NIH Research Festival.
October 5-8, 2010.
Building 10 and Natcher Conference Center

2010 Research Festival General Schedule

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 – Masur Auditorium, Building 10

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Dr. Francis S. Collins, NIH Director

  

9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Opening Plenary Session
DNA Unwound: The Path from Characterization to Treatment of Rare and Common Genetic-based Disorders

  

-- Move to Natcher Conference Center, Building 45 --

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

Poster Session I
• Biochemistry/Chemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biophysics
• Cancer
• Development
• Pharmacology
• Technology

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Symposia Session I:
 

Epigenetics, Chromatin, and Gene Regulation

Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
 

The Regulatory Arm of the Immune System, a Link Between Autoimmunity and Cancer

Conference Room E1/E2
 

Progress in Gene and Cell Therapy in the NIH Intramural Research Program

Balcony A
 

Seeing the Invisible: Dissecting the Mechanism of Macromolecules Across the Scales

Balcony B
 

DNA Repeat Expansion and Human Disease

Balcony C
 

Virus Omics: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Beyond

Conference Room F1/F2
 

Stress, Neuroplasticity, and Addiction

Conference Room D

4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Fare Awards Ceremony and Reception

Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium;
Natcher Cateteria

Wednesday, October 6, 2010: Natcher Conference Center

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Concurrent Symposia Session II:
 

Molecular Imaging: Biology, Physics and Chemistry

Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
 

From Metabolic Syndrome to Liver Regeneration and Cancer: Stem Cells

Conference Room E1/E2
 

Bittersweet Discoveries: The Glycobiology of Human Disease

Balcony A
 

Commensal Bacteria in Health and Disease

Balcony B
 

Brain Microcircuits and Behavior

Balcony C
 

Drug Repurposing at the NIH

Conference Room F1/F2
 

The Ear and Eye: Development and Disease

Conference Room D

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

Poster Session II
• Cell Biology
• Clinical Investigation/Cultural/Aging/Disease Prevention
• Endocrine
• Epidemiology
• Epigenetics/Transcription/Chromatin
• Genetics/Genomics
• Molecular Biology
• Oxidative Stress
• Proteomics
• Research Support Services

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Symposia Session III:
 

Non-coding RNA Elements and their Mechanisms of Action in Eukaryotic mRNAs

Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
 

Use of Molecular Profiles and Biomarkers in Translational Research

Conference Room E1/E2
 

Molecular and Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Egress and Host Defense

Balcony A
 

Getting "Energetic" about Mitochondrial Proteomics

Balcony B
 

The Brain and the Construction of Complex Behaviors

Balcony C
 

Amyloids and Prions: Biology and Structures

Conference Room F1/F2
 

Asthma: From Bench-to-Bedside

Conference Room D

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

Poster Session III
• Imaging
• Immunology/Inflammation
• Infectious Disease/Host Defense
• Neurobiology and Behavior/Sensory Systems
• Signaling/Small RNAs/Cytokines
• Stem Cells
• Structural Biology
• Virology/Microbiology

Thursday, October 7, 2010: Building 10 and Parking Lot 10H

9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Technical Sales Association Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show

Parking Lot 10H
 

NIH Core Poster Session

South Lobby of Building 10 and nearby hallways

Friday, October 8, 2010: Building 10 and Parking Lot 10H

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Neurobiology Symposium: A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg

Masur Auditorium

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Technical Sales Association Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show

Parking Lot 10H
 

NIH Core Poster Session

South Lobby of Building 10 and nearby hallways

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Memorial Service Honoring the Career of Marshall Nirenberg

Lipsett Amphitheater

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