T H E N I H C A T A L Y S T | J A N U A R Y F E B R U A R Y 2006 |
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HONORS AND AWARDS, LECTURES AND CONFERENCES |
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Two
NCI investigators were cited for their historic discoveries in the December
2005 Nature supplement on "Milestones in
Gene Expression" over the past 50 years: n Carl
Wu, chief of the Laboratory
of Molecular Cell Biology and head of the Chromosome Structure and
Gene Regulation Section (three papers related to work done in the NCI
intramural program) n Shiv Grewal, senior principal investigator and head of the Chromosome Biology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology (three papers related to work done while at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories) |
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The
CC Department of Clinical Bioethics
and individual members have garnered these awards: n An Award for Excellence in Human Research
Protection by the Bethesda-based Health Improvement Institute went to
the department for its innovative "Framework and Benchmarks for Evaluation
of Research." n
Christine
Grady, head of the Section on Human Subjects Research and a fellow
of the Hastings Center, was elected to a two-year term on the Hastings
Center Fellows Council. n Department chair Ezekiel Emanuel coauthored, with Victor Fuchs of Stanford University, one of the 25 most frequently viewed articles published in Health Affairs for the year December 2004December 2005: "Health Care Reform: Why? What? When?" Health Affairs 24:13991414, 2005. |
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T Michael Hawkins, chief
medical officer, American Bioscience, Inc., developers of a nanoparticle
albumin-bound (nabTM) delivery platform most recently
applied with paclitaxel (Abraxane), was the featured speaker. Sign-language
interpreters provided on request; individuals needing reasonable accommodations
should contact Travis Earles at 301-496-1550 or the Federal Relay 1-800-877-8339. The
talk will be webcast. |
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"REAL
SOLUTIONS TO REAL
PROBLEMS"
The
NCI Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG)
annual meeting will be held April 911,
2006, at the Hyatt Regency
Crystal City in Arlington, Va.
"Delivering Real Solutions to Real Problems" is this year's
theme at the conference, designed to foster networking through informational
presentations, interactive breakout sessions, exhibit
displays, and technology demonstrations. For
registration information, visit the caBIG
website. Logistical
questions can be directed to Nikeisha Henry at 240-744-7047 or |
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WOMEN'S
HEALTH SIG:
X MARKS CORONARY
RISK
Carolyn Bondy, chief of the Women's Health Research section and chief of the Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, speaks on "Disparity in X-chromosome Gene Dosage and the Risk for Coronary Disease," Friday, February 24, 2006, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wilson Hall, 3rd floor, Building 1. |
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Checked
out the NIH Intramural Database
lately? |
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