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Life Sciences & Biomedical Research
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM | Recently uncovered genetics defects predispose to Parkinson’s disease and new animal models better mimic human disease. This upcoming conference will examine recent advances in the understanding and treatment of this neurodegenerative disorder. More
Increased consumption of raw fruit and vegetables and changes in the food industry have led to a significant rise in outbreaks of food poisoning. More
Proceedings of the “Ninth Cooley's Anemia Symposium,” held at the New York Academy of Sciences. More
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Speakers: Sam Danishefsky (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), Jon Lai (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Lara Mahal (New York University), Suzanne Walker (Harvard Medical School) and Peng Wu (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Glycosylation creates a range of carbohydrates or glycans, important in viruses, cancer and stem cells. Chemists and biologists collaborate to understand the analytical, synthetic and biochemical challenges of this important class of biomolecules.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Christiane Northrup (Christiane Northrup, Inc.)
A leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body discusses the vital connection between pleasure and health.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Martin Chalfie (Columbia University)
If you’ve taught middle or high school science, you’ve probably used green florescent protein (GFP). Join Nobel Laureate Dr. Martin Chalfie to discuss the discovery and development of GFP and the biological revolution it caused.
September 23 - 25, 2010
Keynote Speaker: Apostolos P. Georgopoulos (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Neural prosthetic devices to replace motor, sensory, and cognitive function lost by disease or trauma hold great therapeutic promise but have not been widely used in people. This conference will examine how to use neural prosthetics therapeutically.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Fadi G. Akar (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Roger J. Hajjar (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Mariell Jessup (University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine), Walter J. Koch (Thomas Jefferson University), and Evangelia Kranias (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)
Development of therapies to treat heart failure is hampered by a lack of understanding of underlying mechanisms. This symposium reviews current and potential therapeutic approaches, and research to identify useful molecular targets.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speakers: Benjamin Bottner (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez (Sloan Kettering Institute), Ah-Ram Kim (SUNY Stonybrook) and Andrew Tomlinson (Columbia University)
The New York Area Drosophila Discussion Group meetings includes four presentations by graduate students and post-docs selected from area laboratories by the program committee, with an emphasis on new and emerging data.
Monday, June 7, 2010 | 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Richard D. Kolodner (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California San Diego)
The Genome Integrity Discussion Group presents meetings featuring talks by graduate students, post-docs, or laboratory heads from the tri-state area with an emphasis on new and emerging data in the area of chromosome biology and function.
Monday, May 24, 2010 | 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Organizers: Doris Bucher (New York Medical College), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Influenza viruses such as H1N1 continue to pose a major global public health problem, so understanding their pathogenicity and transmission is crucial. This symposium will revisit the 2009 outbreak and examine strategies against future outbreaks.
May 19 - 21, 2010 | Spain
Keynote Speaker: J. Michael Bishop (The G.W. Hooper Research Foundation, University of California, San Francisco)
This conference will discuss advancements, challenges, and future steps in research leading to an individualized understanding of cancer and its translation into personalized clinical care.
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Annals
Edited by Gregory J. del Zoppo (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington), Philip B. Gorelick (University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois), and Wolfgang Eisert (University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany)
The manuscripts from this Annals issue stem from a conference entitled "Innate inflammation as the common pathway of risk factors leading to transient ischemic attacks and stroke: pathophysiology and potential interventions" held at the New York Academy of Sciences on May 9-10, 2010.
Forthcoming issue
Annals
Edited by Jack D. Barchas and JoAnn Difede (Weil Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY)
This Annals volume includes manuscripts from the 89th Annual Conference for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease entitled "Psychiatric and Neurologic Aspects of War" held at Rockefeller University on December 16, 2009.
Forthcoming issue
Annals
Edited by Carl D. Schlichting (University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut) and Timothy A. Mousseau (University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina)
This 2010 Annals volume is the third in The Year in Evolutionary Biology review series.
Forthcoming issue
Annals
Edited by George Creatsas and George Mastorakos (University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece)
This volume includes manuscripts from the "The 7th Athens Congress on Women's Health and Disease," which was held in Athens, Greece on September 11-13, 2008.
Forthcoming issue
Annals
Edited by Mark F. Mehler (Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York) and Dolores Malaspina (New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York)
This Annals on-line only issue stems from the Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease 88th Annual Conference entitled "Epigenetics and Neuropsychiatric Diseases: Mechanisms Mediating Nature and Nurture" held December 5, 2008 at the New York Academy of Medicine.
Volume 1204 S1
Webinar Archive
March 2, 2010
Climate and weather are important components of complex ecosystems, and with these changes, the dynamic balance between the living components of ecosystems is often disturbed. Experts in climate change, climate policy, emerging infectious diseases and public health discussed the relevant and pressing issues that we as a global community face as the planet's climate is altered.
Webinar Archive
February 23, 2010
Researchers met to discuss advances in basic and translational research on metabotropic glutamate receptors, which are promising targets in drug discovery for CNS diseases and other illnesses.
Webinar Archive
October 27, 2009
What is the connection between dysregulated neuronal insulin signaling and Alzheimer's disease? In a recent Academy webinar, some researchers argued that the neurodegenerative disease should be considered a type of diabetes.
Webinar Archive
April 28, 2009
Protein kinases play a key role in almost every major pathway in eukaryotic cells. Structural approaches, including a new method called fragment-based drug design, are identifying potential targets against diseases including cancer.
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