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Georgia State will host the Annual Biotechnology Symposium Nov. 23-24. There will be a focus on cancer research. This event is held to honor advances in the biotechnology field.
“The annual biotechnology symposium originated to highlight academic-economic development fostered by support from the Georgia Research Alliance, with a focus on a specific cutting-edge research topic,” said Al Baumstark, co-chair of the symposium and chair of the Department of Chemistry. “This year’s symposium will allow Georgia State interact with researchers of other universities to advance research toward better detection and treatment of cancer.”
The event kicks off Monday with a welcome address from Risa Palm, Georgia State Provost, and opening remarks will be given by the president of the Georgia Cancer Coalition, William J.Todd. A poster presentation will be on display Tuesday in the Natural Science Center. The actual presentations will be held at the Commerce Club, located at 34 Broad St. N.W., on the 18th floor in the Brown Room.
Speakers will include researchers from Georgia State, the University of Georgia, the Emory School of Medicine, Georgia Tech, the Morehouse School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Florida State University
Monday, the topic is Biomarker Detection and Tuesday’s topic is Epigenetics. According to Lab technologist.com a biomarker is a detection system that uses magnetic beads to ‘stick’ proteins of interest into a ‘diffraction grating’ pattern that can be used to determine biomarker concentration when interrogated by a laser. Epigenetics is the study of how genes produce their effect on the phenotype of the organism.
The Center for Biotechnology and Drug Design, the Molecular Basis of Disease initiative, the Department of Biology, the Department of Chemistry, the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Georgia State University Research Foundation are Georgia State departments sponsoring the event.
The Emory School of Medicine, Georgia State, the University of Georgia, Florida State and Morehouse school of Medicine are some of the schools that are participating. This event is being held in honor of Randolph L. Rill, Ph.D. Rill battled cancer and recently passed away. He was a professor and faculty scholar who focused on Biochemistry at Florida State’s College of Medicine.
For more information about the symposium and information about registration, visit http://biology.gsu.edu/cancersymposium. An in-depth article about Georgia State’s cancer research activities is available at www.cas.gsu.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=331.
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