FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nancy Sasavage202-857-0725800-892-1400 Ext. 725[email protected]
AACC presents:34th Annual Oakridge ConferenceCancer Detection and Monitoring:The Next Generation of Diagnostic Tools
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) is offering this two-day annual conference, providing critical information on new advances in cancer detection and monitoring, on April 25-26, 2002 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in La Jolla, CA.
Keynote Presentation by Charles Cantor, PhD
Dr. Cantor, winner of numerous honors and former principal scientist for the Human Genome Project, will speak on:
Finding Genes Involved in Complex Human Disorders By Automated Mass Spectrometry
Top scientists in cancer detection and monitoring will explain:
-- How to mine the genome for cancer markers-- Genomic methods of biomarker discovery-- Proteomics in the early detection of cancer and newly identified cancer markers
Special PresentationThe History and Future of the Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter (FACS) and FlowCytometryByLeonard A. Herzenberg, PhD Professor of Genetics, Emeritus Stanford UniversityStanford, CAWinner of the Edwin F. Ullman AwardSponsored by Dade Behring Inc.
A must-attend conference for all clinicians, laboratorians and other health care professionals in the field of cancer detection and monitoring! Ample opportunity will be provided for participants to explore together the best methods of detecting and monitoring cancer.
The conference will also feature oral presentations of selected abstracts, a poster session, networking breaks and a reception.
We invite members of the press to attend the conference at no charge. Contact Scott Pasch at [email protected] or call 800-892-1400 ext. 718.
RegistrationThe advance registration fee (for registrations received by March 29, 2002) is $550 for AACC/CAP members, $735 for non-members and $225 for students. After March 8th, the registration fee is $650 for AACC/CAP members, $835 for non-members and $275 for students. For further details regarding the registration or the program, please contact customer service at 800-892-1400 or 202-857-0717, or visit AACC's website at http://www.aacc.org/meetings/oakridge/2002/register.stm
AACC is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, professional association with a worldwide membership of more than 10,000 clinical laboratorians, clinical and molecular pathologists, medical technologists, industry representatives and others in related fields. Through educational programs and publications, AACC works to improve and advance laboratory services to enhance public health and patient care.
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