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bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network The OST network of Austrian scientists & scholars abroad was established by the Office of Science & Technology (OST) at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC, and focuses on the outreach of government-related agencies to Austrian scientists in North America. Its main objective has been to support the scientific community with information and specific advice wherever necessary and requested. Encouraged by the OST, an independent association - ASciNA (Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America) - was founded in 2002 with local chapters being established throughout the US and Canada. For further information about ASciNA please visit: www.ascina.at ASciNA Activities ASciNA Greater Washington, DC Contact: Dietrich Haubenberger at: greater.DC(at)ascina.at
After an unexpectedly pleasant summer in the Washington, DC, area - including our annual summer BBQ at Traudl Robinson's, our group met again on September 10, 2009, to start the new academic year with a talk by Dr. Sonja Scholz at the NIH. Dr. Scholz works at the National Institute on Aging, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, with the world-renowned neurogeneticist Andrew Singleton. Her work focuses on the genetics of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonian syndromes such as multiple system atrophy (MSA). Dr. Scholz, who received her M.D. at the Medical University of Innsbruck, presented her data on genome-wide association studies in Parkinson's disease and MSA (Scholz et al, Ann Neurol.2009).
The next of the ASciNA talks, which are held monthly, will be given by Florian Mueller, Ph.D., on October 27, 2009, at 6.30p.m. at the NIH main campus (Building 10, Room 7S235). Dr. Mueller, a biophysicist at the National Cancer Institute, will talk about intracellular protein dynamics. Come join us every first Monday for the ASciNA lunch at NIH Building 10. To get more information, and to receive our newsletter containing the invitation to our events, contact us at: greater.DC(at)ascina.at Access to the full article is free, but requires you to register. Registration is simple and quick – all we need is your name and a valid e-mail address. We appreciate your interest in bridges. |
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