Strategic Research Institute Release: Distinguished Scientific Advisory Board Members Announced To Research The Latest Developments In Inflammation And Auto-Immune Diseases Discoveries

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists and senior level management executives will gather to exchange the latest drug discovery and development techniques at ALM’s Strategic Research Institute’s 11th Annual Inflammation & Immune Diseases Drug Discovery & Development Summit at the J.W. Marriott, San Francisco, CA, March 12-13, 2007.

The 2007 Summit’s distinguished Scientific Advisory Board members include: Alan Lewis, Ph.D., CEO Novocell, Inc. James G. Karras, Ph.D., Director, Inflammation, Antisense Drug Discovery ISISPHARMACEUTICALS Michael Amos, Ph.D., Technical Specialist, Advanced Technology Program NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Martin Braddock, Ph.D., Director, Respiratory & Inflammation Research Area ASTRAZENECA UK Kate Blease, Ph.D., Senior Scientist CELGENE

Complete list of participating companies and institutions includes: Altana, Amgen, Array Biopharma, AstraZeneca, Berlex, Celgene, ChemoCentryx, Dynavax, ISIS, MD Biosciences, Merck, Millennium, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIAMS, NIH, Novocell, novosom AG, Rigel, Roche, Sirna Therapeutics, UCLA, UCSD, UCSF, University of Maryland, ZymoGenetics.

The conference website is www.srinstitute.com/inflammation.

To receive the full agenda in PDF, register, or information on sponsorship/ exhibition opportunities, please contact Amy Yueh of Strategic Research Institute at ayueh@srinstitute.com or 212-967-0095, x258.

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CONTACT: Amy Yueh of Strategic Research Institute, +1-212-967-0095, x258,ayueh@srinstitute.com

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