Dear All,

Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Research Symposium 2011 is organized by Chinese Scholar & Scientist Association at Harvard Medical School (HMS-CSSA). The symposium aims to promote scientific research communication and collaboration in Chinese community at Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and beyond. Invited speakers of the distinguished academic professors from Harvard and MIT will discuss topics on the perspectives of biomedicine and healthcare. This conference will also include the presentations by the winners of Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Research Award. All these winners are young scientists from Harvard community who have achieved excellent research over the past one year. It is a great opportunity for scientific communication and meeting new friends as well. A networking reception with light refreshments will be followed after conference.

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Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Research Symposium 2011

Time: 9:50 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Location: Dana Building 1620, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA, 02115

Organizer: Chinese Scholar & Scientist Association at Harvard Medical School (HMS-CSSA)

Registration is free & Lunch will be provided

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Invited speakers & Topics:

1. Jianzhu Chen, Ph.D., Ivan R. Cottrell Professor of Immunology and Professor of Biology at MIT.

Title: Modeling Diseases and Treatments in Humanized Mice

2. Ru-Rong Ji, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the director of Sensory Plasticity Laboratory.

Title: Chronic Pain Regulation by Glial Cells

3. Yuanli Liu, Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard School of Public Health, Founding director of the Harvard School of Public Health China Initiative.

Title: Comparing Healthcare Reforms in China and US

4. Jing Ma, MD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Title: Selenium & Genes - Implications in the Era of Personalized Cancer Prevention

Social Networking:

This section will also include the Chinese painting and calligraphy demonstration by Mr. Jinhu Ma, a member of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Association.

Please send email to cssa@hms-cssa.org if you have any questions.

Look forward to seeing you!

Cheers

HMS-CSSA