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October

Translation of the cancer genome:scientific,clinical,and operational challenges

October 15-18,2011; Hyatt Regency San Francisco,San Francisco,CA,USA

This conference will bring together basic,translational,and clinical scientists from academia and the pharmaceutical industry to discuss and outline effective scientific,clinical,and operational approaches to translate genome discovery to effective biomarkers and therapies.Conference cochairpersons:Lynda Chin,Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,Boston,MA; Joe W.Gray,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,Berkeley,CA; William R.Sellers,Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research,Cambridge,MA.For more information,please visit website:http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/special-conferences/translation-of-the-cancer-genome.aspx.

Metabolism and cancer

October 16-19,2011; Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel,Baltimore,MD,USA

The conference co-chairpersons are Sally Kornbluth,Duke University,Durham,NC,Nickolas Papadopoulos,Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center,Baltimore,MD,M.Celeste Simon,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,PA.This conference will focus on the basic biology as well as the development of targeted therapeutics that capitalize on our understanding of key intervention points in metabolic and growth control pathways.Poster sessions are scheduled to allow investigators to present and discuss their latest research,and with an expected attendance of more than 300 people,this will provide networking and collaborationbuilding opportunities that wouldn't be possible without this dynamic forum.Website:http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/special-conferences/metabolism-and-cancer.aspx.

19th united European gastroenterology week

October 22-26,2011; Stockholm,Sweden

UEGW 2011 will feature the latest advances in clinical management (in both the main meeting and Postgraduate Course),cutting-edge translational and basic science,and the best original research in GI and liver disease.The popular clinical symposia will be even more interactive with dedicated key pad voting,debates,tandem talks,casebased management sessions and questioning through text messaging.Particular highlights will include modern personalised medicine,live endoscopy,in flammatory bowel disease,GI and liver oncology,viral hepatitis,GORD,nutrition,obesity,and a Cochrane Collaboration symposium.The Postgraduate Course will feature a day of IBD management for physicians and surgeons,coeliac disease,functional bowel disease,a cutting edge liver course including management of acute liver problems,controversies in pancreatic disease,a 2-day endoscopy course including live endoscopy,and surgery in IBD,pancreatitis and hepatic metastases.Delegates can move freely between sessions.For more information,please visit:http://uegw11.uegf.org/aboutuegw2011.html.

November

Postgraduate course:cirrhosis:current challenges and future directions

November 4-5,2011; San Francisco,CA,Moscone West,USA

The course directors are Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao,MD and Patrick S.Kamath,MD.The goals and objectives are to describe the natural history of cirrhosis;distinguish between compensated from a decompensated patients; identify the main complications that define decompensation; identify risk strata for patients presenting with each of the complications of cirrhosis; and explain how to manage patients according to each risk strata.For more information,please visit:http://www.aasld.org/lm2011/ program/Pages/PostGraduateCourse.aspx.

The liver meeting 2011—the 62nd annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

November 4-8,2011; San Francisco,CA,Moscone West,USA

The Liver Meeting 2011-62nd Annual Meeting is to be held November 4 to November 8,2011 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco,California,USA.The Liver Meeting is the premier event in the science and practice of hepatology and draws an annual attendance of more than 8000 hepatologists and hepatology health professionals from around the world.Registration,housing and program information are available on the meeting's website:www.thelivermeeting.org.

Molecular targets and cancer therapeutics

November 12-16,2011; Moscone Center West,San Francisco,California,USA

This major conference brings together academics,scientists,and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry to discuss innovations in drug development,target selection,and the impact of new discoveries in molecular biology.During the last few years,numerous innovative agents have been discovered as a result of tremendous developments in the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer.Further clinical progress in cancer treatment will be accomplished mainly through the conduct of translational research projects,efficient new drug development,and the execution of large,prospective,randomized,multicenter cancer clinical trials.Together,the level of excitement surrounding targeted therapy and the high caliber of the science presented fuel the power of this meeting to attract the world's leaders in the development of new cancer therapeutics.Website:http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/molecular-targets-andcancer-therapeutics.aspx.

December

New horizons in cancer research:biology to prevention to therapy

December 13-16,2011; The Leela Kempinski

Gurgaon,Delhi,India

The chairperson of this conference is Prof.Anil K.Rustgi,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia,PA,USA.A large,broadly focused meeting,New Horizons in cancer research:biology to prevention to therapy will center on translational cancer research,drawing on the latest trends and discoveries in the early detection,prevention,and treatment of cancer.The conference will be structured to appeal to a broad spectrum of cancer researchers and clinicians.A robust program is being developed,which will provide significant value to those attending the conference.Conference attendance will be drawn from the academic research and clinical community,as well as industry.As such,New Horizons in cancer research will serve as a dynamic platform for the advancement of cancer science and care,and for the establishment of new collaborations on an international scale.For more information,please visit website:http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/new-horizons-in-cancer-research.aspx.

March,2012

AACR annual meeting 2012

March 31-April 4,2012; McCormick Place,Chicago,IL.,USA

AACR Annual Meeting 2012 is to take place on Saturday,March 31-Wednesday,April 4,2012,at McCormick Place in Chicago,Illinois,USA.More than 17000 researchers from around the world attended the 2011 Annual Meeting to network and learn about the latest breakthroughs in cancer research.The deadline for abstract submission is November 15,2011.For detailed information on the scientific program,registration,abstract submission,travel and housing,please visit:http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-annual-meeting-2012.aspx.

October

20th united European gastroenterology week

October 20-24,2012; Amsterdam,Netherlands

The congress organizer is the United European Gastroenterology Federation.For more information,please contact:UEGF Secretariat,Wienerbergstr.11/12A,1100 Vienna,Austria.Tel:+43-1-997 16 39; Fax:+43-1-997 16 39-10; Email:officeauegf.org.Website:www.uegf.org.

13th Asia-Pacific congress on clinical microbiology and infection

October 25-28,2012; Beijing,China

The congress is hosted by Asia-Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (APSCMI,formerly WPSC).The chairman of this congress is Prof.Lan-Juan Li,Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Hangzhou,China.The congress is to provide the channels to demonstrate and share the progress that all specialists have achieved,link resources in chemotherapy and infectious diseases.The deadline for abstract submission is May 31,2012.For more information,please contact:Congress Secretariat(China),Beijing MedConference Service Co.,Ltd.,Ms.Xiao-Xue Bian,Room 510,B tower,Free Town Center,No.58,Dongsanhuan Rd.,Chaoyang District,Beijing 100022,China.Tel:+86-10-67122288ext274; Fax:+86-10-67160676; Email:bianxiaoxue@mpco.cn.Website:http://www.apccmi2012.org/index.html.