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Eighth Annual Symposium on Translational Research

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in Conjunction with 2012 Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association (CBA-USA) Meeting

Translational Research, Biopharmaceuticals and Personalized Medicine

Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Location: MSTF Auditorium
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm 

Keynote Lecture

Aquaporin Water Channels: from Atomic Structure to Malaria 

Peter Agre

Peter Agre, M.D.
University Professor and Director
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Recipient of 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Past President of American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)

Peter Agre graduated from Augsburg College and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the aquaporins, a family of water channel proteins found throughout nature and underlying numerous physiological processes and clinical disorders. Agre is also deeply involved in multiple global issues. He currently directs the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, leading field research in Zambia and Zimbabwe. As Chair of the Committee on Human Rights of the National Academies, Agre led efforts on behalf of imprisoned scientists, engineers, and health professionals worldwide. Past President of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Agre leads scientific diplomatic visits and meetings with leaders of countries including Cuba, DPRK (North Korea), Myanmar (Burma), and Iran. See Dr. Agre's CV 

For more information and registration, please contact Melinda Tillman at 410-706-6300 or mtillman@som.umaryland.edu.

Directions

From Washington, D.C. and Points South via I-95: From I-95 take Route 395 (downtown Baltimore) and exit onto Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., staying in right lane. At the fourth traffic light, turn right onto Baltimore St. Turn left at the second traffic light onto Paca Street. The Baltimore Grand Garage is immediately on the right.

Via I-295N (Baltimore-Washington Parkway): As the Parkway enters Baltimore, it briefly becomes Russell St., and then Paca St. Continue north to the intersection of Paca and Baltimore Streets, where you will see the Baltimore Grand Garage on the right.

From Annapolis and Southern Maryland: Follow Route 50E to 1-97N to 695W (Baltimore Beltway) to 1-295N (Baltimore-Washington Parkway), and follow directions from points south via I-295N.

From the East: Take I-95S to Route 395 (downtown Baltimore) and follow directions from points south via I-95. OR Take 695W (Baltimore Beltway) to I-83S; follow I-83 to its end. You will be on President Street. Go to the third traffic light and turn right onto Lombard Street. Continue about 1 mile and turn right onto Paca St. The Baltimore Grand Garage is two blocks north on the right.

From the North: Follow I-83S (Harrisburg Expressway) to its end in downtown Baltimore. Follow I-83 directions above.

From the Northeast: The campus is accessible from I-95S to either 395 (downtown Baltimore), and follow directions from points south via I-95, or 695W (Baltimore Beltway) to I-83S. Follow I-83 directions above.

From the West: Take 1-170E to 695S to I-95N. From I-95, take Route 395 and follow directions from points south via I-95.

Parking Information

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410-685-9354
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#3 Baltimore Grand Garage
5 North Paca Street
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