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  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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    Center for Human Immunology (CHI)

    Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge

    This meeting report presents the National Institutes of Heath -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Center for Human Immunology (CHI) first "Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge" Symposium, held September 3-4, 2009.

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    July 2010

    Mitochondrial Research in Translational Medicine

    Edited by Yau-Huei Wei (Mackay Medical College Taipei County, Taiwan), Chii-Ruey Tzeng (Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan),and Horng-Mo Lee (Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan).

    This Annals volume presents manuscripts stemming from the 6th Conference of the Asian Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine, entitled “Mitochondrial Research in Translational Medicine,” held on October 30 to November 1, 2009 at Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

    July 2010

    Center for Human Immunology (CHI) : Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge

    Robert B. Nussenblatt (Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute), Bibiana Bielekova (Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke), Richard Childs (Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), Alan Krensky (Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute), Warren Strober (Mucosal Immunity Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), and Giorgio Trinchieri (Cancer Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute), for the Center for Human Immunology, Autoimmunity and Inflammation, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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    This meeting report presents the National Institutes of Heath -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Center for Human Immunology (CHI) first "Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge" Symposium, held September 3-4, 2009.

    July 2010

    Phylogenetic Aspects of Neuropeptides: From Invertebrates to Humans

    Edited by Hubert Vaudry (Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, International Associated Laboratory Samuel de Champlain, University of Rouen, Rouen, France) and Seiji Shioda (Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan)

    The Annals issue presents up-to-date manuscripts on phylogenetic aspects of neuroendocrinology from invertebrates to humans.

    June 2010

    Neuroprotective Agents: Ninth International Conference

    Edited by Russell J. Andrews (NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California), William Slikker, Jr. (National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas), Bruce Trembly (Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Togus, Maine), and Tucker A. Patterson (National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas)

    This Annals volume examines various approaches to neuroprotection, including methods for neuroprotection, mechanisms involved in neuroinjury, and pharmacologic agents associated with neuroprotection.

    June 2010

    Discoveries in Spinal Cord Injury Research: From Bench to Bedside

    This online only Annals issue presents manuscripts from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Research Symposium-From the Bench to the Bedside: The Latest Discoveries in SCI Research, held January 14-16, 2008 at the New York Academy of Sciences.

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    June 2010

    Neurons and Networks in the Spinal Cord

    Edited by Lea Ziskind-Conhaim (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin), Joseph R. Fetcho (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York), Shawn Hochman (Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia), Amy B. MacDermott (Columbia University, New York, New York), and Paul S.G. Stein (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri)

    This Annals issue presents a wide range of discussions on spinal cord network development and the potential plasticity and regeneration following spinal cord injury.

    June 2010

    Aging, Cancer, and Age-Related Diseases: Common Mechanisms?

    Edited by Robert M. Tanguay (Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada)

    This Annals issue presents research linking aging and age-related diseases with neurodegeneration and cancer.

    May 2010

    Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response

    New York City Panel on Climate Change
    2010 Report
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    Funded through a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and modeled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) was convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in August 2008 as part of PlaNYC, the City's long-term sustainability plan. The NPCC consists of scientists who study climate change and its impact, as well as legal, insurance, and risk management experts. This Annals volume presents the NPCC report, including New York City-specific climate change projections, tools to help entities identify climate vulnerabilities and develop adaptation strategies, and recommendations on how to foster an effective climate resilience program.

    May 2010

    Ecological Complexity and Sustainability

    Edited by Bai-lian Li (Center for Ecology and Sustainability, University of California, Riverside, California)

    This Annals issue includes manuscripts stemming from the Eco Summit 2007 conference "Ecological Complexity and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for 21st-Century's Ecology" held May 22-27,2007 in Beijing Jiuhua Resort and Convention Center (JRCC), Beijing, PR China.

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    May 2010

    The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2010

    Edited by Richard S. Ostfeld and William H. Schlesinger (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York)

    This 3rd edition of the Annals review series in ecology and conservation biology contains a diverse collection of timely reviews on current problems in conservation biology and their scientific, policy, and management implications.