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Please join Keystone Symposia in Singapore for "Developmental Origins and Epigenesis in Human Health and Disease"
Click here for the schedule
Click here for the flyer
In collaboration with Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
A three-day conference at Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore April 26-30, 2010
Scientific Organizers: Judith Swain, Peter D. Gluckman, Michael Meaney and Anne Ferguson-Smith
Abstract & Scholarship Application Deadline: December 28, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: February 26, 2010
Developmental plasticity results from the interplay of fetal environment and genetic factors. There is considerable data to indicate that these interactions play an important role in the susceptibility of the individual to the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and to the cognitive capacity of that individual. Evidence suggests that gene/environment interactions may result in epigenetic changes that not only indicate susceptibility to chronic disease, but may play a causative role in the processes. This symposium is designed to explore experimental models of development, to understand the role of epigenetics in regulating important signaling pathways and to examine the relationship of the fetal environment to normal development and the susceptibility to chronic disease.
The program sessions are as follows:

Monday, April 26
Keynote Address: Adrian P. Bird, University of Edinburgh, UK - "Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression in Human Disease"

Tuesday, April 27

1) Mechanisms of Developmental Plasticity

2) Phenotypic Plasticity in Evolution Wednesday, April 28

1) Developmental Influences in Chronic Disease

2) Neural Development Thursday, April 29

1) Environmental Regulation of Neural Tissue Differentiation

2) Environmental Factors and Developmental Plasticity

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, February 21 - 24, 2010
Friday, November 13, 2009 8th ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting
The Abstract Submission Deadline has been extended! Pre-Registration is now open!

Dear Colleagues, The American Society for Microbiology has extended the abstract submission deadline for the 8th Annual ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting to next Friday, November 20. Abstracts submitted for the meeting will be considered for oral and poster presentation.
Please visit http://www.asmbiodefense.org for details on abstract submission.

Pre-registration for the 8th Annual ASM Biodefense Meeting is NOW open. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together individuals carrying out research to defend against the growing threat of bioterrorism as well as decision-makers shaping the future biodefense research agenda. Preliminary Program information has been posted on the Schedule-At-A-Glance for your convenience. The meeting will be held in Baltimore, MD, February 21-24, 2010.

Review the Focus Sessions, Plenary Sessions, Concurrent Symposia, and Q&A Sessions. Dr. Eva Harris , from the University of California School of Public Health, Berkeley, California has accepted our invitation to give the Keynote Address.

We look forward to receiving your Biodefense abstract submissions and seeing you in Baltimore, MD. Theresa M. Koehler, Ph.D. ASM Biodefense Research Meeting Co-Chair Connie S. Schmaljohn, Ph.D. ASM Biodefense Research Meeting Co-Chair Submit your abstract and register at www.asmbiodefense.org
Questions?
Email asmbiodefense@asmusa.org

Week of November 2, 2009

Past News Letters

M-EID Events

IMB Seminar

Date: Monday, November 2nd - 4:10pm
Location: ISB 110

Speaker: Diana Six, University of Montana Forestry

Topic: “Climate change and insect-microbial symbioses”

M-EID Journal Club

Date: Tuesday, November 3rd – 4:30pm
Location: The Press Box

Topic: Immune Function

Group: Nick McClure, Ania Majewska, Kellie Carim, Brian Hand, Creagh Breuner

OBE Seminar

Date: Wednesday, November 4th - 12:10pm
Location: ISB 110

Speaker: Brandon Jackson

Topic: “The allometry of bird flight performance”

Ecology Seminar

Date: Wednesday, November 4th - 4:10pm
Location: ISB 110

Speaker: Ellen Ketterson, Indiana University

Topic: "Phenotypic integration and independence: hormones, performance, and response to environmental change"

DBS Seminar

Date: Thursday, November 5th - 4:10pm
Location: Skaggs 169

Speaker: Dr. Alan Mark, Emeritus Professor, University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand

Topic: “New Zealand biogeography and ecology: the influence of geological and climatic history on a global hotspot of endemic biodiversity”

Dr. Mark was recently awarded a knighthood for his lifetime contributions to conservation and ecology in New Zealand and has published extensively on the ecology and natural history of New Zealand. Please come and participate in this campus-wide international event.

Postdoctoral position at IBM in modeling viral epidemiology

Almaden Research Center invites applications for a postdoctoral appointment to conduct research in modeling viral epidemiology, to begin in 2009. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or higher-level experience in either Epidemiology, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, or an appropriate medical research field. Applicants should have an interest in mathematical modeling of infectious disease. Applicants should have knowledge of Epidemiology (to the level of Anderson and May) with skills in nonlinear differential equations, as well as a practical knowledge of java programming. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the STEM web site (http://www.eclipse.org/stem/) and wiki (http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/STEM to learn more about the project. The appointment is for one year, with possibility of renewal for one additional year. Applicants should submit a resume highlighting personal research achievements, a list of publications, indicating in particular those in which the candidates contributions were significant, a statement of research interests, and a list of references by email to:
Dr. James Kaufman
IBM Almaden Research Center
San Jose, CA 95120
kaufman@almaden.ibm.com

Applicants should arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be sent by email directly to Dr. Kaufman. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Pathways to Scientific Teaching Workshop

Date: December 14th – 16th

Diane Ebert May

Registration pending

Math Weekly Seminar Schedule

Math Seminar

Date: Tuesday, November 3rd - 4:10pm
Location: Math 211

Speaker: Liam Rafferty

Topic: "Lüroth's Theorem”

Math Seminar

Date: Wednesday, November 4th - 3:10pm
Location: Math 305

Speaker: Peter Kinnecom

Topic: "Introduction to T-joins (cont'd)”

Math Seminar

Date: Wednesday, November 4th - 4:10pm
Location: Math 311

Speaker: Thomas Tonev

Topic: "Generalizations of Banach-Stone's Theorem" (cont.)”

Math Seminar

Date: Friday, November 6th - 3:10pm
Location: Math 306

Speaker: Harold Hastings, Hofstra University

Topic: "The Black Swan in Network Models - Rare Events do Happen."

Rocky Mountain Lab Events

LZP WIP- Tammi Johnson

Date: Thursday, November 5th - 9:00am
Location: RML Seminar Room

Guest Speakers – Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi/ Dr. Heinz Feldmann

Date: Thursday, November 5th - 10:30am
Location: RML Seminar Room

“A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection”

LICP WIP- Carrie Jolly

Date: Friday, November 6th - 12:00pm
Location: RML Seminar Room

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