NIH Job Fair Keynote Address 2002: From NIH Bench to the Biotech Bedside

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Air date:	Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 10:00:00 AM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 84 * This only includes stats from October 2011 and forward.
Category:	Conferences
Runtime:	00:55:50
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Description:	Michael Zasloff Dean, Research and Translational Science Georgetown University Medical Center In 1987 Dr. Zasloff, then Chief of the Human Genetics Branch of the NICHD, discovered "Magainin," a family of antimicrobial peptides in the skin of Xenopus laevis. Dr. Zasloff will discuss what followed, including the creation of a biotech company, the development of several new drugs, and scientific explorations in the area of innate immunity. For more information, visit the NIH Job Fair for Postdoctoral Fellows

NLM Title:	NIH Job Fair keynote address, 2002 : from NIH bench to the biotech bedside / Michael A. Zasloff.
Author:	Zasloff, Michael. NIH Job Fair for Postdoctoral Fellows
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Abstract:	(CIT): In 1987 Dr. Zasloff, then Chief of the Human Genetics Branch of the NICHD, discovered "Magainin," a family of antimicrobial peptides in the skin of Xenopus laevis. Dr. Zasloff will discuss what followed, including the creation of a biotech company, the development of several new drugs, and scientific explorations in the area of innate immunity.
Subjects:	Anti-Infective Agents--therapeutic use Biomedical Research Biotechnology Drug Industry Technology Transfer
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast
Rights:	This is a work of the United States Government. No copyright exists on this material. It may be disseminated freely.
NLM Classification:	QV 20.5
NLM ID:	101267659
CIT Live ID:	2023
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=2023

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