Transitions from Bench to Clinic. Aug. 8–10, Boston. For information, contact IBC USA Conferences, 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772 (508-616-5550; fax 508-616-5533; inq@ibcusa.com; www.lifesciencesinfo.com/2652).

Discovery Technology 2001. Aug. 13–17, Boston. For information, contact IBC USA Conferences, 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772 (508-616-5550; fax 508-616-5533; inq@ibcusa.com; www.drugdisc.com/us).

SFC-2001: 10th International Symposium on Pressurized-Fluid Chromatography, Extraction and Processing. Aug. 19–22, Myrtle Beach, SC. For information, contact Janet Cunningham, Barr Enterprises, P.O. Box 279, Walkersville, MD 21793 (301-898-3772; fax 301-898-5596; janetbarr@aol.com).

Clinical Trials Design. Aug. 23–24, Boston. For information, contact Clinical Design Group, 2128 W. Evergreen Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 (773-489-5706; fax 773-489-5982).

Novel Mechanisms for Regulating Gene Expression in vivo. Aug. 27– 29, Portland, ME. For information, contact Merlene McIntire (207-288-6567; fax 207-288-6152; www.jax.org/industrial).

September

ISPE Fall Conference. Sept. 10–13, Framingham, MA. For information, contact the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (813-960-2105; www.ispe.org).

Society for Biomolecular Screening Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Sept. 10–13, Baltimore. For information, contact the Society for Biomolecular Screening, 36 Tamarack Ave. #348, Danbury, CT 06811 (203-743-1336; fax 203-748-7557; email@sbsonline.org).

HealthSec Conference and Expo 2001. Sept. 11–14, Chicago. For information, contact the MIS Training Institute, 498 Concord St., Framingham, MA 01702-2357 (508-879- 7999; fax 508-872-1153; mis@misti.com).

Human Genetic Variation. Sept. 17–18, Cambridge, MA. For information, contact the Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 (617-630-1300; fax 617-630-1325; chi@healthtech.com).

Current Issues in Personal Data Protection for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Sept. 24–25, Philadelphia. For information, contact the Drug Information Association, 501 Office Center Dr., Ste. 450, Fort Washington, PA 19034-3211 (215-628-2288; fax 215-641-1229; dia@diahome.org).

October

Entry Level Clinical Research Associate. Oct. 1–3, Princeton, NJ. For information, contact the Drug Information Association, 501 Office Center Dr., Ste. 450, Fort Washington, PA 19034-3211 (215-628-2288; fax 215-641-1229; dia@diahome.org).

5th Middle East Regulatory Conference. Oct. 9–11, Cairo, Egypt. For information, contact the Drug Information Association, 501 Office Center Dr., Ste. 450, Fort Washington, PA 19034-3211 (215-628-2288; fax 215-641-1229; dia@diahome.org).

Modeling Human Prostate Cancer in Mice. Oct. 18–21, Bar Harbor, ME. For information, contact the Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main St., Bar Harbor, ME 04609 (207-288-6000; www.jax.org).

Genome Sequencing and Analysis. Oct. 25–28, San Diego. For information, contact the Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD 20850 (301-838-0200; fax 301-838-0208; www.tigr.org).

Integrated Approaches to Neuroinflammatory Diseases. Oct. 29–31, Lake Tahoe, CA. For information, contact Merlene McIntire (207-288-6567; fax 207-288-6152; www.jax.org).

November

Good Manufacturing Practices for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Nov. 5–6, San Francisco. For information, contact the Institute for International Research (888-670-8200; fax 941-365-2507).

Entry Level CRA Training Course. Nov. 5–7, Seattle. For information, contact the Drug Information Association, 501 Office Center Dr., Ste. 450, Fort Washington, PA 19034-3211 (215-628-2288; fax 215-641-1229; dia@diahome.org).

Clinical Trials Design. Nov. 8–9, Milan, Italy. For information, contact the Clinical Design Group, 2128 W. Evergreen Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 (773-489-5706; fax 773-489-5982).

Target Validation/Chemical Genomics. Nov. 14–16, Boston. For information, contact the Cambridge Healthtech Institute, 1037 Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 (617-630-1300; fax 617-630-1325; chi@healthtech.com).