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ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting
April 24-26, 2009
The Fairmont Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
A Message from the Planning Committee
The Association of American Physicians and the American Society for Clinical Investigation are pleased to invite you to the ASCI/AAP 2009 Joint Meeting, April 24-26, 2009, at the Fairmont in Chicago, Illinois. This year's meeting focuses on stem-cell biology and innate immunity, and the outstanding scientific presentations will appeal to a wide range of clinical and translational researchers (view full program).
The meeting begins on Friday afternoon, April 24, with a welcome reception for young investigators. The opening scientific plenary, "Basic stem-cell biology," is followed by the traditional Welcome Reception and the ASCI Dinner, at which the ASCI’s new members will be introduced. The ASCI Dinner also features a presentation by Drs. Barry S. Coller and Robert M. Califf on innovation in translational research.
The scientific program on Saturday begins with the plenary session, "Tissue-specific stem cells." Following the Poster Session, the afternoon begins with the plenary session, "Innate immunity," after which several new members of the AAP and ASCI will present their work. The afternoon concludes with the ASCI Presidential Address, delivered by Dr. Nancy Andrews, and the AAP Presidential Address, delivered by Dr. Elliott Kieff, respectively. The AAP Member Dinner follows Saturday evening, with a presentation by the renown Dr. Paul Farmer, "Poverty and Sustainable Health Care."
Sunday is the honorific highlight of the meeting. The AAP will present its 2009 Kober Medal to Dr. Francois M. Abboud. The Joint Meeting then recognizes outstanding presentations from the Poster Session with the meeting's Best Poster Awards. Dr. Michael Welsh will deliver the 2009 Kober Lecture, and the ASCI will present its 2009 Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award to Mitchell A. Lazar.
The Planning Committee has worked to produce an outstanding program, and we remind you that the meeting is open not only to AAP and ASCI members -- anyone in the physician-scientist career path will find this meeting encouraging and stimulating. We hope you'll join us in Chicago for an excellent weekend.
2009 ASCI/AAP Joint Meeting Planning Committee
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Nancy C. Andrews, MD, PhD
ASCI President
Duke University Medical Center |
Elliott Kieff, MD, PhD
AAP President
Harvard University |
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Jon Epstein, MD
ASCI President-Elect
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine |
Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD
AAP President-Elect
National Institutes of Health |
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Paul S. Mischel, MD
ASCI Vice President
University of California, Los Angeles
David Geffen School of Medicine |
Ralph I. Horwitz, MD
AAP Vice President
Stanford University Medical Center |
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Charles L. Sawyers, MD
ASCI Immediate Past President
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Judith Swain, MD
AAP Immediate Past President
Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences
University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine |
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