Section Business
MLA 2001 Annual Meeting Events
MLA Annual Meeting - Section Business Meeting
Cancer Librarians Section Election Results
MLA 2001 Annual Meeting Events
The Cancer Librarians Section is sponsoring three events at MLA 2001 - if you are attending the conference make a note of the following dates and times:
Sunday, May 27, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Gene Therapy: We're Only at the Beginning
Sponsored by the Cancer Librarians, Consumer and Patient Health Information, Medical Society Libraries, Hospital Libraries and the Pharmacy and Drug Information Sections, and the Molecular Biology and Genomics SIGs.
Moderator
Michele R. Tennant, Ph.D., MLIS
Assistant University Librarian
University of Florida, Health Science Center Libraries, Gainesville, FL
Gene Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities
Terence R. Flotte, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Genetics Institute, Gainesville, FL
University of Florida
Cancer Gene Therapy 2001: Hype or Hope?
Lung-Ji Chang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Powell Gene Therapy Center, Gainesville, FL
University of Florida
Fighting Fate: Resources for Genetic Medicine
Jennifer A. Lyon, MS, MLIS
Coordinator, Research Informatics Consult Service
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Eskind Biomedical Library, Nashville, TN
Monday, May 28, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Bioethics, Genetic Counseling, and Gene Ethics: Issues in Veterinary and Human Medicine
Sponsored by Veterinary Medical Libraries, Cancer Librarians, and Medical Society Libraries Sections, Molecular Biology and Genomics SIG, and the African American Medical Librarians Alliance SIG.
Moderator
Margaret K. Alexander
Librarian
T.S. Williams Veterinary Medical Library
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Bioethics and Its Application to Veterinary Medicine
William T. Watson, DVM, MS
Director, Comparative Medicine Resource Center, University of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Genetics in the Community of Color
Tene' N. Hamilton, MS
Genetic Counselor, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee , AL
Genethics: From Genetic Discrimination to "Unnatural Selection"
William Allen, M.Div., J.D.
Associate Professor, Program in Medical Ethics, Law and Humanities, College of Medicine
University of Florida, Gainesville , FL
Monday, May 28, 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Molecular Biology and Genomics SIG Meeting
Sponsored by the Cancer Librarians Section and the Molecular Biology and Genomics SIG
Moderator
Michele Tennant, Ph.D., MLIS
Assistant University Librarian
University of Florida, Health Science Center Libraries, Gainesville, FL
The Impact of "DNA Chips" on Medicine in the 21st Century
Henry Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
University of Florida, Gainesville , FL
Thanks to Michelle R. Tennant, Ph.D., MLIS, the chair of the Molecular Biology and Genomics SIG for working so hard to get donations for the sessions we are co-sponsoring. As a result of her efforts we have received generous corporate support from Elsevier Science Publishing, Swets Blackwell, and the Nature Publishing Group.
Cancer Librarians Section Business Meeting
The Section business meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 29, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. A delicious lunch will be served, but members need to let Gayle Ablove know if they will be attending so that she can order the correct amount of food. RSVP to gayle.ablove@roswellpark.org or 716-845-3595 by Monday May 21.
Cancer Librarians Section Election Results
Please join us in congratulating the new CLS Officers, the terms of office follow each name:
- Chair : Gayle Ablove (5/01 -5/02)
- Chair Elect / Program Chair : Halyna Liszczynsky (5/01-5/02)
- Secretary: Sue Felber (5/01 -5/03)
- Treasurer : Sharon Lezotte (5/01 -5/04)
- Section Council Representative: Annelie Sober (5/01 - 5/03)
- Newsletter Editors: Tanya Smith and Helen Flitton (5/00 - 5/03)
- Web Site Editor: Ann Marie Clark (5/01 - 5/02)
- Past Chair / Nominating Committee Chair: Karen Albert (5/01 -5/02)
- MLA Nominating Committee Candidate: Cheryl Warren
I would like to extend a thank you to the membership who participated in the recent CLS election of officers. The number of ballots returned for a section of our size was very impressive. Of course, a special thanks is due to the CLS officers for agreeing to give their time and energy to our section. I know that our membership will continue to support our new and returning officers by providing assistance when called upon.
Cheryl Warren
CLS Past Chair / Nominating Committee
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