PICTURESQUE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE PEDIATRIC POSITION AVAILABLE

An already established, two physician practice looking to add three BC/BE primary care physicians to their practice over the next 18 months. Positions can be filled by FP, IM, Peds or IM/Peds physicians. Income guarantee plus incentives. Peace and serenity are still available in some parts of the country and NE Tennessee is one of them. This position is located in an area surrounded by gorgeous mountains and lakes. We offer an excellent lifestyle and wonderful outdoor activities for the whole family. We have very progressive program of education with a University and Medical School located in the heart of the Tri-Cities area. Population is 57,000 and a service area of over 100,000.

For more information contact:

Anne Helvey; Director of Physician Services; Telephone: 423-854-5805; or fax CV: (423) 854-5748

Meetings

7th International Congress on Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses

The 7th International Congress on Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses (NCLs) will be held June 13-16, 1998 in Dallas, Texas, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. This meeting is organized by Dr. Michael Bennett of UT-Southwestern, and is supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and UT-Southwestern. The Congress will be the primary forum for the presentation of the latest research on NCLs (Batten Disease), a group of common neurodegenerative disorders affecting infants and children.

Contact: Michael Bennett, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235; or call (214) 640-2877; or email mbenne@childmed.dallas.tx.

XXII International Congress of Pediatrics

The XXII International Congress of Pediatrics, organized every three years under the auspices of the International Pediatric Association, will be in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from August 9-14, 1998, and will focus on“From Grass Roots to Genes”. The four main themes are the child and society, infectious diseases vaccination, nutrition and disease, and congenital and hereditary diseases. Other topics relating to general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialities such as surgery, neurology, child psychiatry and dermatology will also be discussed. All presentations will be given in English, with simultaneous interpretation into French and Spanish for the plenary sessions.

Contact: Congress Secretariat, Eurocongres Conference Management, Jan Van Goyekade 11, 1075 HP Amsterdam, The Netherlands; or call (31) 20-679-34-11; or fax (31) 20-673-73-06; or email eurocongres@pi.net.

PROGRAM FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON BPD

The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research announces an opportunity for investigators to participate in a nation-wide collaborative program of research on the developmental pathobiology of bronchopulmonary dysplasia(BPD). the program will provide, to collaborating investigators, a mammallan model of BPD for basic research studies focused on the molecular etiology, mechanism of pathogenesis, and prevention of BPD. Research designed to define in molecular terms the processes of vasculogenesis/angiogenesis, alveolization, organization of extracellular matrix, and immune function are encouraged. The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research invites inquires, by 5/1/98, from investigators at U.S. institutions, who could accelerate our understanding of BPD.

For further information, call or write to:

Dr. Jacqueline Coalson; Department of Pathology, UTHSCSA; 7703 Floyd Curl Drive; San Antonio, TX 78284-7750; telephone (210) 567-4121; fax (210) 567-6725

European Society for Pediatric Research

The 39th Annual Conference of European Society for Pediatric; Research will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 13-17 September 1998.

Contact: ESPR 1998, Project Planning International, Montalto; Estate, Spa Road, Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland, BT24 8PT; or call (44-0) 1238 561 993; or fax (44-0) 1238 565 073; or email 101455.1521@compuserve.com.

The American Pediatric Society The Society for Pediatric Research

Multicenter Clinical Trials Program

The purpose of the program is to help provide the impetus needed to get studies underway by allowing the necessary number of investigators to get together to work out a multicentered study protocol. The main goal of the APS/SPR is to help foster quality research which promotes the well being of children. The Societies believe that this program represents an additional mechanism for achieving this intent.

The APS/SPR are pleased to announce that the following projects will be funded in 1998:

Antioxidant Therapy of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis; Principal Investigator: Howard Trachtman, M.D.; Schneider Children's Hospital, New York

Does Prophylactic rhG-CSF Reduce the Incidence of Nosocomial Sepsis in Prolonged Preeclampsia-Associated Neutropenia? Principal Investigator: Edmund F. LaGamma, M.D.; Children's Medical Center at Stony Brook, New York

Polymorphism of Renin Angiotensin System; Principal Investigator: Valentina Kon, M.D.; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee