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CHI's RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGIES, AND APPLICATIONS IN BIODEFENSE | ||||||||||||||||
June 04, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Cambridge Heathtech Institute, McLean, Virginia November 4-5, 2002 Knowledge and understanding gained through advances in biotechnology can be leveraged in biodefense research to protect humans, animals, and agricultural crops against intentional use of pathogens. This conference will present the latest research and technologies to improve specificity, sensitivity, and speed for detecting, identifying, and characterizing pathogens. It will also address efforts to create novel vaccines and therapeutics, to characterize host cell response and stimulate innate immunity, and to develop effective decontamination methods. |
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Organized by: | CHI | |||||||||||||||
Invited Speakers: | Ms. Sue Payton, U.S. Department of Defense Dr. J. Patrick Fitch, Ph.D., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Dr. Lloyd J. Whitman, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Dr. Charles Lieber, Harvard University Dr. Dennis Klinman, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dr. Arthur M. Krieg, Coley Pharmaceutical Group Dr. Kathryn Sykes, Eliance Biotechnology, Inc. Dr. S. Benjamin Hua, Genetastix Corporation Dr. James D. Marks, University of California, San Francisco Dr. Davin Potts, United Devices, Inc. |
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Deadline for Abstracts: | Poster abstracts: October 4, 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Registration: | Available on-line | |||||||||||||||
E-mail: | jlaakso@healthtech.com | |||||||||||||||
Posted by: | Jennifer Laakso | |||||||||||||||
Host: | wks217.healthtech.com | |||||||||||||||
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