Where Life Meets Science- September 2, 2008

FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BONNIE GRANT
As a cancer warrior and survivor, I know firsthand what it means to have access to the best diagnosis and treatment options.  These options get better every year, largely because of frontline research taking place in the Greater Philadelphia region.  To move more groundbreaking research “out of the lab and into the clinic,” an unprecedented fundraising initiative has been launched with television networks, entertainment executives and celebrities.  This week – Friday, September 5 – the ABC, CBS and NBC television networks will donate a commercial-free hour of simultaneous primetime programming called Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C), a live fundraising event aimed at nothing less than ending cancer's reign as a leading cause of death.  

Dr. Margaret Foti, CEO of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and member of GPLSC, will be front and center because AACR, headquartered in Philadelphia, is the organization that will provide the scientific oversight, expert peer review, and grants administration for SU2C.   You can help by tuning in this Friday at 8 p.m. EST and also by visiting www.standup2cancer.org

SPECIAL EVENT
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and FDA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Scientist Dr. Frank Torti will be the featured speakers at Cephalon’s “Science and the Constitution” Series on Sunday, September 14. The program, free and open to the public, is titled “Funding and Monitoring America’s Health” and will begin at 4 p.m. at the National Constitution Center.  To RSVP, call 215-409-6619. Many thanks to GPLSC co-chair Fritz Bittenbender and Cephalon for the series sponsorship.

LIFE SCIENCES CONVENTIONS IN TOWN
•    Federation of Genealogical Societies Convention, September 3-6; Attendance: 2,000

UPCOMING LIFE SCIENCES MEETINGS
•    2008 Women’s Healthcare Forum, September 19-20, Attendance: 1,000
•    American College of Emergency Physicians/PA Chapter, September 21-22; Attendance: 50
•    Institute for International Research, Clinical Trial Cost, Contracts; September 21-23; Attendance: 100
•    FDA News RxTrials Institute, September 23-24; Attendance: 200

LOOK FOR IT
Philadelphia’s Wistar Institute was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, September 1, for its breakthrough research published this week in Nature: Wistar lab cracks a cancer mystery

Philadelphia University’s President and GPLSC member Dr. Stephen Spinelli will discuss his transition from the business world to academia during an interview tomorrow, September 3, on FOX Business News.  The interview is scheduled to air between 11:30 a.m. and noon.  To learn more, visit www.foxbusiness.com


WHERELIFEMEETSSCIENCE IS A BI-WEEKLY EMAIL COMMUNICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE GPLSC
CONTACT: Bonnie Grant, Executive Director, 215-636-4410
GPLSC is a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, 215-636-3300, www.PhiladelphiaUSA.travel

 

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