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__________________________________________________________________________ EuroTIDES 2008 01 Dec 2008 - 04 Dec 2008 / Hilton Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany Attend Informa Life Sciences's (IBC's) 9th annual conference on Oligonucleotide, RNAi and Peptide Technology to hear the latest news and the most recent update on the future technologies and techniques within this area. => http://www.informa-ls.com/eurotides __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - September 18, 2008 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, D. Forero, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, R. Nemade, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Twin Studies Point to Genetic Variability Among Different Populations Twin studies from eight populations show that genetic mechanisms for height, weight and BMI are more variable than researchers previously suspected. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000019.html - The Tuberculosis Bacterium's Stealthy Ways Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- the bacterium that causes most cases of tuberculosis -- spreads infection by blocking a naturally triggered immune response that would cause the infected cells to die. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000018.html - Coping with Immune Cell Death Researchers have discovered a 'sensor' molecule that alerts the immune system to the presence of necrotic cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000017.html - Risk Factor for Common Kidney Disease Scientists have identified the first common genetic variants that increase risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000016.html - Susceptibility to Bladder Cancer Researchers have found a genetic variant associated with increased risk of urinary bladder cancer. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000015.html - Enzyme Associated with Vitamin B12 Levels Scientists have identified the first genetic variants that contribute to variation in levels of vitamin B12. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000014.html - New Approach for Leukaemia Treatment? Drugs that block the action of an enzyme called glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3) may prove useful in treating a particular type of poor prognosis leukaemia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000013.html - Invasion Proteins Target Placenta Researchers may have figured out how a disease-causing bacteria crosses the placenta from mother to baby. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000012.html - New Colon Tumour Gene Gives Fresh Therapeutic Lead Cancer researchers have identified a gene that promotes the growth of colon cancers, potentially creating a new avenue for treating many cases of the disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2008/000011.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/ - Cancer Research: Tenured/Tenure Track Investigator National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20852. http://hum-molgen.org/positions/non_academic_positions/1718.html - Write a position announcement http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/positions.pdf 1) Set up account: http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?register 2) Post position(s): http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?login DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - Post diagnostic request / call for collaboration http://hum-molgen.org/diagnostic-posting or contact admin@hum-molgen.org Biotechnical requests and sources http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnology - Post request or source http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnical-request-posting Literature http://hum-molgen.org/literature/ Events in bioscience and medicine http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/ - Functional Molecules from Natural Sources Royal Society of Chemistry, Biotechnology Committee, University of Oxford, England, UK 6 - 8 July 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3637.html - 5th International Symposium on Diabetes and Pregnancy - DIP 2009 kenes International, Sorrento, Italy 2009-03-26 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3636.html - BIT Life Sciences' 2nd World Cancer Congress 2009 BIT Life Sciences, Inc., Beijing & Xi'an, China from 2008-06-22 to 2008-06-25 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3633.html - International Workshop on Semantic Web Applications and Tools for Life Sciences (SWAT4LS) eScience Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland 28 November 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/1712.html - Analysis of Oligonucleotides as Biotherapeutics Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, www.genengnews.com/oligos October 2, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3635.html - Advances in Biocatalysis Royal Society of Chemistry, UCL, London 21st April 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3634.html - Copy number variation and genomic alterations in health and disease Institute of Biomedical Genomics Research, Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece November 28-29, 2008 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3632.html - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1326 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) __________________________________________________________________________ EuroTIDES 2008 01 Dec 2008 - 04 Dec 2008 / Hilton Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany Attend Informa Life Sciences's (IBC's) 9th annual conference on Oligonucleotide, RNAi and Peptide Technology to hear the latest news and the most recent update on the future technologies and techniques within this area. => http://www.informa-ls.com/eurotides __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2008