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    Osteonecrosis in Pediatric and Adolescent ALL: Insights Into the Etiology of This Emerging Toxicity

    25–26 April, 2010

    The effectiveness of this workshop will be assessed by tracking the number of collaborations established between investigators and incorporation of these investigations into clinical protocols. The number of objectives relating to osteonecrosis in future ALL protocols will be tracked and could

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    Treatment of Hairy Cell Leukemia in Its Second Half-Century

    26–27 April, 2010

    1) Disseminate current knowledge of the standard treatment of hairy cell leukemia (HCL), 2) Identify the evidence (or lack thereof) with which current treatment practices are based, 3) determine needs and opportunities for clinical research to improve HCL treatment, 4) disseminate results of newer diagnostic techniques, including flow cytometry, PCR and serum markers, to allow decreased reliance…

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    Conference on Clinical Research for Rare Diseases

    Wednesday, 28 April, 2010

    Goals of this conference are to provide training for junior principal investigators (PIs) and new consortia PIs and to inform advocacy groups.For information please visit the Conference Web Site

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    5th European Conference on Rare Diseases ECRD 2010

    13–15 May, 2010

    Themes of ECRD 2010 1. National strategies and plans for rare diseases2. European Reference Networks and Centres of Expertise for Rare Diseases3. Science from the bench to the bed side4. Information and Medical Education5. The European Committee for Rare Diseases6. Policy scenarii for ra

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    Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Opportunities and Challenges

    10–11 June, 2010

    The goals of this meeting are to review the current evidence for care practices and define gaps for which knowledge regarding care is lacking. It is hoped that information (or lack thereof) presented at this meeting will lead to new initiatives and advancement of knowledge and care in the field.

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    International Adrenal Cortex Conference “Adrenal 2010”

    16–18 June, 2010

    This conference will provide a forum for both new and established investigators to present their most recent work, highlighting new findings relevant to adrenal physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, genetics, and medicine. It is anticipated that these discoveries will provide a framework

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    Neural Interfaces Conference

    21–23 June, 2010

    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. In addition, inclusion and showcasing of trainees

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    Frontiers in Ichthyosis Research

    23–25 June, 2010

    The goals of this conference are to (1) provide an opportunity for investigators to become inspired by ichthyosis patients, thereby helping them focus on facilitating diagnosis, improving understanding of long- and short-term medical and social issues, and developing new therapeutic approaches to

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    14th International Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Group Meeting

    24–27 June, 2010

    The overall meeting goal is to bring together junior and established SMA research experts from around the world to share unpublished data and foster a spirit of communication and collaboration. The majority of the leading investigators in SMA attend this conference each year. The conference also F

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    Annual United States-Japan Meeting of Virus Research and a Satellite Symposium on Enteric Immunity

    1–2 July, 2010

    The goals of this meeting are to review the current understanding of enteric immunity and to foster collaboration between U.S. investigators and their South Asian counterparts.

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