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Neurodegenerative
Disease Retreat
The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research will hold its 4th Annual Retreat on November 4 at the BRB II/III Auditorium. The retreat, organized by Dr. Virginia M.-Y. Lee, and Dr. John Q. Trojanowski, co-founders of Penn's Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, is open to students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers, clinicians and technical staff at Penn and throughout the neuroscience research community. This year's topic will be Protein Misfolding in Neurodegenerative Diseases with talks by Charles Glabe, University of California--Irvine; Jeffery Kelly, The Scripps Research Institute; Paul Axelsen, Penn; Cecile Pickart, Johns Hopkins University; Philip Thomas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Richard Morimoto, Northwestern University; and Edward Lee, Penn. The day-long retreat will also feature a poster session. The retreat is supported by the Penn Alzheimer's Disease Center (NIH/NIA), a Training Program in Age-Related Diseases (NIH/NIA), and Janssen Pharmaceutica. A full program and registration forms are available by calling (215) 662-4708 or (215) 662-4474. The retreat will conclude with an award of $250 presented to the student or postdoctoral fellow with the "best poster".
Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 8, October14, 2003 |
ISSUE
HIGHLIGHTS: Tuesday, Wharton's
Campaign for
Sustained
Leadership--the largest
in
business school
history--tops
$445
million, exceeding
the
original goal. SEAS
appoints
the inaugural
recipient
of
the Humphrey
Chair in
honor
of
a
former
dean. SAS
appoints
two
professors Class
of
1965
Term Chairs. The Enrico
Fermi
Award--a
presidential
award
for
a
lifetime
of
achievement in
nuclear
energy--honors
Dr.
Raymond
Davis,
Jr. and
Dr.
John
Bahcall. Energy
Conservation recommendations
from
Facilities
Services
for
the
heating season. The Urology
Research
Center has
received
increased
funding
by
NIH. Know
the
difference
between PennStAR,
ISTAR
and STAAR?
Here
is
a Primer
of
the
Plethora of
Penn
Acronyms--From A
to
Z. Penn's
Way Week
Two
Raffle
Prizes and
a
Q and
A
on giving
online. Gaining
Great
Collections
from
the Civic
Center
Collection. |
