Meetings and Courses

IABS Symposium on Advances in Transfusion Safety

Date: 6 July 2009 - 7 July 2009

Location: Queen's College, University of Cambridge

For more information please contact Professor Jean-Pierre Allain on +44 1223 548044 or jpa1000@cam.ac.uk

You can view the programme and register online: http://www.haem.cam.uk/transmed/pages/events.html

The Symposium intends to address and discuss both developed and developing countries’ blood safety issues with equal time and attention.

Warwick University CPD Course

Date: 13 July 2009 - 16 July 2009

Location: Warwick University

For more information please contact Dr Charlotte Moonan on 024 7652 3540 or Charlotte.Moonan@warwick.ac.uk

You can view the programme and register online: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/bioscienceshortcourses

Techniques and Applications of Molecular Biology

A four-day course for those in the medical profession wishing to improve their understanding of the principles and applications of genetic engineering techniques. 

Optional accreditation leads to a masters level Postgraduate Award. 

Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes

Date: 11 August 2009 - 11 August 2009

Location: Gainsford Lecture Theatre, Weston Education Centre, King’s College Hospital

For more information please contact Jenny Camp on 01844 275 650 or jenny@hartleytaylor.co.uk

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Morning session (Chair: Professor EC Gordon-Smith)
Dyskeratosis congenita: Professor Inderjit Dokal
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: Professor Alan Warren
What is new in aplastic anaemia: Professor Judith Marsh
Advances in the treatment of PNH syndromes: Dr Dupe Elebute

Lunch provided

Afternoon Session (Chair: Professor Ghulam J Mufti)
Immunodeficient animal models & MDS syndromes:Dr Dominique Bonnet
SNP analysis in MDS: A service tool: Professor Ghulam Mufti
Epigenetics & MDS: Dr Shaun Thomas
RARS: Is there a gene?: Professor Mario Cazzola (tbc)
Molecular genetics of MDS: Professor Jarek Maciejewski
RIC transplant using Campath conditioning: Dr Antonio Pagliuca
Lessons from Seattle MDS transplant programme: Professor Joachim Deeg

Registration fee: £20

2nd International Cancer Biology Symposium: "Cancer: Found in Translation"

Date: 2 September 2009 - 3 September 2009

Location: Queen's University, Belfast

For more information please contact Ms Susie Hart on +44 (0) 28 9097 2761 or s.hart@qub.ac.uk

You can view the programme and register online: http://www.qub.ac.uk/ccrcb

Please see the links below for further details and the programme.