May 24 - 25, 2012
Abcam 2012 - Origins of Tissue Stem Cells
Conference abstract submission - deadline passed
Edinburgh, UK

May 24 - 27, 2012
49th Congress of the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association 2012
Conference abstract submission - deadline passed
Paris, France

The Scientific Committee, chaired by Jürgen Floege, has ensured a wide choice of lectures and symposia covering the most aspects of basic and clinical Nephrology including the most recent research. CME sessions will be offered. Special negotiated rates for hotels in all categories will be available and travel grants awarded.

May 25, 2012
Medicins Sans Frontieres Scientific Day 2012
London, UK

Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) presents Scientific Day – a conference to present scientific research carried out in its all of its programs from around the world.

June 1 - 4, 2012
41st American Aging Association Annual Meeting 2012
Conference abstract submission - deadline passed
Fort W0rth, TX, USA

The meeting this year is designed to explore emerging areas in the biology of aging and also to update and reconsider previous advances in understanding and mitigating aging and related diseases. A highlight of this year’s meeting will be the exploration of the interaction of biological age and effectiveness of health-promoting interventions.

June 5 - 8, 2012
International Student Congress of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS) 2012
Groningen, The Netherlands

ISCOMS – is one of the world’s leading student conferences in the (bio)medical sciences. We offer a stimulating venue for student research exchange and give students the opportunity to broaden their social scientific network. The scientific programme includes a variety of student research from all over the world, presented in poster, oral or plenary form to an international and professional audience. Along with the student sessions there will be fascinating keynote lectures and hands-on workshops. In addition to the extensive and rigorous scientific programme, we also offer an elaborate social programme. At several parties and dinners you can get to know other participants and the ISCOMS crew.

June 5 - 10, 2012
21st International Behavioral Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2012
Conference abstract submission - deadline passed
Hawaii, USA

The major goal of the IBNS meeting is to bring together scientists whose interests are in the broad area of understanding the neural control of behavior. We cordially invite members and nonmembers alike to attend our Annual Meeting. The program will include plenary lectures, oral communications, and poster sessions. Topics will focus on a number of themes including, but not limited to: Learning, Memory, and Neuronal Plasticity; Ingestive Behavior; Drugs of Abuse and Psychopharmacology; Behavioral Endocrinology; Behavioral Genetics; and Psychoneuroimmunology.

June 6 - 10, 2012
18th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) 2012
Beijing, China

The Annual Meeting will have an extensive program of local and international speakers, covering a wide range of topics and issues, specifically addressing the field of human functional neuroimaging and its movement into the scientific mainstream. The focus will be to gather scientists and medical professionals using modern, functional, brain mapping techniques such as PET, SPECT, fMRI, EEG, MEG, optical imaging and neuroanatomical tools for assessment of the functioning of the human brain. It will include the applications of these techniques to study brain implementation of sensory and motor systems, vision, attention, memory and language in normal and pathological states.

June 9 - 12, 2012
22nd Meeting of the European Neurological Society 2011
Conference abstract submission - deadline passed
Prague, Czech Republic

The ENS Meetings have long been an ideal venue for continuing education in all branches of neurology, from teaching courses to workshops, and foster the exchange of new research between academic neurologists and neuroscientists in the symposia, satellite symposia and free communications, which cover a wide spectrum of topics in neurology and related fields.

June 9 - 12, 2012
Euroanaesthesia 2012
Conference abstract submission - deadline passed
Paris, France

Euroanaesthesia is the bench mark European annual congress and exhibition covering all aspects of anaesthesia. Thousands of professionals, practitioners, academics and industry representatives, attend the three day congress from all over the world. Refresh your knowledge, exchange ideas, meet and interact with leading decision makers, scientists and physicians in the field. Participate in our extensive Scientific Programme of courses, discussions, workshops and presentations. Have direct contact with the leading industry in medical instruments devices and pharmaceuticals, and give them your feedback.

June 11 - 12, 2012
New York Academy of Sciences 2012 - Fetal Programming and Environmental Exposures: Implications for Prenatal Care and Pre-Term Birth
New York City, NY, USA

This conference will provide a neutral forum for discussion to multidisciplinary science investigators such as toxicologists, obstetricians, neonatologists, pediatricians, endocrinologists, epidemiologists, public health and regulatory experts from basic research to clinical settings, including experts in embryonic, fetal, and childhood development, reproductive medicine and biology, and environmental toxicology. Conference attendees will explore the impact of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors on the stages of prenatal development, including pre-implantation, implantation, decidualization, placentation, fetal programming in utero, and links to pre-term birth and other pregnancy disorders.