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__________________________________________________________________________ XGen Congress Applying NeXt GENeration Genomic Technologies for Now Generation Discoveries March 15-19, 2010 | Hilton San Diego Resort | San Diego, California Welcome to the Decade of the Genomics Revolution! Technological advances are now enabling faster and cheaper mapping of DNA/RNA allowing genomic comparisons and accelerating genomic discoveries. Cambridge Healthtech Institute is proud to launch The X GEN Congress to enable this genomic revolution. => http://www.XGenCongress.com __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - November 19, 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 - A*STAR of Singapore to Launch an Online Publication Promoting its Research Macmillan Scientific Communications (MSC) and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) launch new open access website, A*STAR Research, to highlight some of the best research published by A*STAR's research institutions. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000033.html - Understanding Schizophrenia Dysfunction of neurotransmitter signalling can cause pathological behaviour similar to that seen in schizophrenia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000032.html - The Long Shadows of Adversity Severe stress suffered at an early age can cause long-lasting changes to gene expression patterns in the mouse brain. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000030.html - Damaging DNA from a Distance Medically used nanoparticles can damage the DNA of cells without crossing cellular barriers in the body. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000029.html - Inducible MicroRNA Sponges for Intact Organisms A method for the tissue-specific inhibition of microRNAs -- which play a key role in regulating gene expression -- is published online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000028.html - Location, Location, Location A drug that inhibits excitatory activity in the brain can either improve or worsen the progression of Huntington's disease (HD) depending on where on neurons its targets are located. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000027.html - Arthritis is Spreading A mechanism that accounts for the spreading of arthritis between joints is presented in a study. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000026.html - Disrupting Lasting Memory A new protein holds the key to making long-lasting antibody responses in the body. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000025.html - Common Genetic Risk Variants for Parkinson's Disease Two independent studies report that common variants at five genes are risk factors for sporadic Parkinson's disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000024.html - Exome Sequencing Identifies Cause of Miller Syndrome Targeted sequencing of the protein-coding regions of the human genome has been used to identify the cause of a rare genetic disorder. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000023.html - Variants Associated with Hearing Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy Medication An association between a chemotherapy-induced hearing loss and specific genetic variants has been identified. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000022.html - A Deletion is Associated with Neurodevelopmental Problems A small deletion at a specific region on chromosome 15 is associated with a range of neurodevelopmental problems, including developmental delays and seizures. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000021.html - Smoking and Autoimmunity Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility New insights into the genetic basis of rheumatoid arthritis are reported in two papers. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000020.html - Re-Thinking Obesity Mutations in specific genes fully explain a small but significant subset of patients with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes while genetic factors play a key role in determining susceptibility to both disorders in the broader population. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000019.html - Notch Takes a Knocking A drug that blocks a protein involved in cancer once thought 'un-blockable' has shown promise in a mouse model of leukaemia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000018.html - Speeding Up 'Ethical Stem-Cell' Production The process of reprogramming mature cells into a stem-cell-like state can be accelerated. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2009/000017.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/ - Genetics: Scientist Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada http://hum-molgen.org/positions/assistant/0188.html - Cell and Molecular Biology / Anatomy: Post-doctoral fellow Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 6202AZ, Netherlands http://hum-molgen.org/positions/postdocs/2702.html - Call for Assistant News Editors Support the HUM-MOLGEN concept actively! 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November 19, 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2228.html - CHI's Adopting R&D Informatics Systems Cambridge Healthtech Institute, Moscone North Convention Center, San Francisco, CA February 3-5, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3993.html - Health and Colony Management of Laboratory Fish Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME 04672 August 23-27, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2227.html - Quantitative Fluorescent Microscopy Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME 04672 June 12-18, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2226.html - Therapeutic Applications of Computational Biology and Chemistry Wellcome Trust & EBI, Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK 1st - 3rd March 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3992.html - ADME, PK/TK, and Drug Metabolism in Drug Discovery and Development The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA January 11 - 13, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2225.html - Best Practices for an Effective Cleaning Validation Program The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA January 11 & 12, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2224.html - Good Monitoring Practices for Medical Devices The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Costa Mesa, CA January 7 & 8, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2223.html - Auditing and Qualifying Suppliers and Vendors The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA January 7 & 8, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2222.html - How to Implement Risk Management Principles and Activities within a Quality Management System The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA January 7 & 8, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2221.html - cGMP Quality Principles for Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals, Biologics and Medical Devices The Center for Professional Innovation & Education, Malvern, PA January 4 - 6, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2220.html - 8th Australasian Mutation Detection Meeting GDRC, Cradle Mountain, TASMANIA, Australia 3rd - 6th August, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3991.html - Molecular Genetics Society of Australasia, 2nd Annual Meeting MGSA, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia 1st- 3rd August 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3990.html - 3rd Human Variome Project Meeting - Implementation & Integration Human Variome Project, UNESCO, Paris, France 10th - 14th May, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3989.html - SINUS FORUM ASIA 2010 ENT SURGEONS OF USA &ASIA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15-17 January 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2219.html - Targeted Proteomics: Revolutionizing protein analysis in cellular pathways and biomarker research Elsevier in collaboration with Applied Biosystems and MDS Analytical Technologies., webinar November 17th at 11am EST, 8am PDT, 4pm GMT, 5pm CET http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2218.html - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1189 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) __________________________________________________________________________ Cambridge Healthtech Instituteâ€™s Premier XGen Congress Applying NeXt GENeration Genomic Technologies for Now Generation Discoveries March 15-19, 2010 | Hilton San Diego Resort | San Diego, California http://www.XGenCongress.com Welcome to the Decade of the Genomics Revolution! Technological advances are now enabling faster and cheaper mapping of DNA/RNA allowing genomic comparisons and accelerating genomic discoveries. Cambridge Healthtech Institute is proud to launch The X GEN Congress to enable this genomic revolution. This five conference week-long event will demonstrate the unique cross fertilization of established genomic technologies with Now- Generation Sequencing and Quantitative PCR along with exciting applications of Copy Number Variation and Epigenetics. In addition, you will learn why data is the driving force that enables discovery at Sequencing Data Storage and Analysis. Detailed information about the event can be found at the event website: http://www.XGenCongress.com. __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2009