Events

Specific Aims of this meeting are to: 1.) Emphasize the strategies for, and identify the obstacles to, moving from translational research to clinical trials. 2.) Coalesce members of the LD network into functional research collaborations and to present to the LDN community progress on the specific

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Featuring a stimulating and progressive programme disseminating the most recent research in the field of neuromuscular conditions, this conference will provide an exciting poster session where up and coming researchers will have an opportunity to present their research to the neuromuscular community.for further details

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February 28, 2010, is RARE DISEASE DAY, a series of events in Basel and Zurich designed to raise awareness among the general public about rare diseases and their impact on people’s lives. Throughout the day there will be special celebrity appearances and prizes given away, as well as a Funds

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Anticipated goals and use of results: Formulation of strategy for advancing clinical research in PAH will be high priority. Recommendations by the participants will be made available via publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Initiatives on future research will be considered.

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Advances in ataxia research are occurring at a rapid pace. Given the breadth of pathogenic processes, methods of evaluation, and clinical and basic science approaches that pertain to ataxia research, there is a clear need for a continued forum, namely AIM2010, at which these multifaceted elements

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Registration is now open for the second Bone Marrow Failure Disease Scientific Symposium to be held March 11 - 12, 2010 at the Bethesda Hyatt Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. The symposium is being presented by the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation and sponsored by the

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The overall objectives of this workshop are to: (1) define NA and NBIA research priorities (2) determine resources that are needed in order to foster research (3) stimulate interest in research into NA and NBIA among scientists in related fields (4) generate collaborations between those working in

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This conference is expected to generate immediate and long-term contributions to clinical care and basic and translational research similar to those generated by previous conferences. Outcomes from previous conferences have dramatically expanded awareness of this disease among physicians and  

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The goal of this meeting is to mentor the career development of a “hybrid” junior scientist working in developmental disabilities research, including those within T32 training programs as well as other training programs. The focus is on pre- and post-doctoral students (“scholars-

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The VI International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD 2010) for the first time will be convened in the southern hemisphere in agreement with its aim of globalization of rare diseases research and orphan products development activities For information and registration please

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