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- American Society of
Gene Therapy - ASGT is the largest medical professional organization
representing researchers and scientists dedicated to discovering new gene
therapies. The Society was established in 1996 and has already grown to
almost 3,000 members. ASGT is committed to promoting and fostering the
exchange and dissemination of information and ideas related to gene therapy,
encouraging the general field of research involving gene therapy and promoting
professional and public education in all areas of gene therapy. ASGT has
an official journal, Molecular Therapy, which publishes scientific meritorious
papers in the areas of gene transfer, gene regulation, gene discovery,
cell therapy, experimental models, correction of genetic and acquired
diseases, and clinical trials. In addition, Molecular Therapy publishes
timely reviews, commentaries, and scientific correspondence. ASGT holds
an annual meeting each year, featuring scientific symposia, workshops,
oral abstract presentations, exhibits and poster sessions. For more information
on future annual meetings, go to www.asgt.org.
URL: http://www.asgt.org
(Name: Joan Geiger - info@asgt.org)
- Japanese
Society for Molecular Imaging - On January 28, 2006, a group of
Japanese molecular imaging scientists gathered to begin formation of the
Japanese Society for Molecular Imaging (JSMI). The Society will hold its
first, organizational meeting at Kyoto University, on May 23-24, 2006.
For more information in Japanese, select the homepage link above; for
information in English, select: www.molecularimaging.jp/JSMI/English.html.
URL: http://www.molecularimaging.jp/JSMI/JSMI.html
(Name: Yasuhisa Fujibayashi
- yfuji@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp)
- Medical Imaging,
"The Picture of Value" - The National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (NEMA) recently launched a new web site on Medical Imaging,
"The Picture of Value". The site portrays the benefits of medical
imaging, including cost savings and lives extended at a time when journalists
and third party payers are focused on imaging as a cost driver from over
utilization and high costs of some procedures. The site, therefore, is
intended to introduce some balance into the discussion of cost.
URL: http://www.medical imaging.org
(Name: Bob Britain
- bob_britain@nema.org)
- Society
for Whole Body Autoradiography - The Society for Whole Body Autoradiography
(SWBA) is a non-profit organizaton of pharmaceutical scientists dedicated
to development and use of autoradiographic techniques to study the distribution
of radiolabeled compounds in various tissues of animals in whole body
and individual tissue preparations. The society was formed in 1994, when
the first meeting was held in Louisville, KY. The SWBA membership is composed
of international scientists in academia and industry..
URL: http://www.autoradiography.net
(Name: Eric G. Solon,
Ph.D. - eric.g.solon@questpharm.com)
- Society of Non-Invasive
Imaging in Drug Development - The Society of Nuclear Imaging in
Drug Development (SNIDD) is an all volunteer, educational organization
which has the goal of increasing the appropriate use of non-invasive,
imaging technology as tools in drug research and development. We provide
opportunities for scientists from the drug industry and from academic
research centers to learn more about the potential of non-invasive imaging
technology for providing valuable information that can increase the efficiency
of new pharmaceutical research and development. We hope, by the efforts
of SNIDD and similar organizations, that this technology will become more
widely used since it has the potential of increasing the efficiency of
drug discovery and development programs by reducing both the overall time
required and the cost of these programs. We expect to hold biennial symposia
on this subject, publish a biannual newsletter and continue to provide
support for presentations at appropriate national and international meetings.
URL: http://www.snidd.org
(Name: Ray Gibson, Ph.D.
- lstegman@umich.edu)
- The Academy
of Molecular Imaging - The Academy of Molecular Imaging is a progressive
organization that builds the school of thought, scientific paradigms and
clinical practices of Molecular Imaging to advance the growing field of
Molecular Medicine.
URL: http://www.ami-imaging.org/
(Name: Andrew
McKusick - andrew.mckusick@carolinashealthcare.org)
- The Biophysical Society
- Founded in 1957, at the First National Biophysics Conference, the Biophysical
Society has become the world's largest membership organization for biophysicists.
A dynamic, growing organization of over 7,000 scientists, our members
represent a wide range of research areas, in particular, scientists who
work on the physical-chemical basis of biological structure. The Society
publishes the top-rated, peer-reviewed Biophysical Journal which covers
a broad range of areas including: bioenergetics, biophysical theory/modeling,
cell biophysics, channels/receptors/transporters, electrophysiology, membranes,
muscle and contractility, nucleic acids, photobiophysics, proteins, spectroscopy
(imaging), and supramolecular assemblies. The Society's 48th Annual Meeting
will be held February 14-18, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. Please visit
www.biophysics.org to learn more about the Biophysical Soceity and the
many benefits of membership.
URL: http://
(Name: Kathy Glisson
- kglisson@biophysics.org)
- The Mitochondria
Research Society - An International Organization of Scientist
and Physcians Committed to Find a Cure for Mitochondrial Diseases.
URL: http://www.mitoresearch.org
(Name: Keshav K. Singh, Ph.D
- singhke@jhmi.edu)
- The Society of Nuclear
Medicine - The Society of Nuclear Medicine is an international
scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the
science, technology and practical application of nuclear medicine.
URL: http://www.snm.org
(Name: Becky Haines - bhaines@snm.org)
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