Phytochemical Society of North America 2011
Save the Dates: December 10 – 15, 2011
The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai`i
On the Big Island’s beautiful Kohala Coast
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IWOP-11 Symposium Theme
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Symposium: “Host-Pathogen Interactions: Host Responses to Infections”
_____Speakers and tentative titles:
Chair:
_____Chair: Alan Harmsen (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA), Introduction: “How Immunity Defines What it Means to be Opportunistic”
Speakers:
_____Honorine Ward (Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA), Host Responses to Cryptosporidium Infection
_____Craig Roberts (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK) Toxoplasmosis and Neuropsychiatric Responses
_____Beth Garvy (University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA) Host Responses to Pneumocystis Infection
_____Imtiaz Khan (Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA) Host Responses to Microsporidia Infection in the Aged
Roundtables:
- “The Future of Funding for Opportunistic Protist Research” and development of a white paper.
Chairs: Anthony Sinai (University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY) and Melanie Cushion (University of Cincinnati and VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH)- “Nomenclature of Pneumocystis Genes, Proteins and Other Abbreviated Terms”
Chairs: James Stringer (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH) and Andrew Limper (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN)
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JUSTSAP-PISCES 2008
JUSTSAP Symposium (November 11-15, 2007)
Japan-U.S. Science, Technology & Space Applications Program (JUSTSAP)
17th Annual Symposium
November 11-15, 2007
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort
Kohala Coast, Big Island of Hawai`i
Themed “Expanding International Collaboration for Space Exploration”, 2007′s symposium focused on formulating public-private partnerships to catalyze the development and implementation of innovative projects that will support future space exploration and earth observation missions. Five main areas are targeted for discussion, including (1) PISCES, (2) commercial opportunities for the International Space Station (ISS), (3) the development of space-based (solar) power systems, and (4) the design and promotion of advanced satellites for communications and earth observation (to monitor global climate change) and (5) robotic precursor missions to our moon and Mars.
