AAS E-Newsletter

October 2009

IAS Visiting Fellowship - Deadline

The deadline for the IAS Visiting Fellowship is fast approaching – December 15, 2009. This grant of $5,000-$8,000 will provide a wonderful opportunity for a young scientist to gain experience and knowledge is the field of atherosclerosis which then can be transferred to his or her home laboratory, hospital, and country, thus benefiting many people beyond just the young scientist. To apply, visit http://www.athero.org/ias-fellow.asp.

6th IAS-Sponsored Workshop on HDL - Website and Call for Abstracts Announcement

The website for the 2010 IAS-Sponsored Workshop on HDL, being held from May 17-21, 2010 is now available at

http://www.hdlworkshop2010.com/

Abstract submission is now open, with the deadline for submission January 15, 2010. Additional oral presentations will be selected from submitted abstracts, and a preliminary program will be available by December 1, 2009.

We look forward to welcoming you to what is the premier meeting regarding HDL internationally, and to a beautiful location, Whistler, BC, Canada.

Best regards from the Organizing Committee,

Gordon Francis (Chair)

Philip Barter

Bryan Brewer

John Kastelein

Forthcoming Meetings

Asian Pacific Conference on Metabolic Syndrome

20 – 21 November 2009, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins