IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Abstract Submission - November 12, 2003
Awards Applications - November 12, 2003
Advance Registration - February 12, 2004
Housing - March 8, 2004
Call for Abstracts Request for Non-ASIP Members

In April 2004, the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Investigative Pathology will be held in conjunction with Experimental Biology 2004 in Washington, D.C.  The ASIP Program Committee has worked diligently to assemble the ASIP program for EB2004, which will feature current topics in disease pathogenesis, including both mechanistic and translational aspects of pathology research.  Many of the programmatic themes and topics for EB2004 were developed from ideas put forth by the membership of the ASIP.  In addition, the ASIP Program Committee has and will continue to work in coordination with the Program Committees of our guest societies to enhance the scientific program.  Guest societies for EB2004 include the  International Society for Analytical and Molecular Morphology, American Society for Matrix Biology, Society for Leukocyte Biology, International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories, Association for Pathology Informatics, and the North American Vascular Biology Organization.  The ASIP program includes several major symposia, workshops, educational sessions, award lectures, and other special sessions, that feature nationally and internationally recognized investigators and speakers.  Scientific session topics include lung injury and repair, free radicals in pathogenesis, structure and function of extracellular matrix, immune mechanisms in CNS disease, angiogenesis, mechanisms of liver fibrosis, pathogenesis of sepsis, aging and determinants of longevity, and multi-lineage stem cells.  In addition, scientific sessions on frontiers in molecular morphology and translational research, bioterrorism, innate immune response, and mining datasets, have been developed in conjunction with our guest societies.  Various aspects of professional growth and advancement will be discussed in career development workshops that specifically address the needs of MD/PhD, PhD, and other trainees.  Additional sessions will be programmed from abstract submissions to the ASIP topic categories.  These categories cover a wide variety of topics related to pathogenesis research.  Special initiatives for abstract-driven sessions at EB2004  will include stem cell plasticity, neuropathology, immunopathology, inflammation and vascular pathobiology, gene expression signatures of cancer, and subjects related to translational research and molecular pathology.  Overall, the ASIP Program Committee has assembled a strong scientific and educational program for EB2004.  We anticipate that our program will continue to develop and strengthen as we incorporate minisymposia, poster, and poster discussion sessions from submitted abstracts.  We look forward to receiving your abstract submissions and to seeing you in Washington.