Description:Â With skillful leadership for each session, the intent is to explore areas of scientific and clinical controversy, to highlight differences of opinion, differences in approach, and differences in technical factors that lead to variation in outcome. We will use this invaluable opportunity to synthesize the information currently available and to...
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Description:Â The overarching goal is to identify specific risk factors that explain most of the occurrence of each of the rare NHL subtypes, and to ascertain specific risk factors that may be linked with more than one subtype to better understand the determinants of lymphomagenesis. Scientific collaborations to be achieved from...
Description:Â Current gaps in knowledge in this area will be identified and research priorities will be formulated. The workshop summary will provide NICHD and the scientific community a template to address the scientific and clinical issues related to this most difficult area of perinatal and neonatal care.
Description:Â The goals of this conference are to (1) unify the field for scientific consensus on currently available data and directions for new research, (2) develop ideas for an RFA or other funding mechanisms for extramural investigators, (3) develop a series of review articles on the topics, and (4) foster new...
Presentations will include talks by students and postdoctoral scientists on their current research, overview presentations by leading researchers in the field, and poster presentations. In addition, presentations will be given by representatives of rare disease foundations to provide interaction between scientists in the field and the disease foundations. The goals...
Description:Â The goals of this conference are to (1) describe the current state of understanding regarding the genomewide distribution of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) regulatory sites, (2) explore the current understanding of GR differentially regulated genes in disease states, and (3) develop a preliminary prospectus of genes critically involved in GR-sensitive pathologies...
Description:Â Goals of this conference are to (1) catalyze a field of mitochondrial research; (2) identify funding goals and mechanisms for funding mitochondrial work; (3) accelerate translation of mitochondrial-directed therapy to orphan diseases; (4) publish the results of the meeting in Cell Metabolism, Nature Medicine, or JAMA; and (5) publish a...
Description:Â The goals of this workshop are to review the current state of affairs on these investigations and to forge collaborations between international groups working in the field. Proceedings are expected to be published in a journal like the Annals of NY Academy of Sciences. Additional Information:Â Conference Web Site.
Description:Â This conference will bring together experts from diabetes, bone metabolism and inflammation, epidemiology, orthopaedics, and therapeutics to review our current understanding of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) and discuss research opportunities on the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this rare but important condition.
Description:Â Education: This conference provides both didactic and participatory education for clinical trainees and junior faculty. Having the opportunity to see the challenges, strategies and successes of mentors/more experienced clinicians investigators ? all in a collegial, informal setting – will enrich the career training and mentoring of attendees. New Collaborations: Almost...
Description:Â 1. Enhance collaboration and cross-fertilization of ideas and approaches among this widely dispersed community. 2. Provide opportunities for young immunotherapists to meet the ?giants? in the field and thus enhance their careers. 3. Provide the seeds for a collaborative network that would eventually represent a consortium of individuals working in...
Description:Â The main goal is to ascertain the state-of-the-art in hemispherectomy outcome as a precursor to preparing a protocol to test four assumptions stated above. Hemispherectomy studies need to consider the surgical management, neurological management of the effects of the hemispherectomy, and long-term outcomes. All will playa role in interpreting the...
Description:Â Goals of this conference are (a) a better awareness of these diseases in the hematology, oncology, and infectious disease community; (b) a working definition of these diseases; and (c) a framework for investigating the cause and treatment of these disorders. It is hoped that new clinical protocols will be developed...
The poster sessions are thought to facilitate exchange and discussion. New Collaborations: As the prevalence of these diseases we propose to study is low, it is important to foster collaborations with other centers. As we have worked in NIAMS to with adult and pediatric centers in treating patients with a...
Description:Â The major goals in organizing the conference include: (1) Discussion of the current status of salivary gland research and the evolving questions, (2) Cutting-edge presentations on a variety of research projects relevant to salivary gland research, (3) Discussion of emerging fields and future areas of research emphasis, (4) Introduction for...
Description:Â It is expected that this scientific workshop will provide the opportunities: 1) To review the clinical course of all available presymptomatic children transplanted for Krabbe disease, to include serial neuroimaging, cerebrospinal fluid findings, and neurophysiologic studies. (Is the defect central, peripheral or both? Are there differences in outcome based on...
Description:Â The 3rd symposium will assemble eighteen international and twelve U.S. speakers and guests along with leading investigators from the NIAAA funded Research Center for ALPD. It will provide an exciting forum to discuss and exchange cutting-edge science on the following major themes as they relate to the pathogenesis and pathophysiology...
Description:Â Goals of the workshop are to organize and implement a patient registry, establish algorithms that optimize diagnostic testing and identify strategies for the development of therapies. The results of this conference will be useful to investigators interested in these diseases by improving access to research resources important for progress of...
Description:Â The purposes of the working group are to discuss current knowledge related to cost-effective analysis (CEA) in rare diseases, identify gaps in this body of knowledge, and strategize next steps for incorporating CEA into the evaluation of biobehavioral interventions. It is anticipated that the working group will provide recommendations that...
Goals of this conference were to (1) catalyze a field of mitochondrial research; (2) identify funding goals and mechanisms for funding mitochondrial work; (3) accelerate translation of mitochondrial-directed therapy to orphan diseases; (4) publish the results of the meeting in Cell Metabolism, Nature Medicine, or JAMA; and (5) publish a...