seem to be less susceptible to cancers - an observation that may at least partly derive from their having an extra copy of the chromosome responsible for the syndrome, chromosome 21. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000007.html - A New Role For Nanog Nanog safeguards the pluripotent state of embryonic stem cells, resetting them if they start to differentiate when they shouldn't. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000006.html - Looking For Cancer In All The Right Places Viable tumour-derived epithelial cells (also known as circulating tumour cells or CTCs) have been identified in the blood of cancer patients. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000005.html - Brain Cells Are Smarter Than You Think Individual brain cells can make a bigger contribution to behaviour and are capable of more computations than previously thought. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000004.html - Chemokine receptor CX3CR1 plays a central role in mediating skin wound healing The chemokine receptor CX3CR1, which has been implicated in a number of inflammatory diseases, is also a key participant in the complex process of wound healing. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000003.html - Oligouridylation-mediated Histone mRNA Decay Addition of uridines is a newly discovered component of mRNA regulation http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000002.html - Making Sense of Antisense microRNAs Newly described miRNAs transcribed from sense and antisense strands generates regulatory diversity http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/01-2008/000001.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - 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Critical Care Medicine 2008 The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, McLean, VA April 5-9, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1453.html - Clinical Infectious Disease Update Course 2008 Grand Hyatt, New York, NY March 28 - 30, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1452.html - BIO-Europe Spring 2008 – International Partnering Conference EBD Group, Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Campo de las Naciones April 7-9, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3439.html - Software Development for Medical Device Professionals The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 05/29/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1451.html - How to Implement Risk Management Principles and Activities Within a Quality Management System The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 05/26/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1450.html - Validation of Computer Systems The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 05/22/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1449.html - FDA Inspections – What to Expect & How to Prepare The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 05/22/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1448.html - European Filing & Registration Procedures The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 05/21/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1447.html - Root Cause Analysis for CAPA The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 05/19/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1446.html - The EU Clinical Trial Directive The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 05/19/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1445.html - Writing in the Regulated Environment When English Is Your Second Language The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 05/15/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1444.html - Medical Devices: EU Directives, Guidance, CE Marking and ISO Standard Certifications The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 05/15/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1443.html - Good Laboratory Practices for Pre-Clinical Testing: Compliance, QA and Audit The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 05/15/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1442.html - Effective Laboratory Safety Management The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 05/15/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1441.html - Pharmaceutical Production Batch Record Review The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 05/15/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1440.html - The Drug Development Process - From Discovery to Commercialization The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 05/14/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1439.html - Writing Effective Standard Operating Procedures and Other Process Documents The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 05/12/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1438.html - Preparing the CMC Section for NDA’s/IND’s/CTD’s The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 05/12/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1437.html - 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Process Validation for Drugs & Biologics The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 05/05/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1430.html - Comprehensive Overview of FDA Regulatory Compliance for Drugs and Biotech Products The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 05/05/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1429.html - ADME, PK/TK, and Drug Metabolism in Drug Discovery and Development The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 05/05/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1428.html - How to Monitor Clinical Trials for GCP Compliance The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 05/1/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1427.html - Validation of Computer Systems The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 04/28/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1426.html - Medical Devices: EU Directives, Guidance, CE Marking and ISO Standard Certifications The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/24/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1425.html - Skin Product Development The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/22/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1424.html - How to Prepare for a Systems-based Inspection – Understanding the FDA’s Risk-based Inspections Approach and Ensuring Compliance The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/23/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1423.html - Project Management for the Phase 3 and LCM (Life Cycle Management) of the Drug Development Process The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 04/23/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1422.html - Selecting and Managing CRO’s The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/22/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1421.html - How to Develop an Effective Complaint Handling and Post Market Surveillance Program for Drugs and Devices The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/21/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1420.html - Project Management for Phase 1 & 2 Clinical Trials The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Dublin, Ireland 04/21/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1419.html - Introduction to Effective Medical Writing The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 04/17/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1418.html - Introduction to Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/17/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1417.html - Process Validation for Medical Devices The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/16/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1416.html - Current Good Laboratory Practices & Current Good Manufacturing Practices - A Basic Primer The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA 04/14/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1415.html - Biostatistics for Non-Statisticians The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/14/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1414.html - Effective Document Management for the Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medical Device Industries The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 04/14/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1413.html - Latin America – Understanding Regulatory Compliance Requirements The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 04/10/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1412.html - Technical Writing for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotech Industries The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 04/09/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1411.html - Japan - Regulatory Filing Requirements and Compliance Processes for Life Sciences The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 4/8/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1410.html - Generic Drug Approvals: Preparing an ANDA for First-Cycle Approval The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA 4/7/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1409.html - Reporting Failure Investigations and Process Deviations The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Berlin, Germany 4/2/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1408.html - Technical Writing for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotech Industries The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, King of Prussia, PA 04/02/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1407.html - cGMP for Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, and Biologics The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, King of Prussia, PA 04/02/08 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1406.html - 7th Annual Biological Production Forum 2008 World Trade Group, Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel, Munich, Germany 2-4 June 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3438.html - FDA/CMS Summit Windhover Information Inc., Washington, DC December 4-5, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3437.html - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1447 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) __________________________________________________________________________ CHI's Fourth Annual: Quantitative PCR April 20-23, 2008 - 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