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The Sandman's Secrets
Genetics and Gene Expression in Sleep Regulation

Because sleep is evolutionarily conserved, fly and worm studies can yield sleep-related genes relevant to humans. Yet more work is needed before we can correct sleep disorders.

posted Aug 27, 2008

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	Songs of Experience Music and the Brain Organizers: Isabelle Peretz, U. Montréal; Robert Zatorre, McGill U.; Virginia Penhune, Concordia U.; Giuliano Avanzini, Fondazione IRCC, Istitute Neurologica "C. Besta"; Luisa Lopez, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"; Maria Majno, Fondazione Pierfranco e Luisa Mariani Sponsored by: The Pierfranco and Luisa Mariani Foundation posted Sep 30, 2008
	The Sandman's Secrets Genetics and Gene Expression in Sleep Regulation Organizers: Allan Pack, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center; Louis Ptacek, University of California, San Francisco; Kathy Granger, New York Academy of Sciences Sponsored by: Sponsored by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. and the New York Academy of Sciences posted Aug 27, 2008
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	Convergent Revolution Evolutionary Systems Biology Speakers: Aviv Bergman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Mark L. Siegal, New York University; Franziska Michor, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Sponsored by: Systems Biology Discussion Group posted Aug 13, 2008
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	Priming the Pump Government's Role in Green Building Speakers: Paul DeCotis, Deputy Secretary for Energy, New York State; John Krieble, New York City Department of Design and Construction Moderator: Craig Kneeland, NYSERDA Sponsored by: Green Buildings Discussion Group posted Jul 22, 2008
	Searching for Schizophrenia DISC1 and the Developmental Hypothesis Speakers: Akira Sawa, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Nicholas Brandon, Wyeth Research; Katherine Burdick, North Shore LIJ; Steven Clapcote, University of Edinburgh Sponsored by: The Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group and the Biochemical Group of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society posted Jul 21, 2008
	Biocatalysts and Biosurfactants Harnessing Biology for Green Chemistry Speakers: Alex Zaks, Schering-Plough; Raina Maier, University of Arizona; Birgit Kosjek, Merck Sponsored by: Green Science and Environmental Systems, a PS&E program posted Jul 15, 2008
	The Big Picture Development, Epigenetics, and the "Diabesity" Epidemic Organizers: John G. Kral, SUNY Downstate; Barry E. Levin, UMDNJ; Gerard P. Smith, Weill Cornell Medical College Sponsored by: Diabetes & Obesity Discussion Group posted Jul 10, 2008
	Innovation in New York How Can the State Do Better? Speakers: Irving Wladawsky-Berger, IBM Academy of Technology, MIT; Jerry MacArthur Hultin, Polytechnic University; James H. Singer, A.T. Kearney Moderator: Garrick Utley, Levin Institute Sponsored by: The Levin Institute and the New York Academy of Sciences posted Jul 9, 2008
	The Sum of Our Parts Integrative Physiology Organizers: Gerard Karsenty and Andrew Marks, Columbia University; Stacie Bloom and Kathy Granger, The New York Academy of Sciences Sponsored by: The New York Academy of Sciences posted Jul 7, 2008
	New Vistas 2008 A Special Video Feature Hosts: Mildred Dresselhaus, MIT; Thomas Cech, HHMI; Elizabeth Blackburn, UC San Francisco Speakers: Jing Kong and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, MIT; Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley; Robert Batey; U. Colorado at Boulder; Elissa Epel, UC San Francisco; Mary Armanios, Johns Hopkins Medicine posted Jun 27, 2008
	Light, Sound, Action Imaging Tools in Toxicology Assessments Speakers: Kathleen Gabrielson, Johns Hopkins U.; Michael Welch, Washington U. at St. Louis; Peter Choyke, NIH / National Cancer Institute; Robert Dunstan, Biogen Idec Organizer: Supriya Jayadev, Boehringer-Ingelheim Sponsored by: Predictive Toxicology Discussion Group posted Jun 19, 2008
	Moving a Mountain New Targets for Atherosclerosis Treatment Speakers: Alan Daugherty, U. of Kentucky; Colin Funk, Queen's University; Richard Lawn, CV Therapeutics; Rajendra Tangirala, UCLA Sponsored by: Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group posted Jun 17, 2008
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	Making Waves Harnessing Photons for Smart Materials Speakers: Jeffrey Koberstein, Columbia University; Edwin Thomas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sponsored by: Soft Materials Discussion Group posted May 30, 2008
	Roots of Foodborne Illness Health Threats from Domestic and Imported Produce Speakers: Michael Doyle, University of Georgia; Robert Tauxe, CDC; Robert Buchanan, FDA; Chuck Gerba, University of Arizona; Ewen Todd, MSU Sponsored by: Emerging Infectious Diseases Discussion Group posted May 30, 2008
	Attacking Amyloid Vaccines for Neurodegenerative Diseases Speakers: David Cribbs, UC Irvine; Dave Morgan, U. South Florida; Grant Krafft, Acumen Pharmaceuticals; James A.R. Nicoll, U. Southampton Sponsored by: Vaccine Science Discussion Group posted May 23, 2008
	The Next Green Challenge Energy Use in Existing Buildings Speakers: Gordon Holness, Albert Kahn Associates, Inc., ASHRAE; Jeffrey Perlman, Bright Power, Inc. Moderator: Beth Heider, Skanska USA Building Sponsored by: Green Buildings Discussion Group posted May 23, 2008
	The Beast in the Belly Targeted Therapies for Gastrointestinal Cancer Organizers: Joanna Groden, The Ohio State University; Christoph Lengauer, Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research; Martin Werner, Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg; Kathy Granger, The New York Academy of Sciences Sponsored by: The Mushett Family Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center posted May 22, 2008

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