8th Annual CBC Symposium: Protein Folding and Misfolding in Health and Disease
Date
October 29, 2010, 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Location
Ida Noyes Hall
University of Chicago
Description
8th Annual CBC Symposium: Protein Folding and Misfolding in Health and Disease
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Date of Event
Friday, October 29 2010 Start Time
09:00 AM End Time
05:00 PM Building
Ida Noyes Hall Room
TBA
Description
Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual CBC Symposium: “Protein Folding and Misfolding in Health and Disease” to be held at the University of Chicago Campus, Ida Noyes Hall, on Friday, October 29, 2010.
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This year’s symposium will feature outstanding guest speakers:
Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Steven Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco,
Judith Frydman, PhD, Stanford University, and
Randal J. Kaufman, PhD, University of Michigan Medical School, as well as speakers from the CBC Universities:
Scott T. Brady, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, and
Richard I. Morimoto, PhD, Northwestern University.
The symposium will also host a Poster Session.
ORGANIZERS:
Scott T. Brady, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard I. Morimoto, PhD, Northwestern University
Sangram S. Sisodia, PhD, University of Chicago
Webpage URL (if any)
http://chicagobiomedicalconsortium.org/education/symposia.php#8th
Contact Name
Jola Glotzer
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
773-834-5132
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