The 3rd Annual Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Biosurveillance Symposium will take place June 12, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. The symposium will address the National Strategy for Biosurveillance identified core functions including: threat identification and characterization; prioritized research and development requirements; aberration detection; and risk anticipation. The event is also focused on efforts to improve

The Emerging Sensor Technologies for Food Safety symposium will be held June 12, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. This symposium is focused on emerging sensor and detection platforms to provide timely and actionable information needed to lessen the human and economic burdens levied by foodborne disease. Talks by leading academics and researchers in the military and

The Bioinspired Materials Research Seminar will be held June 21-22, 2014 in Newry, Maine. The theme for this event is “Better Materials via Biological Blueprints.” Bioinspired Materials will focus on developing materials with improved properties and functions by harnessing the principles of bioinspired molecular design, fabrication, and assembly across the nano, micro, and macroscales. The

The Bioanalytical Sensors Research Seminar will be held June 22-27, 2014 in Newport, Rhode Island. The theme of the seminar is “Twenty First Century Technologies for Probing Biological Systems”. Bioanalytical Sensors focuses on the interface of materials and biology for the better understanding of physiological processes and human disease. Emerging enabling technologies for the measurement

The 2014 Gordon Conference on Bacterial Cell Surfaces will take place June 22-27, 2014 in West Dover, Vermont. The theme of the event is “Building, Splitting, and Traversing the Cell Surface.” Leading experts will present cutting-edge research on the molecular and cellular aspects of the structure and function of the bacterial cell envelope and surface