American Transplant Congress 2005: World's Premiere Meeting in Transplantation.MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- Physicians, surgeons, scientists and an array of transplant professionals are gathering to share important information, studies, and research on transplantation at the American Transplant Congress 2005 (ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered 2005). This 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. The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS ASTS American Society of Transplant Surgeons ASTS Aeromedical Staging Squadron ASTS Asbestos in Schools Tracking System ASTS Advanced Surveillance & Tracking System ASTS Advance Supplement Testing Systems, Inc. ) 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. ) sponsor this joint meeting beginning Saturday, May 21- Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, WA. Leading international medical experts, representing major hospitals and health institutions worldwide, will present in-depth scientific material through symposia, oral abstracts, concurrent workshops, poster presentations and small group sessions. Special addresses will include Dr. E. Donall Thomas, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Keynote Address (co-winner 1990 Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. ); Dr. Gerald Nepom, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason - State-of-the-Art Address; Dr. James Burdick, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Special Address HRSA HRSA Health Resources & Services Administration (US) HRSA Historical Radio Society of Australia HRSA Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety HRSA Hotel and Restaurant Suppliers Association (Canada) Organ Donation Collaborative; Congressman Jay Inslee - Special Address on issues related to the Organ Donation & Recovery Improvement Act. ATC 2005 Highlights include: --Stem Cell Research and Virology virology, study of viruses and their role in disease. Many viruses, such as animal RNA viruses and viruses that infect bacteria, or bacteriophages, have become useful laboratory tools in genetic studies and in work on the cellular metabolic control of gene expression Update --Ethical Issues and Organ Donor Management --Inflammation Issues --New B-Cell Data --Bioartificial Organs --T-Cell Memory and Homeostasis homeostasis Any self-regulating process by which a biological or mechanical system maintains stability while adjusting to changing conditions. Systems in dynamic equilibrium reach a balance in which internal change continuously compensates for external change in a feedback --Immunosuppression Minimization & Withdrawal --New Technologies in Transplantation Immunology --Cardiovascular Disease --Pediatric Transplantation --Renal Transplantation --Infectious Diseases --Reproductive Issues --Medical Complications Following Transplantation --What's Hot, What's New and much more 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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