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__________________________________________________________________________ Which are the next walls to fall in Science? Meet the future on a historical date and join the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin! The cream of the crop of two dozen scientific conventions all in one single day - that is "Falling Walls - The Berlin Conference on Future Breakthroughs in Science and Society". On November 9th, 2009, the day marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall over 20 top-tier researchers from around the world will answer the question: "Which are the next walls to fall?" Special Tickets for young scientists and early bird discounts are available at http://www.falling-walls.com __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - October 02, 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 - Clusterin Suppresses Prostate Cancer in Mice A molecule that keeps prostate cancer at bay in mice is reported online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000012.html - Regulating Stem Cell Treatments Patients with incurable diseases are increasingly travelling thousands of miles for expensive, but risky and unproven stem-cell procedures. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000011.html - Regaining Running in Paralyzed Rats A complex combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run on a treadmill. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000010.html - While You Were Sleeping Patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states still appear capable of acquiring certain forms of learning. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000009.html - Lung Cancer in a Breath A sensor made up of gold nanoparticles can distinguish the breath of lung-cancer patients from healthy individuals in a high-humidity atmosphere. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000008.html - Silence, Please! A new formulation of magnetic nanoparticles used to deliver nucleic acids that slow tumour progression in mice is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000007.html - Preserving Fertility during Cancer Treatment A mechanism that accounts for the negative effects of chemotherapy on female fertility, and a potential way to prevent it with a well known drug, is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000006.html - Losing Weight without Too Much Energy A pathway for how insulin signaling in the mouse hypothamalus -- a region of the brain known to control food intake -- is involved in obesity is presented. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000005.html - Driving Autoreactive Cells to Distraction How potentially autoreactive T cells are prevented from being 'switched on' is reported in a paper published online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000004.html - Variants in Prostate Cancer New genetic variants that are associated with increased risk of prostate cancer have been identified in four studies published online. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000003.html - Direct RNA Sequencing A new technique that enables researchers to sequence RNA directly should boost our understanding of human biology and disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000002.html - Ancient Roots for India's Rich Diversity Current distinctions among groups within the Indian subcontinent are ancient, and strong inbreeding must have shaped marriage patterns in India for thousands of years. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2009/000001.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/ - Call for Assistant News Editors Support the HUM-MOLGEN concept actively! http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/printnews.pl?2948 - 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/ - Crackdown on Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training November 3, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2209.html - Heat Exchanger Design in an Energy Conscious World The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training October 29, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2208.html - 10th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems Japanese Society of Drug Delivery Systems, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University, Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Lahaina, Maui, HAWAII 12/16/09 - 12/20/09 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3964.html - Realigning Priorities of Internal Audit to Add Value Relevante Inc., The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA, USA. October 22, 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2207.html - 2nd Course in Integration of cytogenetics, microarrays and massive sequencing in biomedical and clinical research European Genetics Foundation , Ronzano- Bologna 18-22 october, 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2206.html - Food Traceability: Delivering High Quality and Safe Products to the Consumer The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training December 3, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2205.html - Lean Methodology: Eliminate Waste, Improve Efficiency, Increase Profits The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training October 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2204.html - Pharmaceutical Process Validation Basics The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training November 24, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2203.html - Keys to Risk Management: Implementation, Documentation, Monitoring and Mitigation The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training December 10, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2202.html - 3rd International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF) Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication, Valencia, Spain 2010-01-20 to 2010-01-23 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3963.html - 3rd International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies(BIOSTEC 2010) Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication, Valencia, Spain 2010-01-20 to 2010-01-23 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3962.html - 3rd International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing (BIOSIGNALS) Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication, Valencia, Spain 2010-01-20 to 2010-01-23 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3961.html - International Conference on Bioinformatics (BIOINFORMATICS) Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication, Valencia, Spain 2010-01-20 to 2010-01-23 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3960.html - 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices (BIODEVICES) Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication, Valencia 2010-01-20 to 2010-01-23 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3959.html - Clinical Outsourcing World Europe 2010 Health Network Communications, London 2-5 February 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3958.html - Functional Genomics and Systems Biology Workshop Wellcome Trust Scientific Conferences, Wellcome Trust Conference Centre 30 November - 2 December 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3957.html - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1172 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) __________________________________________________________________________ Which are the next walls to fall in Science? Meet the future on a historical date and join the Falling Walls Conference in Berlin! The cream of the crop of two dozen scientific conventions all in one single day - that is "Falling Walls - The Berlin Conference on Future Breakthroughs in Science and Society". On November 9th, 2009, the day marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall over 20 top-tier researchers from around the world will answer the question: "Which are the next walls to fall?" Special Tickets for young scientists and early bird discounts are available at http://www.falling-walls.com __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2009