 
Diabetes Dateline
Winter 2008
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Upcoming Meetings, Workshops, and Conferences
The following meetings will be held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD:
Genes, Environment, and Health Initiative: Translating Whole Genome Association Data into Clinical Practice
This meeting will explore the challenges in using basic findings from the Genes, Environment,
and Health Initiative to positively affect health. The NIH Genes, Environment, and Health Initiative was launched in 2006 to help identify major genetic susceptibility factors for diseases with substantial public health impact and to develop technologies for measuring potentially
causative environmental exposures. The meeting, scheduled for March 10 to 11, 2008, will feature presentations about important new genetic findings for diabetes and other diseases, approaches to using those findings for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, and ethical and social issues inherent in such research. For more information and to register, visit
www3.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/GeiTranslation.
Workshop on the Establishment, Maintenance, and Turnover of Fat Depots
This workshop, to be held May 21 to 22, 2008, will focus on the molecular players involved in the establishment, maintenance, and turnover of different fat depots. Speakers will present what is known about the molecular determinants of depot size and deposition sites, cellular makeup, and factors that control remodeling and turnover of different fat depots. Plenary talks, selected “hot topic” presentations, and a poster session will provide a forum for basic scientists and clinical researchers working across these areas to share information. For more information, go to www3.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/FatDepots2008.
National Conferences
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Information Clearinghouses will be exhibiting at the following upcoming conferences:
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NIH Publication No. 08–4562
March 2008
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