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January 11, 2013
9th Annual Plant Genomics Workshop
When: August 12-15, 2013 Where: Halifax, Nova Scotia
For more information, and to register please visit the website.
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February 15, 2013
Medical Funding Opportunities in the US Department of Defense
BioAlberta and the National Research Council of Canada's Industrial Research Assistance Program is presenting a workshop on life science funding opportunities within the US Department of Defense. The Department of Defense has been expressing the need for increased research and development...
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May 28, 2013
CAHSPR Conference 2013
The 2013 CAHSPR (Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research) conference will provide an opportunity to learn from improvement initiatives in Canada and other jurisdictions, to identify the factors necessary to drive improvements across the Canadian health system, and to explore...
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May 29, 2013
24th Annual Canadian Bioethics Society Conference
This conference has been designed to provide further education and networking opportunities in the field of bioethics in Canada. The theme New Heights and Broader Plans: Expanding Vistas for Bioethics is designed to:
stimulate dialogue in areas of bioethics that may be less commonly discussed or
Power Patient Data: Genomics and Family Health History in Health IT
Family health history and genetic/genomic information face similar barriers to use in patient care. Collection of this information can be sensitive and often impacts a patient's family members. Even when the information is collected, the data is rarely stored in a way that allows it to be used to...
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June 6, 2013
Learn How to Get Your Research Into the Media Spotlight
Population and public health researchers are doing important work that has the potential to shape policies, programs and practices and to improve population health and health equity. This workshop is an opportunity to work with experts to improve your skills...
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June 6, 2013
Annual BioNJ Personalized Medicine Innovation Summit
BioNJ is once again holding the Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine Innovation Summit. This event will focus on the innovation and evolution of diagnostic tools and the important contributions being made by the New Jersey life sciences community. Keynote speakers include G....
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June 25, 2013
International Conference on Genomics in Europe
Since the completion of the human genome in 2003 there have been constant challenges to genomic research technologies and public health strategies. Genomics has emerged to be one of most productive and innovative sectors in life science markets. Modern research in genomics and molecular biology has...
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September 7, 2013
The Genomics of Common Diseases 2013
Over the past seven years, understanding of the genetic architecture of disease has been progressively redefined by genome-wide association studies characterizing common variation, the fine mapping of these associated regions, the emergence and growth of new sequencing technologies and the...
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December 6, 2013
Personhood Beyond the Human
This conference, co-sponsored by the Nonhuman Rights Project and the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies in collaboration with the Yale Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioethics will focus on personhood for nonhuman animals, such as great apes, cetaceans, and elephants. There will be...
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