Automation in Threat Reduction and Infectious Disease Research: Needs and New Directions April 29-30, 1999.A scientific colloquium col·lo·qui·um n. pl. col·lo·qui·ums or col·lo·qui·a 1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views. 2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting. entitled Automation in Threat Reduction and Infectious Disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. Research: Needs and New Directions will be held in Washington, D.C., from April 29 to 30, 1999. Sponsors are the Association for Laboratory Automation; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. ; Department of Energy; Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS ; Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National ; National Academy of Engineering; and University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . The colloquium will focus on measuring, detecting, and monitoring in these areas: 1) recognizing and addressing established and emerging infectious diseases, 2) ensuring a safe food supply, 3) averting catastrophic bioterrorism and biowarfare, and 4) advancing human genetics and molecular medicine. It will also address automation, robotic, computer, information, Internet, and microscale laboratory methods available to address needs in these areas. The meeting's objective is to identify specific scientific needs, assess research practices and their limitations, and then consider strategic ways for integrating new high-throughput laboratory tools and methods. In addition, the 2-day program has an educational component designed for policy makers. The colloquium will emphasize a cross-cutting approach, which recognizes that new tools and methods from one scientific discipline can be applied to other scientific disciplines. To obtain additional information or register for the colloquium, visit the following web sites: * http://www.nae.edu/colloquimn * http://labautomation.org/colloquium/home.html |
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