Weng Naidong, Huang Mike-Qingtao, Lin Zhongping John
Bioanalysis. 2011 Sep;3(18):2065-73. doi: 10.4155/bio.11.193.
The American Society For MS annual conference, the largest meeting for the MS-related topics, has welcomed its 59th birthday. The conference was well attended (over 6600 attendees) from academy, government and industry. In addition to 336 oral presentations from 56 sessions, 2820 posters were presented. Preceding the main conference, tutorial short courses ran on both Saturday and Sunday. There were 11 2-day and two 1-day short courses. The short courses were well diversified and well suited for scientists working in various fields related to MS. Various workshops (total 28) on specific topics were also well organized on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. There were 60 bioanalysis-related positions posted at the Employment Center - approximately 20 positions from CROs and the rest mainly from pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
美国多发性硬化症协会年会是与多发性硬化症相关主题的最大规模会议，迎来了其成立59周年。来自学术界、政府和行业的人士踊跃参会（超过6600名与会者）。除了56场会议中的336场口头报告外，还展示了2820张海报。在主会议之前，周六和周日都举办了教程短训班。有11个为期两天的和两个为期一天的短训班。这些短训班内容丰富多样，非常适合从事与多发性硬化症相关各个领域工作的科学家。周一、周二和周三还精心组织了各种关于特定主题的研讨会（共28场）。就业中心发布了60个与生物分析相关的职位——约20个来自合同研究组织，其余主要来自制药和生物技术公司。
