RTP Week Ahead, Oct. 25-29
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Students and parents enjoy the FIRST Robotics demonstration at The RTP Headquarters
Monday, October 25
2010 Safe Drinking Water Symposium: “Water and Health: Where Science meets Policy”
Mon. 10/25 – Thurs. 10/28
Friday Center, Chapel Hill
The international conference will bring together individuals and experts from academia, industry, NGOs, government and foundations to provide an inter-disciplinary perspective spanning science, policy, practice, financing and economics on drinking water sanitation, hygiene and water resources with a strong public health emphasis. The conference will deal with critical concerns relevant to both the developing and developed worlds.
2010 Biostatistics Seminar Series: “Statistical Issues in Imaging Studies”
12:00 – 1:50pm
Bondurant Hall, UNC-CH
Targets Clinical and Translational Science Investigators with basic training in biostatistics methods (e.g., completed Bios 541 and 542) and are interested in learning more about a variety of more advanced topics. Speaker: Hongtu Zhu.
Tuesday, October 26
Developing Breakthrough Medicines: Success Stories from Women Leaders in Life Sciences
6:00 – 9:00pm
Brier Creek Country Club
Dr.Vipin Garg, President and CEO of Tranzyme Pharma, will moderate a panel of three highly successful women in the life sciences industry who have been responsible for developing multiple new drugs during their careers. This unique panel will take you through their exciting journey starting from academic research to the pharmaceutical industry to successful entrepreneurship.
Wednesday, October 27
Seminar: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
10:00am – 12:30pm
NIEHS, Keystone Room 3003
Speaker: Alison Johnson, Chemical Sensitivity Foundation
Thursday, October 28
CED’s “Start Something” Party!
6:00 – 9:00pm
Bay 7, American Tobacco Campus, Durham
Come celebrate our move at our Housewarming Party! CED is moving to The American Underground at the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham, NC. Join us for an evening of networking, tours, prizes and more. $15 a head.
Burden of Disease Approach to Prioritizing Environmental Policy Initiatives
5:30 – 7:00pm
North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 T. W. Alexander Dr, RTP, NC
Dr. Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, UNC will discuss “Burden of Disease Approach to Prioritizing Environmental Policy Initiatives: A Case Study in the United Arab Emirates.” For more info, see online brochure.
Friday, October 29
7:00am – 12:00pm
N.C. Biotechnology Center, 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP, NC
The BioSciences Forum brings together key industry leaders for a discussion of the management issues that are unique to the biosciences industries. We define biosciences as the red, green and white industry sectors impacted by the tools of biotechnology, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, nutrition, agriculture, industrial bioproducts, as well as firms allied with these industries. Our speakers represent a cross-section of these industry sectors. Free to attend!
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To view a complete calendar of RTP community events, please visit the Science in the Triangle calendar.
Looks like incredible technology. Have you heard of the new experiment that has found that bacterial pathogens can mutate multiple times during the course of a bacterial infection. Would be interesting to hear your feedback. http://www.americanbiotechnologist.com/blog/genom…