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Building Blocks, Biological Pathways, and Networks

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Molecular Libraries and Imaging

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  • Discovery of Molecular Probes
    November 16, 2010, 6:30 - 9:00pm
    San Diego Convention Center, Rm 10
    San Diego, CA
    Registration is now open: click here to register online. (Meeting registration is free.)
    Interdisciplinary research in chemical biology and high throughput screening (HTS) has enabled discovery of novel molecular probes for neurobiological studies and drug discovery in academic settings. This has created a new opportunity for neuroscientists to perturb and measure neural signaling, elucidate pathophysiological mechanisms, and discover small molecule therapeutics. This meeting provides a venue for eminent investigators to discuss their recent research advancements in this area. The meeting highlights how interdisciplinary studies in chemical biology open up new approaches to unraveling the molecular basis of neural signaling and CNS disorders, including discovery of novel chemical modulators of synaptic transmission and membrane excitability, development of imaging probes, validation of therapeutic approaches, dissection of mechanisms underlying neural signaling pathways, and exploration of chemical diversity to generate high precision probes of receptor structure and function. The meeting also highlights how research in chemical biology can shed new light on difficult problems that are recalcitrant to conventional biological approaches.
    • Dr. Roger Y. Tsien (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego)
      Title: Building vs. Breeding Neurobiological Probes
    • Dr. P. Jeffrey Conn (Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
      Title: Discovery of Allosteric Modulators of GPCRs for Treatment of CNS Disorders.

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  • Chemical Probes for Neuroscience Research and Drug Discovery
    October 16, 2009
    At the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
    Chicago, IL

Structural Biology

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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

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Nanomedicine

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Human Microbiome Project

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  • Human Microbiome Research Conference
    August 31-September 2, 2010
    Chase Park Plaza, St Louis, Missouri
    At this open conference, investigators from the Human Microbiome Project and the larger scientific community will meet to share their insights and to learn more about the human microbiome and metagenomic research.

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  • HMP Community Outreach Meeting
    March 27, 2008
    Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland
    This workshop provided an opportunity for a small group of researchers from various backgrounds to discuss ways that the Human Microbiome Project can engage the larger scientific and lay communities.
  • Organizational Meeting of the International Human Microbiome Consortium
    December 9-10, 2007
    Hilton Hotel, Rockville, Maryland
    This workshop, co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health and the European Commission, provided an opportunity for scientists and funders from around the world to discuss human microbiome research and the possibility of forming an international consortium.
  • NIH HMP Applicant Information Session
    December 10, 2007
    Hilton Hotel, Rockville, Maryland
    This session provided an opportunity for researchers intending to apply to the RFAs being released under the NIH Roadmap 1.5 Human Microbiome Project to ask questions of NIH staff.
  • Human Microbiome Project Sampling Workshop
    July 25, 2007
    Marrioitt Hotel, Gaithersburg, Maryland
    During this workshop, experts on microbial diversity, sampling, and statistics met to provide recommendations for structuring the sample collection within the Human Microbiome Project.
  • ASM Satellite Symposium: The Human Microbiome Project
    May 24, 2007
    A satellite symposium of the annual American Society for Microbiology meeting was convened to discuss the current status and international plans to explore the human microbiome.
  • NIH Roadmap Human Microbiome Project Workshop
    April 22-23, 2007
  • Human Microbiome Project ÒBrainstormingÓ Session
    February 14, 2006
    Doubletree Hotel, Rockville, Maryland
    At this informal brainstorming session, a group of NIH staff from many Institutes and Centers plus external scientists interested in exploring the human microbiome met to discuss the state of knowledge, international plans, and challenges facing a possible Human Microbiome Project.

Epigenomics

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  • Emerging Evidence for Epigenomic Changes in Human Disease
    March 16-17, 2009
    Natcher Auditorium, NIH main campus, Bethesda, Maryland
  • Roadmap Epigenomics Program Technical Assistance Workshop
    December 7, 2007
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
    The workshop afforded potential applicants the opportunity to discuss and clarify any issues related to the Roadmap Epigenomics RFAs with NIH staff.
  • Epigenetics of Human Health and Disease
    March 19-20, 2007
    Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
    This workshop brought together national and international experts, as well as NIH staff from multiple Institutes and Centers, to discuss the state of knowledge, international plans, and challenges facing a possible Epigenomics Project.

Genotype-Tissue Expression

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  • Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Resource Workshop
    June 2-3, 2008
    Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Executive Meeting Center
    This workshop brought together experts in the scientific community that have extensive knowledge on or around the topic(s) at hand in an effort to define overall project logistics in regards to building a genotype-tissue expression resource.

Interdisciplinary Research

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Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise: Clinical Research Training, Clinical Outcomes Assessment: PROMIS, Translational Research

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Science of Behavior Change

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Library of Integrate Cellular Signatures (LINCS)

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Protein Capture Reagents

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