OVERVIEW
The Hematology Program of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health announces a 2-day workshop on Iron Overload: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management, which will be held at The Historic Inns of Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland, on October 27 and 28, 2008. This workshop will address evolving insights into genetic determinants and molecular mechanisms that promote iron overload. The workshop also will review advances in the noninvasive, organ-specific clinical measurement of iron overload and current state-of-the-art in the prevention and treatment of iron overload. The program will include presentations by invited speakers and speakers selected from submitted abstracts, together with poster presentations.
The informal setting of the workshop is intended to promote interactions and discussion among workshop participants and to define key unanswered questions and highlight priorities and directions for future research. Travel grants will be made available to registrants whose abstracts are selected for oral presentations at the workshop. A limited number of rooms at the Historic Inns of Annapolis have been reserved for workshop participants, so early registration is encouraged. REGISTER HERE: http://www.scgcorp.com/ironoverload2008/registration.asp.
| Workshop Co-organizers: | |
| Nancy Andrews | Duke University |
| Gary Brittenham | Columbia University |
| Alan Cohen | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania |
| Jeff Miller | NIDDK, NIH |
| Daniel Wright | NIDDK, NIH |
| Invited speakers include: | |
| David Weatherall | Oxford University |
| John Porter | University College London, United Kingdom |
| Karin Finberg | Duke University |
| Ivana DeDomenico | University of Utah |
| Martina Muckenthaler | University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| Carolyn Enns | Oregon Health Sciences University |
| Clara Camaschella | Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milano |
| Richard Ajioka | University of Utah |
| Tomas Ganz | University of California at Los Angeles |
| Jeff Miller | NIDDK, NIH |
| Kris Kowdley | University of Washington |
| Jens Jensen | New York University |
| Dudley Pennell | Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom |
| Gary Brittenham | Columbia University |
| Renzo Galanello | University of Cagliari, Italy |
| John Wood | Children’s Hospital at Los Angeles |
| Z. Ioav Cabantchik | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Alan Cohen | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania |
| Ray Bergeron | University of Florida |
| Nancy Andrews | Duke University |
| Jerry Kaplan | University of Utah |
- Mechanisms Underlying Iron Overload: Genetic and Molecular Determinants of Iron Balance and Tissue Pathology
- Noninvasive Measurement of the Degree, Distribution, and Duration of Iron Overload
- Management of Iron Overload: Current Methods and Novel Approaches
Angela Hays
Conference Planner
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc. (SCG)
656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 210
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (301) 670-4990
Fax: (301) 670-3815
Email: ahays@scgcorp.com
For Information about the Workshop Program, Please Contact:
Dr. Daniel Wright
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Phone: (301) 594-7714
Email: dw341u@nih.gov