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8th Annual Meeting of the Metabolomics Society

Purpose:

Metabolomics Conference 2012


The Metabolomics Society is pleased to announce the location and dates for our next annual meeting 'METABOLOMICS 2012'. We will host a program full of practical workshops and parallel sessions covering the broad range of biological and technological metabolomics topics as well as provide rich opportunities for networking. Prominent scientists will speak on the state-of-the-art in a number of leading disciplines to kick off each session, after which, we will have a full agenda of innovative speakers with specific oral presentation opportunities provided for younger researchers. We invite you to reserve the above dates in your calendar and follow our website for further details, www.metabolomics2012.org.   

Objective:
The mission of the society is to promote the growth and development of the field of metabolomics nationally and internationally.

Speakers:

Confirmed Plenary Speakers

Key Plenary Speakers
Frank J. Gonzalez – Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

In the Laboratory of Metabolism at NIH, Dr. Gonzalez' work and vision is advancing a new era in personalized medicine and biomarker development in the health sciences.

Mark R. Viant – Professor of Metabolomics, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK

As the Director of the NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility - Metabolomics Node, University of Birmingham - Professor Viant is an innovative leader in the application of metabolomics to environmental and human research.

Rasmus Bro – Professor, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Life Sciences

Numerous accolades including the Herman Wold Gold Medal (2011) are evidences of Professor Bro's impact in the field of chemometrics and multivariate analysis.

Alisdair Fernie – Research Group Leader, Central Metabolism, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology

Dr. Fernie's leadership in plant biology with large-scale metabolomics, flux measurements and integrated transcript analyses has led to numerous high impact plant studies.

Conference Web site:

http://www.nist.gov/nist-exit-script.cfm?url=http://metabolomics2012.org/

Details:

Start Date: Sunday, June 24, 2012
End Date: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Audience: Industry, Government, Academia
Format: Conference

Sponsor(s):

  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • The Metabolomics Society

Registration:

Registration will be announced.

Accommodations:

Lodging will be available from the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

 

Technical Contact:

Conference Co-Chairs
Dan Bearden
Rick Berger

Organizing Committee
Masomori Arita
Robert Hall
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk
John Lindon
Padma Maruvada
Ben van Ommen
Don Robertson
Ute Roessner
Lloyd Sumner

Vendor Contact:

For local Washington, D.C. visitor information:
Visitors Guide