BioMed Central will hold its first conference on Metabolism, Diet and Disease in Washington DC from 29-31 May 2012. The aim of the conference is to show how basic research on the biochemistry, cell biology and genetics of metabolism can address the major health problems of cancer, obesity, diabetes and...
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Join specialists from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and distinguished faculty from around the world for a two-day conference to explore the treatment of metabolic diseases, including the potential use of liver or hepatocyte transplantation as a therapeutic modality. The specific metabolic diseases to be addressed include the following:...
The PHA will hold the 10th International Pulmonary Hypertension Conference and Scientific Sessions, on June 21-22nd (Scientific sessions) and 22-24th (Conference) at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL-USA. In 1990, four women gathered around a kitchen table in Florida and started an organization that would become the Pulmonary...
The European Human Genetics Conference will be held on June 23-26, in Nuremberg, Germany. Program
The 4th International Conference on Primary Central Hypoventilation Syndromes will be held on 13-15th April 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. PCHS, also called Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome is a rare, inborn condition which involves a specific gene, PHOX2B. All information on the symposium available online Links related to major institutions Detailled programm...
The Inserm Unit 855 – University Lyon 1 – and the French GSD Association (Association Francophone des Glycogénoses) are pleased to announce an international symposium dedicated to Glycogen Storage Diseases Type I and Type III. These rare diseases affect glucose metabolism mainly in the liver. You are cordially invited to...
The 8th International Congress on Autoimmunity updates physicians, immunologists, rheumatologists, researchers and clinicians interested in autoimmune diseases with the latest available diagnostic tools and new therapeutic avenues. This leading international autoimmunity meeting brings together an international faculty of experts to present a high-level scientific program under the expert leadership of...
Join us at the Institute of Child Health, London, 16-18 May for CILIA 2012, the first international scientific conference organised by the Ciliopathy Alliance. Two day conference on cilia biology and the ciliopathies – the wide range of life-threatening and sometimes fatal conditions caused by ciliary defects and dysfunction. Scientific...
Hypophosphatasia Europe is proud to announce that it will organize and sponsor the Sixth International Symposium on alkaline phosphatases (APs) and hypophosphatasia (HPP). This will be the second time that basic researchers, physicians and advocacy group members gather in Huningue, France, to discuss the latest information pertaining to the function of...
This year’s conference will discuss the major concerns, newest challenges and the best practices in the development of orphan drugs. The use of patient registries, open innovation in rare diseases, designation, the importance of communication between pharma, patients and HTA bodies, use of social media and many more will be...
The conference will be unique in that will address both adult and pediatric issues, while giving primary care providers a complete picture of the disease and the opportunity to meet many patients, families, and researchers from around the world. The international researchers will help enlarge the knowledge base for diagnosing...
The anticipated goals of this meeting are to bring together scientists interested in making as much information available for addressing the causes and possible remedies of Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) by describing how the RNase H2 works. In particular, how defects in activity and/or stability can be address. Contact for additional...
The goal of the workshop is to present state-of-the-art technological advances to both the neural prosthesis and DBS communities while encouraging interaction between these two groups to develop new collaborations to create therapies for human use. Attendance is anticipated by a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and clinicians, representing the...
The anticipated goals of these meetings are to stimulate the study of cohesinopathies will improve overall clinical understanding of these conditions as well as an understanding of their molecular etiologies. We anticipate that as at previous meetings, new, unpublished information on CdLS will be disseminated, and that this will encourage...
The Tenth International Catecholamine Symposium (XICS) will emphasize integration of basic science with clinical pathophysiology, by a program centering on disease-oriented research about catecholamine systems. The goals of the XICS are to: disseminate the latest important basic scientific, disease-oriented, and patient-oriented medical advances about catecholamines; foster interactions among basic scientists,...
The first International awareness day for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Day will be held on Wednesday May 16 2012, in Copenhagen, DN. Hereditary angioedema, also called Quincke’s disease, is a rare but serious problem with the immune system that is passed down through families. It causes swelling, particularly of the face and...
Please note the 6th European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products (ECRD 2012) which will be held on 23 – 25 May 2012 at the MCE Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium. The European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products is the unique platform/forum across all rare diseases, across...
The 7th World Rett Syndrome Congress, hosted for the first time in the United States, orchestrated by the world’s leading Rett syndrome scientists, clinicians, educators, and family representatives, consists of four (4) distinct meetings over the course of four days, Friday through Tuesday, June 22-26, 2012. There is a separate...
The Red Land High School Alumni Association and James A. Danner, VFW Post 537, are pleased to announce the Ryan Kennedy Batten Disease Charity Benefit Rock Concert Saturday June 2, 2012 from 6:30 PM – 1:00 AM. The benefit concert will begin with DJ Wild Bill & The Time Machine...
7:45am-5:30pm Sanford Center 2301 E 60th Street N, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Important Links Symposium Agenda Map & Directions to the Sanford Center General Public & Healthcare Providers Should Register Now! For General Public (both in person and from a distance), click here to register. For Healthcare Providers to...