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• May
• June

April

Recently, a review article by Dr. Jeremy Mao and Dr. Adel Alhadlaq was cited as the most read paper (Adobe PDF 33K) in Stem Cells and Development. The article entitled "Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Isolation and Therapeutics" outlines several approaches for the isolation and therapeutic use of mesenchymal stem cells and also presents several examples of phenotypic and functional characterization of isolated mesenchymal stem cells and their progeny. 

The Communicator Awards is an international awards competition recognizing outstanding work in the communication field. Entries are judged by industry professionals who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. There were 5,214 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries in The Communicator Awards 2006 Print Competition. The Award of Distinction is awarded for projects that exceed industry standards in design or communication skills. Approximately 18 percent of the entries won this award. 

May

Daniel K. Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D. was recently awarded a Gold Medal by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). The Gold Medal is the highest award given by the ISMRM and is awarded for major research contributions to the field of magnetic resonance within the scope of the Society’s purposes. Dr. Sodickson is an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Laboratory for Biomedical Imaging Research at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Sodickson’s research interests include rapid parallel MRI using arrays of radiofrequency detectors; non-invasive determination of tissue electrical properties through perturbations in array interactions; and the use of micro- or nano-scale structures to deliver externally applied radiofrequency energy.

ISMRM is an international, multidisciplinary group united by a common interest in the science, technology and application of magnetic resonance in medicine and related fields. It represents basic and clinical scientists developing new magnetic resonance techniques and applications, clinicians with a strong interest in magnetic resonance science and applications, and technologists seeking to improve their understanding of magnetic resonance.

June

The Sixth Annual Bioengineering Research Partnership (BRP) Grantee Meeting will occur on July 13-14, 2006, at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. The meeting will bring together repesentatives from all of the BRP projects to give talks and exhibit posters of their current work. As with last year, both Prinicpal Investigators and a post-doctoral student or junior investigator are encouraged to attend the meeting.

To register, Principal Investigators or their designated replacement should contact Elijah Weisberg (weisberge@mail.nih.gov) with the names of the people from their project attending, the hotel they are staying at (if applicable), and a project summary describing the current status of their project. A DRAFT agenda is available here (Adobe PDF - 8K).

All investigators will be presenting posters at the meeting, and selected projects will have 10 minute oral presentations.

Proceedings and information from previous meetings are located at: http://www.nibib.nih.gov/NewsEvents/SympReports/2005Aug15 and http://www.nibib.nih.gov/NewsEvents/SympReports/2004Jul29.

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