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2005 Program and Audio Presentations

Welcome and Opening Remarks	Overview Presentations
Communication Awards Presentation

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Wm. A Wulf National Academy of Engineering Welcome and Opening Remarks	Presentation  Homepage
Harvey V. Fineberg Institute of Medicine Welcome and Opening Remarks	Presentation  Homepage
Richard N. Foster W.M. Keck Foundation Who the Heck was W.M. Keck?	Presentation  Homepage
Robert Waterston University of Washington School of Medicine Welcome and Opening Remarks	Presentation  Homepage

Overview Presentations

Gary J. Nabel National Institutes of Health Genomics, Structural Biology, and Rational Vaccine Design	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage
David Relman Stanford University Part 1 - Diversity of Human Microbial Pathogens and Commensals / Host-Pathogen Interaction Part 2 - Diversity of Human Microbial Pathogens and Commensals / Host-Pathogen Interaction	Presentation  Presentation  Homepage
Mary E. Lidstrom University of Washington Team Science	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage
Deirdre Meldrum University of Washington Team Science: The Microscale Life Sciences Center (MLSC)	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage
Michael Waterman University of Southern California Some Roles of Computation in Molecular Biology	Abstract  Homepage
Leonid Kruglyak Princeton University Human Genetic Variation	Presentation  Homepage
Robert Cook-Deegan Duke University Dual Meaning of Dual Use	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage
Austin Demby Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Issues from Developing Countries: What are their needs? What are their unique delivery and implementation issues (access, cost, power requirements, transportability, etc.)?	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage
Bruce Beutler Scripps Research Institute Genetic Analysis of Innate Immune Sensing	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage
Robert Waterston University of Washington School of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing at $5,000 a Pop	Abstract  Presentation Homepage
Todd Thorsen Massachusetts Institute of Technology Microsystems	Abstract  Presentation  Homepage

Communication Awards Presentation

John M. Barry Book Winner The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History	Abstract  Homepage
Gareth Cook Newspaper/Magazine/Internet Winner Science Reporter, The Boston Globe	Abstract  Presentation Homepage
Thomas Levenson TV/Radio Winner Producer/director/writer of WGBH NOVA's "Origins: Back to the Beginning"	Abstract  Presentation Homepage