The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

The purposes of the 2012 Annual Mid-Atlantic Diabetes Research Symposium, co-sponsored by the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) at the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, are to encourage collaborations and enhance interactions at the regional level through the sharing of both reagents and expertise. This year’s format will comprise two 60-minute plenary lectures (Morrie Birnbaum, University of Pennsylvania, The Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism; and Anna Mae Diehl, Duke University, Diabetes and Liver Disease); three 30-minute invited talks (Elisabetta Mueller, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Novel Transcriptional Regulators of Adipocyte Differentiation and Lipid Metabolism; Rosario Scalia, Temple University, Is the Microcirculation an Early Instigator of Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance?; and Bret Goodpaster, University of Pittsburgh, Intramyocellular Lipids, Mitochondria, and Insulin Resistance: Lost in Translation?); and six short, hot-topic talks (both invited and selected from the abstracts). Jesse Roth, Feinstein Institute, and Carol Haft, NIH, will chair the oral presentations. Plenary and invited speaker titles will be available shortly. Space also will be available for up to 40 posters. Coffee breaks will be long enough to view the posters and renew acquaintances; and a 2-hour lunch break will feature good food at a reasonable price, a comprehensive poster session, and a poster discussion chaired by Simeon Taylor, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Early registration is encouraged.

For questions concerning program content, contact:

Samuel W. Cushman, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center
Building 10-CRC, Room 5-5750
10 Center Drive, MSC 1453
Bethesda, MD  20892-1453
Phone:  (301) 496-5953
Fax:  (301) 451-6989
Email:  sam_cushman@nih.gov

For questions concerning meeting logistics, contact:

John Hare, CMP
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 210
Gaithersburg, MD  20878
Phone:  (301) 670-4990
Fax:  (301) 670-3815
Email:  jhare@scgcorp.com

Submission Deadline:  Wednesday, August 29, 2012

1. The abstract should be an MS Word document typed single-spaced using type no smaller than 10 point (12 cpi). The abstract’s title should be typed in CAPITAL LETTERS and should clearly represent the nature of the investigation. The title should be followed in lowercase letters by the author’s first and last names, degree, and affiliation (if applicable), city, state, and country. Underline the primary author’s name (one primary author per abstract). Do not leave spaces between the title and the body of the abstract, or between paragraphs. The abstract file should be saved as:  primary authors’ last name_first word in the title (e.g., Zucker_Effects).
2. Please ensure that your abstract is the correct length and use 1” margins.
3. Use of standard abbreviations is desirable (e.g., RBC) as well as standard symbols for units of measure (e.g., kg, gm, mg, mL, L, and %). Place a special or unusual abbreviation in parentheses after the full word the first time that it appears. Use numerals to indicate numbers except to begin sentences. Do not use subtitles (e.g., Methods, Results).
4. Simple tables or graphs may be included; however, they must fit within the designated abstract space.
5. Please use a common font such as Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Arial.

1. Organize the body of the abstract as follows:
   • Statement of the purpose of the study/program/project;
   • Statement of the methods used;
   • Summary of the results presented in sufficient detail to support the conclusion;
   • Statement of the conclusions reached.

For questions concerning program content, contact:

Samuel W. Cushman, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center
Building 10-CRC, Room 5-5750
10 Center Drive, MSC 1453
Bethesda, MD  20892-1453
Phone:  (301) 496-5953
Fax:  (301) 451-6989
Email:  sam_cushman@nih.gov

For questions concerning meeting logistics, contact:

John Hare, CMP
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 210
Gaithersburg, MD  20878
Phone:  (301) 670-4990
Fax:  (301) 670-3815
Email:  jhare@scgcorp.com

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