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__________________________________________________________________________ CHI's Seventh International D i s c o v e r y o n T A R G E T November 2-4, 2009 - Boston, MA -> http://www.discoveryontarget.com/ __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - August 28, 2009 - 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 Genetic News - featured article - Tools for conversion of IDs in genomics A list of freely available in silico tools for conversion of IDs in human genomics is presented http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000020.html Letter to the editor: http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/contactnews.pl?3741 Genetic News - Blocking Out Negativity How people process the social stigma of having visible skin lesions is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000034.html - Stress May Increase Teen Risk for Smoking Neurobiological factors and stressful life events can trigger and prolong smoking habits in adolescents, especially in individuals with depression. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000033.html - Silence, Please! A new formulation of magnetic nanoparticles used to deliver nucleic acids that slow tumour progression in mice is reported online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000032.html - Fighting Fibrosis A potential new target for drugs aiming to treat lung fibrosis is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000031.html - Misbehaved Bacteria Some bacteria in the intestinal flora can cause colon cancer, and a study discloses a molecular mechanism for this undesirable effect. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000030.html - Cilia's Dual Role in Cancer Cilia can promote or suppress tumor growth, depending on the nature of the tumor-initiating event. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000029.html - Fighting Cartilage Loss in Osteoarthritis The identification of a new potential therapeutic target against osteoarthritis is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000028.html - Mediator Of Multiple Sclerosis A factor that may contribute to the progressive phase of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000027.html - Genetic Risk Factors for Childhood Leukemia Common genetic variants associated with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been identified in two new reports published online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000026.html - Preventing Diseases by Replacing Defective DNA A new approach has been devised to replace defective mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from an egg with healthy mtDNA from a donor. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000025.html - Antioxidants Reveal a Darker Side The cancer-preventing reputation of antioxidants takes a hit with the discovery that they can sometimes promote the survival and proliferation of cancer cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000024.html - A Model for Drug Screening Stem cells have been induced from patients with an extremely rare neurological disorder and their particular gene expression examined. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000023.html - Identifying Candidate Genes by Targeted Sequencing A sequencing method that targets only the protein-coding regions of the genome could be used to identify rare and novel disease-causing gene variants. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000022.html - Hope for Hepatitis C Treatment DNA sequence variation that affects a person's response to treatment for chronic infections by the hepatitis C virus is reported online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/08-2009/000021.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/ - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Postdoctoral Fellow in Novel Growth Factor Signaling University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22908, United States of America http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2699.html - Call for Assistant News Editors Support the HUM-MOLGEN concept actively! 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The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training September 22, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2189.html - Key PAT and QbD Concepts: Quality Systems Integration Strategies (QSIS) The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training September 17, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2188.html - Meeting the needs of patients – pharmacy and mental health care Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, London, London Thursday 12 November 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3936.html - Pharmacogenomics: Paving the path to personalized medicine GOLDEN HELIX Institute of Biomedical Research, DIVANI Apollon Palace and Spa, Member of the Leading Hotels of the World October 15-17, 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3935.html - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1218 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 Seventh International D i s c o v e r y o n T A R G E T November 2-4, 2009 - Boston, MA -> http://www.discoveryontarget.com/ __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2009