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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 - September 17, 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 - Computational Tools for SNP-based Homozygosity Mapping Several freely available tools for SNP-based homozygosity mapping of recessive disorders are described http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000001.html Letter to the editor: http://hum-molgen.org/cgi-bin/contactnews.pl?3756 Genetic News - Itching to Quit Nicotine activates a channel known to be involved in inflammatory responses. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000010.html - Channels for Stroke Treatment Nerve cell death and memory deficits in a rat model of stroke can be prevented by the suppression of a certain ion channel. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000009.html - Hepatitis C Treatment Response Genetic variation in an interferon gene is associated with treatment response in individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000008.html - Susceptibility to ALS Two new genetic associations to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, are reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000007.html - Three New Targets in Alzheimer's Disease Three new genetic associations to late onset Alzheimer's disease are reported in two papers. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000006.html - Holding Off HIV Scientists have discovered a new strategy to inhibit HIV entry into host cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000005.html - Small Drug Blocks Cancer-Related Pathway A small molecule that blocks the activity of a signalling pathway implicated in many cancers is revealed. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000004.html - Colourful Gene Therapy Researchers have given colour-blind monkeys the ability to see in full colour. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000003.html - A Prostate Stem Cell Linked to Cancer Prostate cancer could be caused by the aberrant activity of a newly identified stem cell type. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/09-2009/000002.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/ - 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BIT Life Sciences' 1st Annual World Congress of Immunodiseases and Therapy (WCIT-2010) BIT Life Sciences, Beijing 2010-05-15 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3956.html - Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple VI: Evaluation & Managment of Val Heart Valve Society of America (HVSA) & Society for Heart Valve Disease (SHVD), New York City April 15 - 17, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3955.html - FIP Quality International 2009 Managing quality across the drug supply chain: from product inception to patient utilization Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, London Thursday 15 – Friday 16 April 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3954.html - The Ovary Unraveled Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, Mumbai 2009-12-11 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2201.html - Cell & Gene Therapy Forum 2010 Phacilitate Limited, The Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington DC 25-27 January 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3953.html - Phacilitate Vaccine Forum Washington 2010 Phacilitate Limited, The Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington DC 25-27 January 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3952.html - International Congress XXIII on Endovascular Interventions Arizona Heart Institute / International Congress Foundation, The Phoenician Resort February 28 - March 4, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3951.html - The Ovary Unraveled Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, Mumbai 2009-12-11 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2201.html - Current Rules, Guidance Documents and Implementation Status for REACH–Fall 2009 The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training October 7, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2200.html - The China Syndrome: Quality Issues in Manufacturing The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training October 22, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2199.html - Implementing and Managing the Medical Device Complaint System The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training September 29, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2198.html - TriMark Continuing Education Series: Update of Laboratory Quality Skills TriMark Publications, New York Institute of Technology October 10, 2009 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3950.html - Testing for Genotoxicity, Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity: Compliance with REACH and the 7th Amendment The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training November 17, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2197.html - Testing for Toxicity to Reproduction and Endocrine Disruption – Compliance with REACH and the 7th Amendment The Center for Professional Advancement, 90 Minute Accredited Online Training October 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET) http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/courses/2196.html - SBS 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition Society for Biomolecular Sciences, Phoenix, AZ, USA April 11- 15, 2010 http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/meetings/3949.html - ISOPOL XVII (International Symposium On Problems Of Listeriosis) Escola Superior de Biotecnologia - 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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