Science in the Triangle

Events taking place the week of Sept. 21 in the Research Triangle area that are open to the public:

MONDAY

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
N.C. Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Why global health matters to North Carolina
Presented by the Center for Strategic & International Studies Global Health Policy Center and the Triangle Global Health Consortium, the forum will highlight how North Carolina generates knowledge, skills, jobs and partnerships essential to U.S. leadership in global health.

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
N.C. Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Medifacts International conference series: An educational seminar on the cardiac safety continuum
More information here.

TUESDAY

11 a.m. to noon
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Seminar: From protein sequence to structure to function
Speaker: Dr. Dukka Bahadur K.C., UNC-Charlotte
Rall Bldg. Room B321

11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Seminar: Beckman technical presentation
Rall Bldg. Rodbell A

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Brasa Steak House, 8551 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh
RTP networking luncheon of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
More information here.

4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
RTP Headquarters, 12 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park
Techie Tuesday
Free, bi-monthly events for RTP employees that provide the opportunity for networking and collaboration. This event is not just for “techies”…it is for any employee who works at a company within the boundaries of The Research Triangle Park.
Caterer: Nantucket Grill

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Irregardless Cafe, 901 W. Morgan St., Raleigh
Science Cafe: Memories
Speaker: Dr. Sandeep Vaishnavi, medical directorof the N.C. Neuropsychiatry Clinic in Raleigh
Presented by the Museum of Natural Sciences and the RTP Chapter of Sigma Xi, the program will explore types of memory, the neurobiological basis of memory and ways to tell normal aging from the beginnings of significant memory loss.

More information here.

WEDNESDAY

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, 1 Towerview Drive, Durham
Medical Innovation and Strategies Conference 2009: Wireless and consumer health
($450 per person)
More information here.

THURSDAY

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Seminar: Understanding and designing gene regulation by PUF proteins
Speaker: Traci Hall, NIEHS, laboratory of structural biology
Rall Bldg. Room D450

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
N.C. Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Data storage seminar: Methods for managing large and rapidly growing data stores in life science research environments
Speaker: Chris Dagdigian, Founder of the BioTeam
More information here.

Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Sigma Xi, 3106 E. Hwy. 54, Research Triangle Park
American Scientist’s pizza lunch (for science journalists/communicators)
Speaker: Thomas J. Meyer, director of UNC-CH’s new solar fuel research center
Topic: Efforts to develop alternative energy sources that are safer than greenhouse gas emitting fuels.
RSVP required at cclabby@amsci.org.

FRIDAY

11 a.m. to noon
NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park
Seminar: Altered drug clearance pathways and metabolic regulation associated with cancer: Role of impaired hepatic nuclear receptor action
Speaker: Dr. Graham Robertson, University of Sydney, cancer pharmacology unit
Rall Bldg. Rodbell A

SATURDAY

8 a.m.
Cambria Suites, 300 Airgate Drive. Morrisville (RDU Airport)
ProductCamp RTP: A collaborative unconference about product management and marketing.
More information here.