American Transplant Congress 2005: Nobel Prize Winner to Address Congress and Other Notable Talks.MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- On Tuesday, May 24 at 12:00 p.m., Dr. E. Donnall Thomas Dr. Edward Donnall (Don) Thomas (b. March 15, 1920) is an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. will present the keynote address to the American Transplant Congress 2005 (ATC 2005) at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, WA. Known as the "father of bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow. ", Dr. Thomas was co-winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for his contributions to transplantation. Most notably, for directing the first successful bone marrow transplant in 1970 on people who were not twins. Dr. Thomas was the driving force in establishing the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which is now a world leader in transplantation biology. His talk will review the Evolution of Bone Marrow Transplantation Bone Marrow Transplantation Definition The bone marrow—the sponge-like tissue found in the center of certain bones—contains stem cells that are the precursors of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. . On Sunday, May 22 at 12:00 p.m., Dr. Gerald Nepom will present the State-of-the-Art Address. Since 1985, he has been Member and Scientific Director of the Research Programs at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. His studies focus on type I diabetes Type I diabetes Also called juvenile diabetes. Type I diabetes typically begins early in life. Affected individuals have a primary insulin deficiency and must take insulin injections. Mentioned in: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and adult and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis juvenile rheumatoid arthritis n. Abbr. JRA Chronic inflammatory arthritis that begins in childhood, characterized by swelling, tenderness, and pain in one or more joints and by lymph node and splenic enlargement. . Dr. Nepom has served as the Expert Panel Chair for the NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. on autoimmune diseases. He is one of the world's key figures in identifying and understanding molecular and genetic mechanisms contributing to triggering of autoimmune disorders. Following Dr. Nepom's Address on Sunday, May 22, Congressman Jay Inslee will address the Congress. Congressman Inslee has worked tirelessly to author legislation to provide grants and funding to organ donor coordinators for hospitals and organ procurement organizations. This provision was later included in the Organ Donation & Recovery Improvement Act, which was signed by President Bush and enacted into law on April 5th, 2004. The ATC 2005 is the sixth annual American Transplant Congress and is widely regarded as the world's premiere conference and meeting in the field of basic and clinical transplantation. This joint meeting is sponsored by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. ) and will occur from May 21-25, 2005 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, WA. Visit www.atcmeeting.org for a complete meeting schedule, key speakers, information, and meeting times. Media interviews are welcomed. If interested, please contact Steven Schiff at 610-449-8056 or steve@schiffmarketing.com. |
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