Meetings and Courses

Meetings and Courses

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Shui-Ying Lei

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September

Human genetics & genomics September 6-10, 2010; Suzhou, China

The inaugural Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference on Human Genetics & Genomics will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will begin at 7.30 pm in the evening of Monday September 6th, and will be closed after lunch on Friday, September 10, 2010. It is arranged by Svante Paabo, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany, Huan-Ming Yang, Beijing Genomics Institute, China and Maynard Olson, University of Washington, USA. The conference will include eight oral sessions and two poster sessions covering the latest findings across many topics in human genetics and genomics. For any further information, please contact: Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences, Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center, No. 299 Qiyue Road, SIP/Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Tel: 86-512-62729029; Fax: 86-512-62729028; Email: meetings@csh-asia.org. Website: http://www.csh-asia.org/ genome10.html.

11th national congress on liver diseases September 9-11, 2010; Chongqing, China

Sponsored by the Infectious Diseases Branch, Chinese Medical Association, the congress is to be held on September 9-11, 2010 at Chongqing, China. Topics include diagnosis and treatment of various infectious diseases (bacteria, viruses, fungi, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases), clinical and experimental research on viral hepatitis and related liver diseases, control strategies of emerging infectious diseases, etiology, epidemiology and pathogen-resistant of infectious diseases, and rational use of antiviral drug. The deadline for submission of abstract is July 30, 2010. For any further information, please contact: Tel: 86-13916703803; Email: infectioncma@163. com; Website: www.infectcma.org.cn.

2010 hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international summit forum—joint meeting of the editorialcommittee ofHepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases InternationalSeptember 15-17, 2010; Hangzhou, China

The 2010 hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international summit forum will be held at Hangzhou in September 15-17, 2010. It will be a joint meeting with the Editorial Committee of the journal ofHepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International. This program will specifically focus on the diagnosis, therapy of hepatobiliary pancreatic diseases and its intervention measure. For any further information, please contact: Xiao-Shi Li, Director, Tel: 86-10-68053279, or 86-13801105148; or Yan-Ping Dong, Deputy managing editor, Editorial Office ofHepatobiliary&Pancreatic Diseases International, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. Tel/Fax: 86-571-87236600; Email: hbpdje@gmail.com.

Fourth AACR international conference on molecular diagnostic in cancer therapeutic development September 27-30, 2010; Denver, Colorado, USA

For more information, please visit: http://www.aacr. org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/moleculardiagnostics-in-cancer-therapeutic-development.aspx.

October

Emerging infectious diseases October 18-22, 2010; Suzhou, China

The inaugural Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conference on emerging infectious diseases which will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will begin at 7.30 pm in the evening of Monday October 18, and will be closed after lunch on Friday, October 22, 2010. This conference is arranged by Yi Guan, Hong Kong University; Margaret Liu, ProTherImmune (USA) and Karolinska University (Sweden); Zihe Rao, Nankai University and Tsinghua University (China). The conference will include eight oral sessions and two poster sessions covering the latest findings across many topics in infectious disease research. The deadline for submission of abstract is July 30, 2010. For any further information, please contact: Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences, Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center, No. 299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Tel: 86-512-62729029; Fax: 86-512-62729028; Email: meetings@csh-asia.org. Website: http://www.csh-asia.org/infect10.html.

20th world congress of the IASGO October 20-23, 2010; Cairo, EgyptThe meeting's scientific program includes pre-congress workshops, panel discussions, debates, symposia, videobased education sessions, meet the expert discussions, plenary lectures, guest lectures and concurrent sessions in all subspecialties of surgery. The official language of the meeting is English. There will be no simultaneous interpretation. The deadline for submissions is September 10, 2010. For more information, please contact: Dr. Shahenda El Hawary, Tel: 20-233-023-642; Fax: 20-233-027-672; Email: cobshahi@link.net. Website: http://www.iasgo-2010. org/index.php?pageID=.

IDSA 48th annual meeting October 21-24, 2010; Vancouver, Canada

The 48th annual meeting of IDSA will be held on October 21-24, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The meeting brings together physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals involved in research, patient care, public health, disease prevention, and education in the field of infectious diseases. There are no prerequisites for attendance. This meeting provides three and a half days of broad continuing educational courses and comprehensive educational experiences in the major facets of infectious diseases: pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The courses combine expert reviews of the traditional field of infectious diseases with emphasis on the most contemporary trends, including emerging infections, new diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics. Conference objectives include: 1) To update the knowledge about infectious diseases in clinicians and investigators, as well as state-of-the-art developments in the field, including timely reviews of recent advances in clinical care and research and original reports of clinical, translational, and basic research; 2) To bridge the widening gaps among the fields of infectious diseases clinical practice, clinical research, epidemiological and health services research, translational research, and basic research; 3) To promote multi-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration among clinicians and investigators, thus facilitating advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. For more information, please contact: Infectious Diseases Society of America 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22209, USA. Email: info@idsociety.org. Website: http://www.aasld.org/ thelivermeeting/Pages/default.aspx.

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition NASPGHAN 23rd Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course October 21-24, 2010; Sheraton New Orleans New Orleans, LA, USAFor more information, please contact: National Office, NASPGHAN, PO Box 6, Flourtown, PA 19031, USA (215-233-0808; Fax: 215-233-3918). Website: http://www. naspghan.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=491.

18th unitedEuropean gastroenterology week October 23-27, 2010; Barcelona, Spain

The UEGW is to be held in Barcelona, Spain on October 23-27, 2010. For more information, please visit Website: http://uegw10.uegf.org/.

The liver meeting® 2010--AASLD's 61st annual meeting October 29-November 2, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts, John B. Hynes Convention Center, USA

The Liver Meeting® is the premier event in the science and practice of hepatology. Designed for physicians, surgeons, scientists, educators, nurses, physician assistants, and all other hepatology health professionals. Numerous workshops, plenary and parallel sessions, poster presentations, scientific exhibits, State-of-the-Art lectures given by leading scientists in their field, focused study groups, the postgraduate course, and various specialty courses will be presented. For more information, please visit the website: http://www.aasld.org/thelivermeeting/ Pages/default.aspx.

November

Frontiers of immunology in health and diseases November 8-10, 2010; Suzhou, China

The inaugural Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Frontiers of Immunology in Health and Diseases will be held at the Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center in Suzhou, China. The conference will begin on Monday November 8th, and will be concluded on Wednesday November 10th, 2010. This conference is arranged by Xue-Tao Cao, Zhejiang University, China; Richard Flavell, Yale University School of Medicine, USA; Tada Taniguchi, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. The conference will include eight oral sessions and two poster sessions covering the latest findings across many topics in immunology in health and diseases. Topics include innate immune response and inflammation; development and function of the adaptive immune system; central tolerance; peripheral tolerance; autoimmunity and allergy; immunity and cancer; mucosal immunity; and infectious diseases and vaccine development. The deadline for submission of abstract is August 20, 2010. For any further information, please contact: Cold Spring Harbor Asia Conferences, Suzhou Dushu Lake Conference Center,No. 299 Qiyue Road, SIP/ Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Tel: 86-512-62729029; Fax: 86-512-62729028; Email: meetings@csh-asia.org. Website: http://www.cshasia.org/immune10.html.

14th national conference on biliary surgery (NCBS) and 2010 Chinese international forum on hepatobiliary surgery (CIFHBS) November 18-21, 2010; Shanghai, China

The congress will be held at the Shanghai International Convention Center, China. Abstracts can be submitted on-line by Email (ncbs_cifhbs@126.com). Detailed instructions for on-line submission are available on our website. Abstract submission deadline is August 31, 2010. For more information, please contact: Yong-Wei Sun and Ke-Wei Li, Department of General Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, No.1630 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200127, China. Tel: 86-21-68383773; Fax: 86-21-58393018; Email: secretary@ ncbs_cifhbs.com. Website: www.ncbs-cifhbs.com.

December

Hepatobiliary diseases meeting—new concept of treatment of liver failure December 26-30, 2010; Nanjing, ChinaSponsored by the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical College, Nanjing University, China this meeting is to be held at Nanjing, China on December 26-30, 2010. For more information, please contact: Prof. Yi-Tao Ding, Tel: 86-25-83106666ext66866.

March, 2011 Hepatitis 2011 March 21-23, 2011 Oxford, United Kingdom

The first international Oxford viral hepatitis conference, Hepatitis2011 will address the following aspects of clinical and basic research on hepatitis viruses, in particular Hepatitis B and C viruses, and invites proposals for podium and poster presentations: Immunology and vaccines; Molecular and structural virology; Epidemiology; New therapies; and Diagnostics. For further information, please contact: Dr Paul Klenermans, Nufield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford (paul. klenerman@ndm.ox.ac.uk), or Dr Ellie Barnes, Nufield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford (ellie.barnes@ ndm.ox.ac.uk); or Dr Nicole Zitzmann, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford (nicole.zitzmann@bioch.ox.ac.uk).