UCSD Clinical Investigation Institute-Nature Medicine

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

The UCSD Clinical Investigation Institute (CII) and Nature Medicine would like to invite you to attend this inaugural symposium to be held September 15-17, 2005 at the Estancia Hotel in La Jolla, California. The theme for this year's symposium recognizes innovative approaches to bridge laboratory investigation to clinical research in the area of Autoimmunity. Future year themes will include topics areas such as aging, cancer and inflammation. This symposium will provide unique insights and tools for optimizing and streamlining clinical investigation from discovery to development.

TARGET AUDIENCE

	Early stage researchers that will benefit from the knowledge and experience of senior scientists, and directly establish contacts.
	Experienced researchers and scientists that will find a stimulating environment for discussing achievements, in the perspective of an interdisciplinary approach.
	Pharmaceutical industry scientists that will collaborate with others interested in decreasing the gap from bench to bedside.
	Health professionals that are interested in translational research
	Fellows, Post Docs, Trainees and Residents that are interested in the transfer of knowledge from expert scientists to early stage researchers.

OBJECTIVES

	Describe emerging concepts in clinical investigation
	Define areas of controversy and provide best evidence for each approach
	Describe innovative approaches to bridge bench to bedside and enhance clinical investigation
	Provide tools for optimizing and streamlining clinical investigation from discovery to development to application

UCSD Clinical Investigation Institute (CII)
The Clinical Investigation Institute facilitates disease-oriented research and clinical trial activity at UCSD. The Institute provides an infrastructure to support the translation of fundamental biology into novel therapeutic interventions. Through these activities, the development of new innovative therapies will be streamlined and our patients will have early access to groundbreaking therapy.

Nature Medicine

Nature Medicine is the premier journal for biomedical research. Respected internationally for the quality of its papers on areas ranging from infectious disease to cancer and neurodegeneration, Nature Medicine aims to bridge the gap between basic research and medical advances. Consistently ranked the number one journal by the Institute of Scientific Investigation in the field of Experimental Medicine, Nature Medicine also has the highest impact factor for a primary journal in the field of cell biology.