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OVERVIEW: The Hematology Program of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces a 2-day workshop on Erythropoietin Receptor (EPO-R) Expression and Function in Non-Hematopoietic Tissues, which will be held in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 8 and 9, 2008. This workshop will address evolving insights into the distribution and function of EPO-R in non-hematopoietic tissues. The workshop will summarize clinical observations indicating non-hematopoietic effects of erythropoietin (EPO) in patients with renal failure and solid tumors, and it will review experimental and clinical findings of EPO effects on the development, growth, and function of vascular endothelial cells, tumor cells, and cardiovascular and neural tissues. The workshop will include presentations by both invited speakers and speakers selected from submitted abstracts, together with poster presentations. This workshop is designed to promote interactions and discussion among workshop participants and to define key unanswered questions and highlight priorities and directions for future research. A limited number of travel grants will be made available to registrants whose abstracts are selected for oral presentations at the workshop. Space at the workshop will be limited, and so early registration is encouraged. Registrants who submit abstracts for presentation at the workshop will be given preference if the number of registrants exceeds available space. REGISTER HERE: http://www.scgcorp.com/eporeceptor2008/registration.asp.
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For Information about Registration and Abstract Submission, Please Contact: Michelle Watson For Information about the Workshop Program, Please Contact: Dr. Daniel Wright |