Event Description:

2 Day Event 

Friday, February 17, 2012 (7:45 am-5:00 pm)

     7:45  am  Registration

  8:30  am Symposium begins

  11:45 am Presentation of Lifetime Acheivement Award

   3:15  pm  Meet The Experts Reception

Saturday, Febuary 18, 2012 (7:45 am-3:30 pm)

   7:45  am  Registration

  8:00 am  Symposium begins

  1:45  pm Meet The Experts Reception

For a detailed schedule of speakers click here: https://sites.google.com/site/hawaiimolecular808/

The Hawaii Institute of Molecular Education cordially invites you to join us on Friday, February 17, 2012 and Saturday February 18, 2012 as we explore the molecular pathophysiological basis of two killer diseases threatening humankind--heart disease and cancer.  International leading researchers in Cardiology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Mass Spectrometry and related fields will discuss important new information in the fields:

•     Genomics  
•   Transcriptomics
•   Proteomics
•   MRI Diagnostic Imaging
•   Drug Discovery
•   Molecular Biology

Continental Breakfast on Friday and Saturday,

Lunch will be served on Friday only. 

Meet The Experts afterwards at our reception on Friday February 17, 2012 and Saturday February 18, 2012.

Complimentary validated parking.

Enjoy the wonderous vocal abilities of international celebrity actress and 5 octave range vocalist Schatar Sapphira.

Please register early as seating will be limited.

A portion of proceeds will be donated to charity organizations to benefit children worldwide.

Who Should Attend: Scientists, Clinicians, Physicians, Allied Health Professionals, Medical/Undergraduate/Graduate level Students, Interested Individuals. 

Educational Objectives:

1.  To understand the use of MRI Gadolinium imaging techniques in characterizing and treating diseased cardiac tissue.

2. To explore the proteomics of cardiovascular disease using Mass Spectrometry.

3.  To understand the genomics and transcriptomics underlying hypertension.

4.  To understand how High Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Mass Spectrometry Imaging techniques are used for drug discovery and pharmacokinetic studies.

5.  To examine the proteomics of atrial fibrillation with respect to the pathophysiology of atrial fibrosis.

6.  To understand the pathophysiology of neurovascular disease through genomics.

7.  To understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of pancreatic cancer through molecular biology.

8.  To provide an interactive forum for the exchange of new ideas and thoughts.

9. To understand and explore the pathophysiology of prion diseases.

                           Guest Lecturers

MRI to Characterize Cardiac Tissue in Arrhythmia Patients

Ravi Ranjan, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cardiology and Electrophysiology

University of Utah School of Medicine

Using Cardioproteomics To Advance The Discovery of Signaling Mechanisms Involved In Cardiovascular Diseases.

Aldrin V. Gomes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Muscle Physiology and Proteomics Laboratory,

Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behaviour,

Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology

University of California, Davis

Gene Expression Profiling of Human Kidneys Reveals Messenger RNAs, MicroRNAs, And Etiological Mechanisms of Human Hypertension

 Brian J. Morris, D.Sc. 

Professor of Molecular Medical Sciences
School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute

Sydney Medical School
The University of Sydney

Sydney NSW 2006 Australia

Utility of High Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Mass Spectrometry Imaging Assays for Discovery DMPK Assays. 

Walter Korfmacher, Ph.D.

Consultant 

Atrial Fibrillation, Myocardial Fibrosis and Smad Signaling

Dayue Darrel Duan, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA

Professor of Pharmacology

University of Nevada School of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology

Laboratory of Cardiovascular Phenomics

Application of Gene Expression Profiling in Diagnosing and Studying Vascular Diseases and Their Risk Factors

Huichun Xu, M.D., Ph.D.

Fellow, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health

National Human Genome Research Institute

National Institutes of Health

Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular Biology and Detection

Na'eem A. Abdullah, M.D., Ph.D.

Consultant

Molecular Biology, Genomics

The Saga of Prion: From Mad Cow Disease to Cancers

Man-Sun Sy, Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology

Department of Pathology

School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

Prodromal Dreams: Dreams Fortelling Illness and Health

Stephen B. Parker, Ph.D.

Cardiac and Forensic Psychologist

Alaska Medical Psychology

Fairbanks, Alaska

The Art in Science:

New Models for 21st Century Literacy

David A.M. Goldberg

Interdisciplinary Facilitator

Hawaii Institute of Molecular Education

What's Really In Your Food?

Bad Jelly:  the Cognitive Neuropsychiatry of Pathological Self-Imagery

                 The Lifetime Achievement Award

                       In Medicine and Science

         Robert Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., D.O., FAASP

                        Chairman of the Board

           A4M & World Antiaging Academy of Medicine

                            World Chairman

                 International Medical Commission

Featuring International Celebrity Actress and Vocalist:

                                         Schatar Sapphira

                              5 Octave Vocalist

                       Winner, BMA Best Pop Performance Award

                                        Star of Motion Picture, Television, and Stage 

                           AFTRA, SAG, WIF, ASCAP, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Moderators:

                                             ...Exploring Scientific Frontiers For Humanity.