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August 18, 2006
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Venue: Rio de Janeiro
Location: Pavilion of the Rio Centro Convention
Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In Conjunction With: 5th
South American Conference of Veterinary Medicine (V Conferência
Sul-Americana de Medicina Veterinária) (4,000 participants
anticipated)
Duration of 2nd ICFAR: 3.5 days, coinciding
with the V Conferência
Theme: Laboratory Animals and Alternatives
(Animais do Laborotorio e Alternativos): Current Highlights
and Future Prospects
Objective: To promote cross-fertilization
of ideas and concepts from diverse animal models and alternatives,
and to create a collective vision of the future of
research with animals and alternatives.
Representative Topics: Genetically Modified
Animals,
Mouse Models of Human Diseases,
Monkey Model of HIV Infection,
Stem Cells,
Cryopreservation,
Translational Research from Animals to Humans,
Fishes as Alternatives to Mammals,
In Vitro Alternatives
Format: The format will
consist of invited lectures, round table discussions, contributed
talks, posters, and videos.
International Committee: John
L. VandeBerg, U.S.A., Chair; Antenor Andrade, Brazil;
Klaas Kramer, The Netherlands; Gianpaolo Milite, Italy;
Norman Saunders, Australia; William
Stone, Spain, Spain.
Executive Committee: John
L. VandeBerg, U.S.A., Chair; Antenor Andrade, Brazil;
Ekaterina A.B. Rivera, Brazil; Silvia C. Barreto Ortiz, Brazil;
Marcia S. Cunha Abreu, Brazil; Marcio de Paula, Brazil; Teresa
Goncalves Correia, Brazil; Cristina Tanikawa, Brazil; Maria
Araujo Teixeira, Brazil
Administrative Support: Administracao
do Cecal/FIOCRUZ; Secretariat of COBEA; Administration of
the 5th
South American Conference of Veterinary Medicine
Official Language: English and Portuguese,
with simultaneous translation
Events: Reception, banquet, dance, workshop
on telemetry
Expression of Interest: If you want to
be added to the mailing list, please e-mail (or send) your
name, address, institutional affiliation, and fax number
to:
Barbara Gault, Congress Liaison
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
PO Box 760549, San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549 USA
Fax: 210-258-9883; E-mail: bgault@sfbr.org
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