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NIH Research Festival - October 14 - 17, 2008 Masur Auditorium Natcher Conference Center
NIH Research Festival 2008 Poster Submission Form

Tentative General Schedule of Events
2008 NIH Research Festival
October 14-17, 2008

- site last updated on August 13, 2008 -

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Masur Auditorium, Building 10
9:00 am - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast
   
9:30 am -11:30 am Opening Plenary Session
 

Obesity: A Growing Energy Crisis

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11:30 am - 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
(advance registration required)

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Symposia Session I - 7 Concurrent Symposia
  Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Platforms: Changing the Landscape of Genomics and Genetics Main Auditorium
  Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Development & Disease Balcony A
  Genetic Susceptibility - The Link between Environmental Exposure and Human Disease Balcony B
  Chemistry from the Beaker to the Bedside Balcony C
  Frontier Biology and Structural Biology of RNA Conference Room D
  T cell Heterogeneity and Plasticity in Inflammatory and Immune Disease                                              Conference Room E1/E2
  Bridging the Gap between Research Discoveries and Clinical Evaluation                                               Conference Room F1/F2
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   FARE 2009 Awards Ceremony Main Auditorium
     
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. FARE 2009 Award Reception
Cafeteria - Natcher Conference Center

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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 a.m.

Symposia Session II: 7 Concurrent Symposia

  MicroRNAs in Cancer Biology
Main Auditorium
end time 12:30 p.m. Immunotherapy vs. Immunosuppression Balcony A
  TGF-beta Superfamily Signaling in Health and Disease  Balcony B
  Wnt Signaling in Development and Disease  Balcony C
  Molecular and Functional Imaging: Image and Treat Paradigm                                   Conference Room D
  Genome-wide.Seq Conference Room E1/E2
  Racial Disparities in Chronic Disease: Clues to Pathogenesis                                        Conference Room F1/F2
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Poster Session III
  Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
  Festival Food & Music Fair
(advance registration required)
Tent outside Natcher Cafeteria
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Symposia Session III: 4 Concurrent Symposia
  Cancer Stem Cells and Tumor Biology: Challenges Today and Promises for the Future Main Auditorium
  Imaging at the Nano-scale Balcony A
  Telomeres: The Transition from Basic Science to Clinical Medicine Balcony B
  Systems Biology – A Multi-method, Multi-scale Perspective for Cell Research Conference Room E1/E2

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Natcher Conference Center

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

S.T.E.M. Talent 2008:  A Symposium & Career Fair for Postdocs in the Capital Region Upper and lower levels
Technical Sales Association (TSA) Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Parking Lot 10H
   
Friday, October 17, 2008 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
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