Dear Colleague,

The UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) and Nature Medicine would like to invite you to attend the 6th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium on October 13-15, 2011. The theme for the meeting will be "Vascular Disease 2011" which will explore innovative approaches to bridge laboratory investigation and clinical research in disorders affecting the vasculature, including cancer, inflammatory disease and cardiovascular disease.

Multi-disciplinary sessions will include basic, translational, and clinical presentations on cutting edge research to provide an integrated approach to understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of vascular disease, as well as novel clinical trial designs and imaging modalities for development of new therapeutic agents. This symposium will provide unique insights and tools for optimizing and streamlining clinical investigation from discovery to drug approval.

We look forward to seeing you,

Gary S. Firestein, MD
Juan Carlos López, PhD
Michael Basson, PhD
David Cheresh, PhD

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, postdoctoral researchers, trainees and residents that are interested in the transfer of knowledge from expert scientists to early stage researchers

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe emerging concepts in clinical investigation and translational research in vascular disease
• Define areas of controversy and provide best evidence for each approach
• Describe innovative approaches to bridge bench to bedside and enhance clinical investigation
• Acquire tools for optimizing and streamlining clinical investigation from discovery to development to application
• Understand pathophysiology of vascular disease in human disease