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12th Annual Comprehensive Pediatric Board Review

The University of Michigan Office of Continuing Medical Education is sponsoring the 12th Annual Comprehensive Pediatric Board Review which will be held September 13-18, 1999 at the Crowne Plaza, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Contact: Joyce Robertson; Registrar; Dpmt. of Medical Education; P.O. Box 1157; Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1157 or call (734) 763-1400 or (800) 800-0666 or fax (734) 936-1641

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Editorial Profile: Pediatric Research is for the pediatrician, pediatric specialist, and developmental biologist. Its purpose is to present current research and high quality reviews dealing with the biochemical, physiological and structural aspects of human development and developmental biology.

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Fifth World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis-Pathophysiology, Immune Consequences and Therapy

The Fifth World Congress on Trauma, Shock, Inflammation and Sepsis-Pathophysiology, Immune Consequences and Therapy will be held February 29-March 4, 2000 in Munich, Germany.

Call for Abstract Submissions: Deadline for submission of abstracts is October 30, 1999.

Contact: Prof. Dr. med. Eugen Faist, FACS Dept. of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Klinikum Grosshadern Marchioninistrasse 15 81377 Munich, Germany or call (49) (89) 7095-5461/2461 or fax (49) (89) 7095-2460 or e-mail faist@gch.med.uni-muenchen.dc

Head Start's Fifth National Research Conference

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Columbia University and the Society for Research in Child Development announces Head Start's Fifth National Research Conference, Developmental and Contextual Transitions of Children and Families: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice. The Conference will be held June 28-July 1, 2000 in Washington, D.C.

Contact: Dr. Faith Lamb-Parker, Project Director Columbia School of Public Health/CPFH 60 Haven Avenue B3 New York, NY 10032 or call (212) 304-5251 or fax (212) 544-1911 or e-mail flp1@columbia.edu

Research Associate (Exercise Physiologist-Endocrinologist)

Research position in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia. Motivated post-doctorate to coordinate research project on body composition and hormonal mechanisms in children and adolescents. Experience required in 4-compartment body composition, regional distribution of body fat and neuroendocrine control. Stable isotope utilization for body composition and total energy expenditure and advanced statistics including modeling required.

Respond with letter of intent, C. V. and names of three references to: Alan Rogol, M.D., Ph.D., University of Virginia, Department of Pediatrics, Box 386, Charlottesville, VA 22908. The University of Virginia is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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International Conference on Short and Long Term Effects of Breast Feeding on Child Health

The 9th International Conference of the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation will be held October 2-6, 1999 at Kloster Irsee Monastery, in Kaufbeuren, Germany.

The Scientific Organizers of the Conference are: Prof. B. Koletzko (Germany); Prof. O. Hernell (Sweden); and Prof. K. F. Michaelsen (Denmark).

Contact: Congress Organization Schaefer, Karl-Theodor-Str. 64, D-80803, Munich, Germany, or call (49) (89) 307 1011, or fax (49) (89) 307 1021, or e-mail Karin.Wandschura@cocs.de