EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

The Annual Meeting of European Society for Pediatric Research will be held in Szeged, Hungary, August 31-September 3, 1997.

Contact:

ESPR 1997; Department of Pediatrics; Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University; P.O. Box 815; H-6701 Szeged, Hungary

or call; (36) 62 455 802

or fax; (36) 62 455 803

or e-mail: espr97@pedia.szote.u-szeged.hu

ADVERSE EVENTS in children following exposures to insect repellents containing DEET. PEGUS Research, Inc. is studying adverse events following exposures to DEET. We are seeking information from pediatricians regarding patients who may have experienced neurological, systemic or unusual symptoms. Parents of patients will be asked to participate in a telephone interview.

For additional information, please call:

Dr. Brent Page, or Karen Bateman, R.N.; at PEGUS Research: 1-800-949-0089.

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SYMPOSIUM

The Fetal and Neonatal Physiology Symposium in association with the IUPS Congress will be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 25-29, 1997. This symposium has been organized by the Fetal Commission of the IUPS and will contain invited lectures, oral communications, and poster presentations. It will include eight sessions as follows:

  • Fetal programming

  • Fetal endocrine development

  • Placental structure and function

  • Growth and metabolism

  • Cardiovascular development

  • Fetal lung and respiratory control

  • Fetal brain

  • Transition at birth

Contact: Mrs. Sharon Holder, R & W Publications (Newmarket) Ltd, Goodwin House, Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7SQ; or call(44) 1638 667600; or fax (44) 1638 667229.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

The Department of Pediatrics at Yale University is seeking to hire an Assistant/Associate Professor in the Section of Emergency Medicine to help develop its new Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Candidates should be Board Certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and have a strong commitment to patient care, teaching and research as well as to systems development.

Interested individuals should contact:

Norman J. Siegel, M.D.; Yale University, Department of Pediatrics; P.O. Box 208064; New Haven, CT 06520 -8064; or 203-785-4643

Deadline: June 15, 1997

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women and minority group members are encouraged.

Meetings

LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

The XXXV Annual Meeting of the Latin American Society for Pediatric Research will be held in Valdivia, Chile, November 23-27, 1997.

Contact: Magdalena Araya, M.D., Ph.D., Secretary General for SLAIP, INTA, University of Chile, Santiago Chile, Macul 5540, Santiago, Chile; or fax (56) 2 221 4030; or e-mail MARAYA@UEC.INTA.UCHILE.CL

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BRAIN DYSFUNCTION

“Neurogentic Disease: From Molecule to Patient” will be the focus of the 4th International Symposium on Brain Dysfunction to be held in Troina, Sicily (Italy), September 24-26, 1997. Various aspects of neurogenetic diseases: phenotypes, pathology, pharmacology, biochemistry, genetics, animal models, and treatment will be discussed. We hope that this international meeting will further promote research in this field in order to understand pathogenesis as well as to develop new therapeutic approaches to genetic diseases affecting the nervous system.

Three lectures per session will be presented by invited speakers. The last hour of each session will be devoted to free communication by other participants at the Symposium. Deadline for the presentation of abstracts for free communications is July 15, 1997.

The Oasi Institute invites the submission of original, unpublished research papers to compete for the 1997 award on the following subject: Neurogenetic Disease: From Molecule to Patient.

Deadline for the submission of manuscripts is April 30, 1997. The rules for submission can be obtained from the Organizing Secretariat. More information is available on the Internet: http://www.oasi.en.it/prize.htm.

The members of the Symposium Scientific and Organizing Committee are: R. Ferri, Troina: Y. Suzuki, Tokyo; J.R. Villablanca, Los Angeles, CA.

Contact: Mrs. H. Cerro, 4th International Symposium on Brain Dysfunction, Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging, I-94018 Troina, Italy; or call (39) 935 93611; or fax (39) 935 653327, or e-mail hcerro@oasi.en.it.

Research Opportunities

PIERRE ROYER PRICE

The Pierre Royer Prize is awarded by the Société Française de Pédiatrie to a medical doctor whose work is recognized as having had a major influence on child health. This award has been established as a mark of recognition of the Society in honor of the outstanding leadership and work of Pierre Royer.

The prize of 150,000 FFr is awarded every second year at a meeting of the Société de Française de Pédiatrie. The winner of the Pierre Royer Prize is required to present a lecture at the awards ceremony. The prize will be awarded for the first time in October, 1997.

Nominations for the award should be sent to the Société Française de Pediatrie by July 1, 1997. University professors and directors of research programs are particularly encouraged to submit the names and dossiers of possible candidates.

Contact: Prof. François Beaufils, Secrétaire Général de la Société Française de Pédiatrie, Hopital Robert Debré, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; or call/fax: (33) 1 42 06 69 17.

CHARLES E. CULPEPER FOUNDATION

Scholarships in Medical Science

The Charles E. Culpeper Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 1998 Scholarships in Medical Science Program designed to support the career development of academic physicians. Up to three awards of $100,000 per year for 3 years will be made to the United States medical schools on behalf of candidates who are U.S. citizens, have received their M.D. degree from a U.S. medical school in 1989 or later, and are judged worthy of support by virtue of the quality of their research proposals. All scientific research relevant to human health is eligible for consideration. No institution may nominate more than one candidate. In selecting awardees, emphasis will be on identifying young physicians with clear potential for making substantial contributions to science as academic physicians. Since January 1988, 26 physicians have been selected as Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Medical Scholars. Deadline for applications is August 15, 1997. Awards will be announced by January 9, 1998 for activation on or about July 1, 1998.

Contact: The Charles E. Culpeper Foundation at Financial Centre, 695 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06901.

FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

American Pediatric Society

Society for Pediatric Research

Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Beginning in 1997, all Pediatric Societies' Annual Meetings are held over a weekend

1997 (May 3-6) Washington, DC

1998 (May 1-4) New Orleans, LA

1999 (April 30-May 3) San Francisco, CA

2000 (May 13-16) Boston, MA

2001 (April 27-May 1) Baltimore, MD

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