As the disciplinary boundaries that once defined scientific research have fallen away in recent years, interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise has become the sine qua non of the scientific enterprise. The Academy’s Frontiers of Science Program aims to provide a vibrant platform for scientific exchange and networking amongst scientists working at the boundaries of the new interdisciplinary sciences of the 21^st century. In a series of over forty annual seminars and symposia on broad-ranging, cutting-edge topics, the Academy brings together leading senior and junior scientists from academia, industry and government laboratories to explore the latest, most exciting topics in the biological, chemical and computational sciences as they relate to the life sciences.

Upcoming Events

May 27, 2008 • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

DISC1 and the Developmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia

Akira Sawa, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Nicholas Brandon, Wyeth Research; Katherine E. Burdick, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System; Steven J. Clapcote, The University of Edinburgh

Sponsored by: Biochemical Pharmacology Discussion Group

Organizers: Julia Heinrich, Wyeth Discovery Neuroscience and Robin Kleiman, Pfizer, Inc

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Jun 2, 2008 • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Chemical Biology Discussion Group: Special Year-End Meeting

Keynote speaker: Michael Famulok, Universität Bonn.
Short Presentations by: Yu Liu, New York University; Phillip Effraim, Columbia University; Elizabeth George, Rockefeller University; Justin Cisar, Sloan-Kettering; Liz Harker, Yale Univeristy; Keith Baessler, Stony Brook

Sponsored by: Chemical Biology Discussion Group

The goal of this group is to bring together chemists and biologists working in the New York area who are interested in hearing about the latest ideas in this rapidly growing field.

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Jun 10, 2008 • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Therapeutic Opportunities of siRNAs and Antigomers

Ingo Röhl, Roche Kulmbach GmbH, Germany; Jost Seibler, TaconicArtemis GmbH, Germany; Arthur M. Krieg, Pfizer; Jan Krützfeldt, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Switzerland; Philip S. Low, Purdue; John R. Rosetta Lamb, Merck

Sponsored by: RNAi Discussion Group

The goal of this group is to provide a forum for scientists engaged in research into the biology, biochemistry, and applications of RNAi silencing to discuss advances in this exciting new field and to promote interinstitutional and interdisciplinary dialogue.

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