Experimental Biology
2004
Public Affairs Workshops and Symposia
Open to all EB
Registrants
Saturday,
April 17
Human
Research Protections 1a: How to Navigate Human Research Protection
Regulations
http://www.asip.org/mtgs/EB04/hrtpp.htm
9:00 a.m. - 11:00
a.m.
Convention Center, Room 101
This
workshop will provide an introduction to principles of bioethics and
current U.S. federal regulations for protecting human subjects
involved in research. The workshop will describe a comprehensive
program of protections that an institution can provide to effectively
protect human subjects and simultaneously conduct good scientific
research. Emphasis will be on the roles of Institutional Review Boards
(IRBs) and investigators in protecting research subjects and will
include a comparison
of the “Common Rule” with HIPAA concerning the use of human biological
materials. There is no charge for this session, but seating is limited
so you must register to attend. Contact: Tara Zeitner at 301-634-7950.
11:00 a.m. – 3:00
p.m.
Convention Center, Room 146B
This presentation moves beyond
the basics of IACUC to address issues that may require special
attention from the IACUC. Including the role of IACUC as facilitator
or research, conducting semi-annual program review and facility
inspection, protocol approval monitoring and more. Participants will
be able to pose questions to representatives of USDA, OLAW, and AAALAC.
There is no charge for this session, but seating is limited so
pre-registration is encouraged. Contact: Alice Ra’anan at 301-634-7105
or
araanan@the-aps.org.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00
p.m.
Convention Center, Room 140A
The goal of this
symposium is to familiarize scientists with how the media works. The
ever expanding interest in scientific news is an opportunity to assist
in public understanding of and public support for biomedical
research. Helping scientists to take advantage of these opportunities
is the aim of this symposium. A panel of three journalists will offer
their insight into what makes science news and the best practices for
getting scientific research covered. Contact: Stacy Brooks at
301-634-7253 or
sbrooks@the-aps.org.
Sunday,
April 18
International Scientific Collaboration in
an Era of Heightened Security
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Convention Center, Room 201
Hear special guest speaker George
H. Atkinson, PH.D., Science and Technology Advisor to U.S. Secretary
of State Colin Powell, address the important issue of international
scientific collaboration in this post-9/11 era. He will discuss
the effect of our nation's new policies on travel to and from
scientific meetings in the United States and on the employment of
foreign scientists, including the foreign postdoctoral fellows who are
crucial to much of the important research conducted in many U.S.
laboratories.
The New CSR Review
Process: An NIH Review
1:00 p.m. – 2:30
p.m.
Convention Center, Room 147A
This session will
present an overview of the changes to Initial Review Groups at NIH’s
Center for Scientific Review that are being implemented as a result of
the recommendations of the Panel on Scientific Boundaries of Review.
Monday,
April 19
Scientific and Regulatory Challenges
Involving Dietary Supplements and Botanical Products
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Convention Center, Room 143/AB
Confirmed
Speakers:
Lester Crawford, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
Paul Coates, Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Stephen Straus, Director, National Center for Complementary &
Alternative Medicine, NIH.
Topics to be
addressed include: how to promote a stronger scientific foundation at
the FDA and the need to promote better health through better research;
how new collaborations with NIH will help to improve our understanding
of the underlying mechanisms of action and help to improve safety and
efficacy of these products; research opportunities for the extramural
community; and regulatory perspectives on the Dietary Supplement
Health & Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA).
Contact: Jim
Bernstein at 301.634-7062 or
jbernstein@aspet.org
Will You
Still Fund Me Tomorrow? The Deficit, Bioterror, and the NIH Roadmap
3:00 p.m. – 4:30
p.m.
Washington Convention Center, Room 207B
Chair: Dr. W. Allan Walker, Harvard Medical
School
Join NIH Director
Elias Zerhouni, M.D., NIDDK Director Allen Spiegel to address how a
radically changing environment will impact NIH grantees in the coming
years. Drs. Zerhouni and Spiegel will discuss the prospects for NIH
funding in light of increasing federal budget deficits, the need for
biodefense spending, and the NIH Roadmap. They will also address how
the roadmap initiatives will complement or compete with
investigator-initiated research and how the various institutes and
centers will implement and plan for future Roadmap projects.
Tuesday, April 20
Sustaining
Integrative & Organ Systems Sciences: Problems, Opportunities,
Solutions
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Convention Center, Room 143C
Confirmed Speakers: Jerry Buccafusco, Medical College of Georgia;
Gerald Schaefer, Wil Research Laboratories, Inc.; Steve Zeisel,
University of North Carolina; Irv Zucker, University of Nebraska;
Stanley J. Wiegand,Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Peter Preusch,
National Institutes of Health
The
advent of molecular biology has produced a vast wealth of information
on human health and disease. However, there has been a diminishment
in the number and ability of trained investigators – and students
pursuing training and research – in the integrative and organ systems
sciences. Science cannot effectively study disease or treatments for
a disease simply by using isolated molecules, cells, or organs.
Speakers will give their perspectives on the challenges and
opportunities for enhancing the integrative & organ systems sciences
by addressing its impact on both academic and industrial concerns.
Contact: Jim Bernstein at 301.634-7062 or
jbernstein@aspet.org
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