Clinical Research calls for papers / meetings & conferences

Call for Abstracts: Controversies and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: The Twelfth in the Series

September 21–22, 2012 Beverly Hills, California

Abstract submission deadline: August 24, 2012

We are proud to be celebrating the twelfth annual Controversies and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease symposium this year! The two-day scientific program will offer realistic views on many controversial topics, inlcuding coronary artery and left main disease, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, mitral valve disease, chronic heart failure in the elderly and obese, adult congenital heart disease, and atrial septal defect.

The scientific program will consist of sessions focused on treatment options for specific cardiovascular disease states. Each session will include a combination of case presentations, cross-fires, discussion panels, and question and answer periods. A faculty of internationally known leaders in the field has been invited to share their knowledge and experiences with complex and controversial cases.

This conference is designed for cardiologists, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists, perfusionists, nurses, technologists, and those involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with controversial and complex cases of cardiac disease.

Submission of original abstracts are being accepted and will be considered for oral, poster and video presentation.

Call for Young Investigator Symposia Proposals for 36th MidWinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

February 16-20, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland

Due Date: Sunday, July 1, 2012

To submit you proposal electronically go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Young_Investigator_Symposia_Proposals

What is a Young Investigator Symposium?

The Young Investigator Symposium, similar to the nanosymposia offered at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting, is an exciting opportunity for young investigators to organize a podium session at the ARO. Talks are given from the platform every 15 minutes with 10-12 minutes of presentation followed by questions. The key differences between a regular podium session and a Young Investigator Symposium are:

Proposed and organized by the participants rather than by the program committee
Restricted to junior investigators: Assistant Professors, Faculty < 5 years, and Post-docs
The talks are thematically related, not just a collection of presentations.
A minimum of 5 topically related talks are required to create a session.
To promote diversity, no more than two presentations from any one lab should be included

How do the submitted symposia abstracts differ from normally submitted ARO abstracts?

The abstracts submitted as part of a Young Investigator Symposium will not differ in any way from abstracts normally submitted for the annual meeting, but an earlier submission will allow us to designate these presentations as a Young Investigator Symposium. If your symposium is accepted you will still be required to submit your abstract through the ARO website at the normal time but we will specially designate these abstracts after submission so they are grouped together. If your symposia proposal is not accepted you will still be able to submit your individual abstracts through the normal ARO submission process.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Dr. Larry Lustig, Program Committee Chair at: llustig@ohns.ucsf.edu.

Call for Abstracts: ACP 2012--American College of Phlebology 26th Annual Congress

November 15-18, 2012 Hollywood, Florida

Submission deadline will be June 29, 2012.

26 Years of Venous Education

The ACP recognized the need for quality venous education twenty-six years ago and continues to fulfill on its mission of providing original education for an advancing specialty.

The ACP’s 26th Annual Congress will provide vein health practitioners with the latest techniques, innovative and engaging content, interaction with respected faculty from around the world and opportunities for all levels of skill and knowledge to gain the tools needed to improve patient care.

Join us November 15-18, 2012 at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, FL for this important program.

If you have questions about the 2012 ACP Annual Congress, please contact the ACP Meetings Department at:

Phone: 510.346.6800
Fax: 510.346.6808
email: meetings@acpmail.org

Address:
101 Callan Avenue
Suite 210
San Leandro, CA 94577

Call for Abstracts: 14th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research

Sunday 21 through Thursday 25 April 2013 Orlando, Florida. Satellite Meetings will be held Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April 2013.

Abstracts submission deadline: 12 September 2012. All abstracts must be submitted online.

Call for Abstracts: Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 27th Annual Meeting

October 26-28, 2012 North Bethesda, Maryland

The SITC 27th Annual Meeting allows for scientific exchange of the most cutting-edge preclinical and clinical data on immunotherapies and biological therapy of cancer. The program included dynamic presentations, interactive panel discussions and scientific posters on the most timely topics in cancer immunotherapy as well as vital information on clinical trial design and regulatory issues to advance collaboration and translation of cancer immunotherapies.

SITC is ideally positioned to meet the identified needs of our attendees. SITC’s strength lies in its history of organizing successful scientific conferences that gather clinicians and scientists from around the globe to interact and discuss the most important issues in cancer immunotherapy. By addressing these needs, SITC advances effective, efficient research and interaction on promising cancer therapies with biological and immunological agents. Through its integrated programs, SITC promotes productive collaboration among scientists and with other organizations in the field. Ultimately this scientific exchange and collaborative environment will lead to better cancer patient outcomes with novel cancer immunotherapies.

The SITC 27th Annual Meeting program format and content is designed to address identified needs/practice gaps and promotes:

Exchange between basic and clinical researchers, thus improving the caliber of the science and promoting translation
Discussion on potential hurdles in cancer immunotherapy from the trial design and regulatory perspective
Integrated understanding of the state of cancer immunotherapy research in today’s environment, identification of potential funding opportunities, and mentoring of junior investigators
Discussion of novel therapies and applications based on the research presented
Interactions with industry to promote access to novel agents for clinical development

Intended Audience

The audience for this program is basic and clinical investigators from academic institutions, industry and regulatory agencies, including clinicians, basic and translational researchers, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and allied health professionals involved in cancer research.

Program Goals

Exchange information on the most recent advances in tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy
Convey recent advances in biology and immunotherapy as they relate to specific cancers and various immunotherapy modalities, cell subsets, animal models, and aspects of negative regulation in the tumor microenvironment
Identify promising research opportunities, new techniques and clinical applications incorporating these advances
Establish dialogue between academia, industry and government on these advances

Expected Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the participants will be able to:

Summarize the most recent advances in tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy
Integrate recent advances in cancer immunology and immunotherapy into basic, clinical and translational research
Incorporate new research and techniques into clinical applications for cancer immunotherapy
Establish and solidify collaborations among the various members of academia, industry, government and clinical practices to promote clinical evaluation of these advances in more efficient trials

Abstracts

Each year, SITC has an open call for abstract submission for the SITC 27th Annual Meeting.

Submitting an abstract is free to members and non-members alike, so all are encouraged to submit. By submitting an abstract, you will be eligible to present a poster during the SITC 27th Annual Meeting and will be in consideration for one of the oral abstract presentation slots available in the plenary and concurrent sessions each day of the program. In addition, should you meet the criteria, you may be eligible for a Young Investigator Travel Award and possibly in contention for the SITC Presidential Award.

The deadline to submit an abstract is July 11, 2012.

Abstract Categories

Adoptive T Cell Transfer and Cell Therapy as Cancer Immunotherapy (CARS)
Combining Immunotherapy and Other Therapies
DC Subsets / Cancer Vaccines
Immunity of Oncolytic Viruses
Immunotherapy Combinations *
Innate Immunity in Cancer *
Single Cell High Throughput Technologies Immune Monitoring
T Cell Manufacture and Potency Testing
T Cell Modulating Strategies
Targeted Therapies and Anti-Tumor Immunity *
Targeting Immune Suppression
Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer *
Tumor Microenvironment *
Tumor Vasculature, Chemokines and Lymphocyte Trafficking to the Tumor *

* Denotes poster only category. Abstracts submitted in these categories will be eligible for poster presentation only. However, abstracts submitted in these categories and noted eligible for Young Investigator Awards will be considered for both poster and oral presentations.

Abstracts submission for the SITC 27th Annual Meeting runs May 7 - July 11, 2012 through the SITC website.

Call for Papers: Stem Cells Forum: Working Towards Clinical Application

Wednesday, 03 October 2012 09:00 - 17:00

London, United Kingdom

The Deadline for abstract submissions for oral presentation is July 10th 2012

This event is discussion forum, focused on clinical applications of stem cell therapy. The aim is to offer participants a chance to explore aspects with the experts during round table and one-to one discussions.

Meeting Chair: Dr Glyn Stacey, UK Stem Cell Bank, Division of Cell Biology and Imaging.

Contact Details

Meeting Secretariat Email: astrid.englezou@euroscicon.com

General Enquires Email: enquiries@euroscicon.com

Call for Annual Meeting Research Abstracts: National Hemophilia Foundation

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is pleased to announce its Call for Research Poster Abstracts for its 64thAnnual Meeting, “Mapping Our Future,” in Orlando, FL, November 8-10, 2012.

We encourage all physicians, researchers, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, chapter organizations and other collaborators engaged in research to submit poster abstracts for the premiere educational conference of the U.S. bleeding disorders community. The submission deadline is Friday, June 8, 2012.

A unique benefit of submitting your research poster abstract is that authors of the highest-rated abstracts will have an opportunity to give an oral presentation of their research during a special session of NHF's Annual Meeting Medical Track for Physicians and Researchers.

Please address general questions to: posterabstract@hemophilia.org or call Zuiho Taniguchi, NHF Program Manager: 212.328.3756 or ztaniguchi@hemophilia.org.

Call for Abstracts 2012: American Academy of Optometry Scientific Program of Academy 2012 Phoenix

The Scientific Program Committee of the American Academy of Optometry invites the submission of abstracts May 1-31, 2012, for the Scientific Program of Academy 2012 Phoenix to be held Wednesday, October 24 - Saturday, October 27, 2012.

The Academy's Scientific Program offers scientists, educators, and clinicians the opportunity to exchange the latest information in optometry and vision science in two formats, research paper presentations and scientific posters.

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

Scientific Research Presentation (paper/poster)
Scientific Case Report (poster)
Educational Case Report (poster)
Academy Information (poster)

Abstracts will be accepted from May 1 through 11:59 PM EDT, May 31, 2012.

Submitted abstracts will be accepted only through the conference web site.
 

Call for Late-Breaker Abstracts: 2012 International Conference on Stillbirth, SIDS and Infant Survival

October 5-7, 2012 Baltimore, Maryland

The purpose of the conference is to help prevent stillbirth and infant deaths by bringing researchers and consumers of research
(health care providers, parents, health educators) together to exchange information around the topics of SIDS, SUID and stillbirth. Specifically the IC will:

• Educate on new findings, theories and initiatives to increase global awareness and impact decisions
• Convene the people, forums, tools and expertise needed to take action
• Work together to continue to put infant survival on the global map of issues
• Exchange practices from around the world to stimulate solutions
• Enable participants to inform research through exchange
• Support participants to give outlet to grief
• Provide a forum for formal meetings of the various international organizations

First Candle is pleased to announce the call for “late-breaker” abstracts. This process will be more competitive than the initial call for abstracts; it is anticipated that 2-3 abstracts for SIDS/SUID and 2-3 abstracts for stillbirth will be accepted. We encourage submission of only the highest quality abstracts that are on the cutting edge, or novel investigations.

For the late-breaker abstract submission, only abstracts for Single Oral Presenter and Poster Presentations will be accepted. Click here to submit your abstract.

The deadline for receipt of late-breaker abstracts is 11:59 PM, May 31, 2012. Abstracts received after this date will not be considered.

The Program Committee expects to announce decisions by mid-June 2012. Announcements for the regular abstract submission process will be made by mid-May 2012.

Call for Papers: Joint Meeting of the American Pancreatic Association and the International Association of Pancreatology

October 31 - November 3, 2012 Miami, Florida

Deadline: June 25 at Midnight CST

The 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Pancreatic Association (APA) to be held jointly with the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) will take place at the Eden Roc Renaissance in Miami Beach FL from Oct 31-Nov 3. The meeting will include several mini-symposia in addition to abstract driven sessions including a symposia on Pancreatic Stem Cells and Stellate Cells (organized by Minoti Apte and Diane Simeone on Saturday Nov 3) and a consensus conference open to all participants to update the 2002 IAP Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Management of Acute Pancreatitis (on Wednesday October 31).

Abstracts must be received no later than June 25th to be considered for presentation at the meeting. Abstracts can be submitted electronically. The submission fee for each abstract is $60 and is required for each abstract, whether published or not. When you have submitted your abstract electronically, you will be able to pay the abstract fee with a credit card through PayPal. Alternatively, you may also mail a check, payable to American Pancreatic Association, for each abstract submitted.