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March 2019
Long-Term Health Monitoring following Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
The National Academies’ Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board (NRSB) will host “Challenges in Initiating and Conducting Long-Term Health Monitoring of Populations following Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies in the United States: A Workshop” on 12-13 March 2019 in Washington, D.C. Workshop participants will discuss the following topics: Environmental Consequences of Radioactive Material following a Nuclear or Radiological Incident The need to Prepare for Population Monitoring Radiation Dose Reconstruction Biodosimetry Tools for Long-Term Health Monitoring Follow-up of the Atomic Bombing Survivors Communicating…
Find out more »Planning Webinar: Tools and Resources for Upcoming National Infant Immunization Week
Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a planning webinar on 12 March 2019 to learn about National Infant Immunization Week planning tools, digital communication resources, and how to get involved with CDC activities planned for the week. This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4, 2019, NIIW will highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and will celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy…
Find out more »Biosafety Concerns of Cell Sorting: Policies, Procedures, and PPE
The ChABSA will host a technical seminar by Drs. Kristen Reifel and Brandon Swan on the biosafety concerns involved in cell sorting on March 12, 2019 in Frederick, Md. Remote participation is available via webcast. Dr. Kristen M. Reifel is a Principal Investigator in the Genomics group at the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC). She is also a member of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) Biosafety Committee, and recently selected as an ISAC Shared Resource…
Find out more »NIAID Research Career K-Program Development Workshop
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will host a Research Career "K" Development Workshop 13-14 March 2019 in Rockville, Maryland. The event is for currently active and new (typically those in year 1 or year 2 of their K award by the end of fiscal year 2018) awardees for the following K programs: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) NIAID Career Transition Award (K22) Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development…
Find out more »CDC Second Wednesday Webinar: Medical Countermeasure Planning
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will present the March Second Wednesday Webinar from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 13. The presentation will highlight anthrax and pandemic influenza readiness key components in preparation for the next Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement performance period. Registration is not required to join this webinar via Adobe Connect. Participants can log onto https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/r6ooog3mlz5/ to view the webinar. To listen to the audio portion via a…
Find out more »Mass Gathering Medicine Summit 2019
The fourth annual Mass Gathering Medicine Summit 2019 will be held 15-16 March 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This annual conference & symposium gathers stakeholders and experts from specialty groups, hospitals, major sporting events, corporate sponsors and music festivals. Highlighted sessions include: Drug Checking: Bridging Public Health and Consumer Safety to Reduce Drug-Related Health Risks at Music Festivals Panel: Who "Owns" Event Medicine Five Things a Pharmacist Wish You Knew about Event Medicine NCState Football's 2018 Opening Day - Lessons…
Find out more »NHPC 2019 – National HIV Prevention Conference
The 2019 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) will be held March 18–21, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The National HIV Prevention Conference allows in-person collaboration between researchers and program personnel working in HIV prevention. The conference will bring together more than 3,000 attendees committed to help refine, improve and strengthen national and local response to HIV. The theme for NHPC 2019 is “Getting to No New HIV Infections,” which will highlight dynamic approaches to HIV prevention, detection and management, and the critical roles that…
Find out more »Superbugs & Superdrugs 2019
SMi Group’s Annual Superbugs & Superdrugs conference will take place 18-19 March, 2019 in London, UK. This year’s event will gather leaders from pharmaceutical companies, academia and the wider scientific community together with regulatory agencies and public-private partnerships, to discuss the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Highlighted session topics and focus areas include: Development of a pipeline of lysins for infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria Anti-infective research: funding, filing and finance Developing target product profiles for priority pathogens How…
Find out more »From Innovation in Tropical Infectious Diseases to Global Health Solutions
A Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) entitled "From Innovation in Tropical Infectious Diseases to Global Health Solutions" will be held March 23 - 24, 2019 in Galveston, Texas. The seminar is a unique forum for junior scientists to receive mentoring, expand their professional network and exchange cutting-edge ideas on basic and translational bacterial, viral and parasitic disease research. Highlighted presentations include: Complex Interactions: The Interplay Between Vector, Pathogen, Host and the Microbiome CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing to Block Malaria Transmission Transcriptional Plasticity of…
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