Scott Patterson, Executive Director of Medical Sciences at Amgen, Inc., headlines the 7th Arizona Biosciences Leadership Symposium hosted by the BIO5 Institute at the UA Student Union Memorial Center October 6-7, 2008. The event is funded by the Flinn Foundation and the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission. The Scientific Organizing Committee includes Laurence Hurley, PhD, associate director, BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona; George Poste, PhD, director, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University; and Jeffrey Trent, PhD, president and scientific director, Translational Genomics Research Institute.
The fresh format features invited speakers from throughout the country who will offer sessions around the theme of translational medicine with sessions on new technologies, personalized medicine, and case histories. A poster session will highlight Arizona Bioscience Roadmap-themed research. To register, visit www.bio5.org