Any science report that is interested is welcome to attend. Please contact
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further information.
Sue

International scientific collaboration and cutting edge life science
research: top scientists convene at the Inaugural NIH-OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE
COLLOQUIUM

Friday 13th June 2003, The Sloane Robinson Building, Keble College, Oxford
(programme at end)

The programme aims is to foster international scientific collaboration at
the highest level. The selected 13-14 students on the programme each year
are the brightest and best from the US, funded by the US National
Institutes of Health to receive an honorary bursary to study jointly in a
US lab and in a lab in either Oxford or Cambridge. Their work is varied and
interesting from a science point of view (see programme below) - with
several public interest stories. Long term the NIH is looking to attract a
major sponsor for the programme so that it can become permanent - like
Rhodes scholarships.

Speakers at the Colloquium include Nobel prize winner Baruch Blumberg as
well as John Bell, Sir Keith Peters and Michael Lenardo from NIH.

There is also also a dinner in the evening, sponsored by Affymetrix, to
which journalists are invited, which will give further opportunity to meet
with leading scientists from Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the senior
members of Affymetrix over from the US.

Programme (excuse formating!)

Each pair of 10 min talks will be followed by 5 min questions
9.00-9.30 Coffee & registration

9.30-9.50 Introductions, Baruch Blumberg, Nobel Laureate; John Bell, Regius
Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford; Sir Keith Peters, Regius
Professor of Physic, University of Cambridge; Michael Lenardo, NIH-Oxford-
Cambridge Graduate Student Program Director

9.50-10.15 T cell recognition of HIV, Andrew McMichael Director, The
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Jean Lee
PhD student, Oxford

10.15-10.40 TNF-Receptor Superfamily Signaling, Richard Siegel Head,
Immunoregulation Group, Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Adrian Lobita PhD
student, Oxford

10.40-11.05 Role of DNA damage detection and repair in maintaining genomic
stability Andre Nussensweig Investigator and Group Leader, Experimental
Immunology Branch, NCI, Alicia Lee PhD student, Cambridge

11.05-11.35 Coffee

11.35-12.00 Gene expression in complex neuropsychiatric disorders Sabine
Bahn Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge,
Steve Huffaker PhD student, Cambridge

12.00-12.25 The biochemical and biophysical mechanisms of programmed cell
death James McDonnellUniversity Lecturer, Laboratory of Molecular
Biophysics, University of Oxford, Nieshia Williams PhD student, Oxford

12.30-13.30 Lunch + break-outs

13.30-13.55 Delta 4 a novel endothelial specific notch ligand; its role in
tumour angiogenesis and as a target for therapy, Adrian Harris Director,
Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Unit & Molecular Oncology Laboratory,
University of Oxford, Cassin Kimmel PhD student, Oxford

13.55-14.20 How does inactivation of the tumour suppressors BRCA1 or BRCA2
cause cancer in specific tissues?, Ashok Venkitaraman Ursula Zoellner
Professorship of Cancer Research, University of Cambridge, Lewis Shi PhD
Student, Cambridge

14.20-14.45 Brain pathology and functional adaptation in MS Paul Matthews,
Director, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, University of
Oxford, Stephanie Manson, PhD student, Oxford

14.45-15.35 Neuroimaging in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression Wayne Drevets
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, NIMH, Cognition in Unipolar and Bipolar
Depression, Barbara Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology,
University of Cambridge, Joana Tavares, PhD student, Cambridge

15.35-16.00 Tea

16.00-16.25 The Neuropsychopharmacology of ADHD, Trevor Robbins, Professor
in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Jean Milstein PhD
student, Cambridge

16.25-16.50 Protein Fibrils as Novel Nanostructures Chris Dobson John
Humphrey Plummer Professor of Chemical & Structural Biology, University of
Cambridge, Jeff Smith PhD student, Cambridge

16.50-17.15 The molecular architecture of the pyruvate dehydrogenase
complex; new concepts of catalysis by a Richard Perham Director, Centre for
Molecular Recognition, University of Cambridge multifunctional molecular
machine, Jeff Lengyel PhD student, Cambridge

17.15-17.30 Summary, Mike Lenardo

17.30-19.00 Free time

19.00-19.45 Drinks: St Edmund Hall

19.45-22.30 Dinner, by invitation only St Edmund Hall
Sponsored by Affymetrix, with address by Baruch Blumberg


Kind regards
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