ATS 2012, Steven Levy, MD (left), and Sheldon Reiss, MD, made thoughtful selections.
Photo by Steve Schneider

On the heels of its popular debut last year, the Science and Innovation Center will return with interactive sessions by experts on a variety of topics of interest to researchers and scientists, including Gary H. Gibbons, MD, director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

The Science and Innovation Center in Hall C (200 Level) will open with a light complimentary breakfast at 7 a.m. and close with a social hour with beverages and hors d’oeuvres from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today to Tuesday.

The venue will allow scientists to network, learn about research-related resources, and consult informally with distinguished experts about study designs.

“Importantly, the Science and Innovation Center facilitates networking between junior and senior scientists and provides targeted career development sessions for basic and translational researchers,” said Lynn Schnapp, MD, of the University of Washington.

Experts will discuss topics focusing on biostatistics, decellurization, epigenetics, K99 and K08 grants, lung development, lung imaging, lung mechanics, and mouse modeling. A highlight Monday will be the interactive demonstration on 3-D bioprinting technology at 12:15 p.m.

Also available in the center will be the Members In Transition and Training Grant Resource Guide, plus a highlighted list of 2013 conference symposia from three Assemblies—Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Respiratory Structure and Function, and Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation.

Agenda
(subject to change)

Today
7 a.m.
Center Opens with Complimentary Breakfast

10:45 to 11:30 a.m.
Epigenetics
Simon Spivack, MD, MPH, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
K Grants
Steve White, MD, of the University of Chicago Department of Medicine

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Social Hour with Complimentary Beverages and Hors D’oeuvres

Monday
7 a.m.
Center Opens with Complimentary Breakfast

10:45 to 11:15 a.m.
What NHLBI Can Do for You?
Gary H. Gibbons, MD, of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Basic Concepts and Misconceptions about Biostatistics
Chris Goss, MD, MS, of the University of Washington, Seattle

12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Interactive Demo: 3-D Bioprinting Technology
Eric S. White, MD, of the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Social Hour with Complimentary Beverages and Hors D’oeuvres

Tuesday
7 a.m.
Center Opens with Complimentary Breakfast

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Demo: Examining Integrated Physiology in Lung Disease Patients
Michael Stickland, PhD, of the University of Alberta, Edmonton

10:45 to 11:30 a.m. 
Mouse Models
Rebecca A. Shilling, MD, MPH, of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Decellurization
Erica Herzog, MD, PhD, of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Social Hour with Complimentary Beverages and Hors D’oeuvres