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NIH Research Festival 2006
2006 NIH Research Festival

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October 17 - October 20
 
General Schedule of Events
 
Poster Sessions
 
Plenary Session
 
Concurrent Symposia
 
Job Fair for NIH Postdoctoral, Research, and Clinical Fellows
 
Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
 
TSA Research Festival Exhibit Show
 
Festival Food and Music Fair
 
Research Festival Committees
 
Past Research Festivals
 
General Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 17

Masur Auditorium, Building 10
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

 
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session

Disorders of Lysosome-related Organelles
William Gahl (NHGRI)
Juan Bonifacino (NICHD)

Development of the Taxol-coated Stent
Alan Heldman (JHMI)
Steven Sollott (NIA)                                  

 
Move to Natcher Conference Center
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Coffee Break  
 

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Poster Session I

 
  Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
 

Festival Food & Music Fair

     
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Symposia Session I – 6 Concurrent Symposia:  
 
Biased Segregation of DNA Strands in Mitosis has Implications for Cancer and General Development
Chair: Amar Klar (NCI)
Main Auditorium
Systems Biology: Examples from an Evolving Field
Chairs: David Balshaw (NIEHS) and Eric Billings (NHLBI)
Balcony A
Regulation of Nervous System Structure and Function by Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Chair: Norman Salem (NIAAA)
Balcony B
Pathogen Manipulation of Host Response
Chairs: Jonathan Yewdell (NIAID) and Alan Sher (NIAID)
Balcony C
Viewing Cell Signaling and Activation in Live Cells and in Living Tissues in Real Time
Chairs: Sue Pierce (NIAID) and Larry Samelson (NCI)
Conference Room E1/E2
Neural and Neuroendocrine Factors in Shock and Inflammatory Tissue Damage
Chairs: Esther Sternberg (NIMH) and Pal Pacher (NIAAA)
Conference Room F1/F2
Refreshments
 
Wednesday, October 18 Natcher Conference Center
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Poster Session II  
  Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
  Continental Breakfast  
     
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Symposia Session II – 6 Concurrent Symposia:

 
     
Predictive Medicine
Chair: Abner Notkins (NIDCR)
Main Auditorium
Rational Vaccine
Chair: Robert Seder (NIAID)
Balcony A
Benefits and Risks of ART in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
Chair: John Bucher (NIEHS)
Balcony B
Chromatin Structure and Gene Regulation
Chair: Ann Dean (NIDDK)
Balcony C
From Molecules to Man: Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging
Chair: Peter Choyke (NCI)
Conference Room E1/E2
Hematopoietic Gene Therapy for Genetic Immunodeficiency Diseases
Chair: Dennis Hickstein (NCI)
Conference Room F1/F2
  Refreshments
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Poster Session III  
  Festival Food & Music Fair
(Tent outside Natcher Cafeteria)
 
 

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

 
     
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Symposia Session III – 6 Concurrent Symposia:

 
   
Influenza Viruses-Pathogenesis, Immunity, Pandemic Viruses, and Evolution
Chair: Brian Murphy (NIAID)
Main Auditorium
From Cells to Molecules: Frontiers of Three-dimensional Imaging with EM Tomography, Chair: Xiaobing Chen (NINDS) Balcony A
Translational Characterization for Mechanisms for Complex Social Behavior
Chair: Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg (NIMH)

Balcony B

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Cancer: From Pathogenesis to Prevention
Chairs: Douglas Lowy (NCI) and Philip Castle (NCI)

Balcony C

A Global Positioning System for Leukocyte Trafficking
Chair: Philip Murphy (NIAID)
Conference Room E1/E2
  Synthesis and Biological Activity of Drug-like Molecules: From Design and Development to Medicinal Applications
Chair: Daniel Appella (NIDDK)
Conference Room F1/F2
Refreshments
 
Thursday, October 19 Natcher Conference Center
10:30 am - 11:00 am

Job Fair Opening Address
Embarking on the Future
Dr. Elias Zerhouni
NIH Director

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Job Fair for NIH Postdoctoral, Research, and Clinical Fellows
Lower Level

 
Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
Thursday, October 19 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.   Parking Lot 10H
Friday, October 20 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.  
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