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2012 Research Festival General Schedule

Tuesday, October 9  •  Wednesday, October 10  •  Thursday, October 11  •  Friday, October 12

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 — Masur Auditorium, Building 10

10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Opening Plenary Session
The NIH at 125: Today's Discoveries, Tomorrow's Cures

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 — Natcher Conference Center, Building 45

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

A Discussion with Dr. Andy Harris (R-MD)
Dr. Harris, the Congressman from Maryland's 1st district, speaks and answers questions from the NIH community

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Poster Session I

  • Aging
  • Apoptosis
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics and High Throughput Data Analysis
  • Biophysics
  • Infectious Disease
  • Virology
  • NGSRC Graduate Students

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Symposia Session I

  • - Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
  • Beyond the Fig Leaf: The Science of Sex and Gender Differences - Room E1/E2
  • Disease in a Dish - Modeling Human Diseases Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells - Balcony A
  • Gene and Neuronal Networks Implicated In Behavioral and Cognitive Deficits Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Balcony B
  • Development of Neuroimaging Based Biomarkers - Balcony C
  • Quantitative Biology at the Single-cell Level - Room D
  • Here, There, Everywhere: The Journey of Nuclear Receptors - Room F
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 — Natcher Conference Center, Building 45

10:00 a.m. – Noon

Concurrent Symposia Session II

  • Translational Research of Aging - Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
  • Translational Research in Addiction, Stress, and Anxiety - Room E1/E2
  • Mapping Neural Circuits and Functions - Balcony A
  • Protective Roles of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Injury and Diseases of Brain and Retina: Translation from Mechanisms to Treatment Potential - Balcony B
  • >Molecular Tools: Using Chemistry to See, Wrestle, Unravel, and Trap Biology - Balcony C
  • How to Put the Translational into Your Research - Room D
  • Health Disparities: Advances in Translational, Clinical, and Population Sciences - Room F

Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Poster Session II

  • Cancer
  • Cell Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical and Translational Research
  • Cultural/Social Sciences and History of Medicine
  • Development
  • Molecular Biology
  • Signaling
  • Structural Biology

Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Symposia Session III

  • Stem Cells in Development and Diseases - Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
  • Imaging Traumatic Brain Injury: Challenges and Solutions - Room E1/E2
  • Rare Disease Research in the Bedside to Bench Program : Intramural-Extramural Partnerships Advancing Translational Science at the NIH Clinical Center - Balcony A
  • Mitosis: From Molecular Detail to Human Disease - Balcony B
  • Microbiome Research at the NIH: From Disease to Therapeutics - Balcony C
  • Matrix Biology and Matrix Remodeling - Room D

4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

FARE Awards Ceremony and Reception

Thursday, October 11, 2012 — Natcher Conference Center, Building 45

9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Technical Sales Association Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
Parking Lot 10H

10:00 a.m. – Noon

NIH Core Poster Session
South Lobby of Building 10

10:00 a.m. – Noon

Poster Session III

  • Disease Prevention
  • Endocrine/Diabetes/Metabolism
  • Epidemiology
  • Epigenetics/Transcription/Chromatin
  • Genetics/Genomics
  • Host Defense
  • Imaging
  • Technology

10:00 a.m. – Noon

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Concurrent Symposia Session IV

  • Obesity - New Insights on Epidemiology, Investigational Models, and Therapeutic Targets - Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
  • Common Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pathogenesis and Treatment of Human Diseases - Room E1/E2
  • - Balcony A
  • Linking Genotypes to Phenotypes: Recent Advances and Insights for Future Research - Balcony B
  • Epigenetic Variation and Disease Susceptibility - Balcony C
  • Increasing Awareness of NIH Clinical Research to Improve Participation in Trials: Extending New Collaborations - Room D

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Poster Session IV

  • Immunology/Inflammation
  • Microbiology
  • Neurobiology and Behavior
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Pharmacology
  • Proteomics
  • Research Support Services
  • Sensory Systems
  • Small RNAs
  • Stem Cells
  • Translational

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research

Friday, October 12, 2012 — Building 10

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Technical Sales Association Research Festival Exhibit Tent Show
Parking Lot 10H

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