http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog We provide a listing of Life Science Meetings. Including Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Proteomics, Stem cells, Genomics, Glycomics, Animal Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology, Drug Design, Microarrays en-us Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:00:30 +0100 Main Page Blogware EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/22/2046947.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/6/22/2046947.html Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:00:00 +0100 "In recent years there have been significant advances in the tools and techniques available for the identification and characterisation of a wide range of fish pathogens. Benefits include new tools for research and improved speed and accuracy of diagnosis and treatment of disease outbreaks in the field. As a result, losses can be reduced and the ability to achieve and maintain approved zone status for some pathogens strengthened. This meeting will highlight advances in a range of fields, including molecular diagnostics, virology, serology, immunodiagnostics and parasitology and show how these can be applied." Dr. David Graham, Fish Diseases Unit, Stormont (Meetings Chair) Main Page fish EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/5/31/1991513.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/5/31/1991513.html Wed, 31 May 2006 10:00:00 +0100 Come to any of our meetings in June and July and receive 50% off the registration fees. 16th June - Assigning Gene Function - novel technologies and high throughput. 20th June - Developing Technologies in Cytokine Detection. 23rd June - Non-Mammalian Models for Systems Biology. 4th July - ELISPOT Technology, Tricks and Triumphs. Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/5/29/1991529.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/5/29/1991529.html Mon, 29 May 2006 10:45:00 +0100 Cells respond to ‘stress’ by the induction of genes and proteins such as heat shock proteins (HSPs) and "chaperone" proteins such as ubiquitin. These proteins play important roles in cellular repair and/or protective mechanisms. This meeting will cover physiological, pharmacological, biochemical, molecular biology and therapeutic aspects of stress related proteins in the fields of immunology and neurology. Main Page stress shock heat EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/26/1911191.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/26/1911191.html Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:49:00 +0100 The complexity of the proteome currently hampers efforts to study protein expression. This meeting will highlight new approaches for capturing a larger proportion of the expressed proteome. Main Page proteomics proteome 2D EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/14/1879770.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/14/1879770.html Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:00:00 +0100 One of the greatest challenges in bone research today is how to replace bone tissue once it is lost. Many bone diseases including osteoporosis, arthritis, and periodontal disease, could all benefit from new therapeutic strategies. This meeting is designed to highlight the latest developments in anabolic bone agents and methods of tissue repair in bone. Dr Nikki Horwood - London (Meetings chair) Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/13/1879768.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/13/1879768.html Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:00:00 +0100 Analysis of the immune system and host-pathogen interactions - providing insight in to disease resistance and treatment "The availability of genome sequences for the major agricultural species and companion animals has revolutionised our ability to understand host-pathogen interactions in these species, and gives us the realistic opportunity to identify disease resistance genes. This is of particular interest in agricultural species, as the use of prophylactic and therapeutic drugs is reduced, and we move to more extensive rearing systems. All will be discussed at this event". Dr P Kaiser- Head of the Avian Genomics group at the Institute for Animal Health - Meetings Chair Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/12/1879771.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/12/1879771.html Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:00:00 +0100 "The ELISPOT represents the most sensitive technology for the detection of immune cells making signature proteins such as cytokines. It therefore represents the “state-of-the-art” for the detection, measurement and functional analysis of immune cells". Prof. Mark Peakman, King's College London (Meetings co-chair). This meeting will highlight new developments in this techniques as well as discussing old problems. Main Page ELISPOT EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/10/1868200.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/10/1868200.html Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:00:00 +0100 This will be an exciting meeting which will cover novel genomic technologies and the use of bioinformatics in high throughput data analysis. It will feature academic and industry seminars. Meetings Chair: Dr. Irina Udalova, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, London U.K. Main Page reactome EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/7/1867976.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/4/7/1867976.html Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:28:00 +0100 "Bacteriophages are arguably the most abundant biological entities on the planet and they play profound roles in driving the adaptive evolution of their hosts, the bacteria. The meeting will cover various aspects of bacteriophage biology, including the nature of bacteriophages; their evolution and role in moving adaptive fitness genes between bacteria (for example in the generation of pathogenicity islands). The current and potential applications of phages in biotechnology, agriculture and medicine (including the prospects for “phage therapy”) will be discussed." - Professor George Salmond Cambridge University- the Meeting's Chair Main Page Bacteriophage EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/29/1849133.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/29/1849133.html Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:42:00 +0100 Detection of cytokines is often at the heart of medical research, but the multitude of techniques involved, and their complexity can make finding the right technique difficult. This meeting will give an insight into the latest advances in both established techniques, such as ELISPOT and FACS and the more recently developed mulitplex technology for both genes and proteins, such as the Luminex system. Talks will be given by both the companies developing these techniques and the academics using them. Chair: Dr Catherine Derry Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/28/1848961.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/28/1848961.html Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:40:00 +0100 This will be a small informal meeting for anyone with questions about Microarray technology. On registration you will get the opportunity to submit up to three questions to be given to the panel of experts on the day of the Symposium. The questions will be delivered by the meetings chair - and there will be plenty of time for interaction with other delegates and with the panel. Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/27/1848927.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/27/1848927.html Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:00:00 +0100 This years meeting will focus on gene expression. Presentations will consider the fixation of nucleic acids, compare their demonstration with proteins and explore the role of fluorescence detection methods. For the first time, presentations will be given on both immunohistochemistry based protein atlas projects. Dr Tony Warford, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge (meetings chair) Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/21/1848992.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/21/1848992.html Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:47:00 +0000 “For many years transplantation protocols have utilised haemopoietic tissues containing adult stem cells. Subsequent progress in scientific and clinical research characterized the cells responsible for haemopoietic reconstitution. Recently, normal and cancer stem cells have been identified in a variety of tissues. Our ability to manipulate these stem cells and/or their progenitors should lead to exciting developments in tissue engineering, tissue regeneration, therapeutic intervention as well as facilitating functional and molecular studies. Talks from leaders in the field will highlight identification and isolation of normal and cancer stem cells; current protocols for their growth and their potential application in cell based therapies” - Dr Erica De Wynter, University of Leeds – the Meeting’s Chair Main Page Webmaster http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/22/1836884.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/22/1836884.html Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:41:00 +0000 Model organisms have a long history of underpinning research into basic biological processes from the fundamental mechanisms of genetics to the detailed molecular understanding of developmental processes. In the post genome era several of the well established models are now serving as templates for systems level research. Compact genomes and well-established genomics resources, coupled with excellent genetics, facilitate the development of experimental and computational methods that are more widely applicable to, for example, the development of systems approaches in mammals. The meeting aims to demonstrate how whole-genome and systems level approaches are progressing with key model systems covering the major non-mammalian species. Dr Steve Russell - University of Cambridge (Meetings chair) Main Page EventsEditor http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/21/1848981.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/21/1848981.html Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:44:00 +0000 This meeting has a broad remit - basic concepts, variations, data analysis, instrument platforms, signal detection formats, sample collection, assay design, execution PCRs and quality issues. Conventional PCR, real-time quantitative PCR, multiplexing, single tube reactions (RNA to PCR products), all with a focus on clinical & diagnostic use. As with all Euroscicon meetings, we expect a packed agenda with plenty of discussion. There will also be plenty of opportunity for networking - Dr Ralph Rapley, Department of Biosciences, University of Hertfordshire Main Page sharac http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/4/1796128.html http://www.lifescienceevents.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/4/1796128.html Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:59:00 +0000 “Suppressor T cells, after several decades in the dark, are now very much back in focus as key immunoregulatory T cells. Despite extensive interest and research in this area, many of the precise characterisics of these naturally anergic and suppressive cells are unclear, namely their specific markers, the importance of cytokines and costimulatory molecules in their action, the ligands on APC and their propagation in an antigen specific manner. Similarly, the importance of their role in early embryonic development, allergy, autoimmunity and transplantation is becoming increasingly clear. This meeting will illuminate the latest findings in many of these areas, and will provide an ideal forum for discussion with scientists currently working on regulatory T cells and those seeking to set up research in this area.” - Dr Catherine Derry - Meeting's Chair Main Page