Archived Announcements
AABS held a meeting at Experimental Biology 2008
SAN DIEGO MARRIOTT HOTEL AND MARINA The SANTA ROSA
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Texas Southern University has named Dr. Sunny E. Ohia as the new Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost
President John M. Rudley, announced, July 1, 2008. that Dr. Ohia will join the TSU administration this September, in time for the fall 2008 semester. Dr. Ohia, is currently the dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Houston, and has 16 years of academic leadership experience. He served the last five and a half years at UH. Dr. Ohia is also one of the founding Board members of AABS, Inc, and has been relected to the Board from July 1, 2008.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and Members of AABS, we wholeheartedly congratulate Dr. Ohia, and wish him a successful tenure at Texas Southern University. To view the full announcement, click here.
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5th International conference on Biological Sciences was held at Tanta University, Egypt
DATE: November 5-6, 2008
For more information, visit: http://icbs2008.webs.com/index.htm
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Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, of School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Cancer Vaccine Consortium
The Cancer Research Institute Cancer Vaccine Consortium is the leading initiative on cancer vaccine, immunotherapy discovery and development. The Consortium members include many of the world's most innovative pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic institutions.
Dr. Odunsi, a member of AABS, is one of a group of twelve executive committee members, selected from experienced leaders who represent the various interests of the CVC membership. The Board of Trustees, on behalf of members of AABS, wish to congratulate Dr. Odunsi for his laudable achievement.
For more information, visit http://www.cancerresearch.org/ConsortiumLeadership.html
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The Society for Free Radical Research-Africa will hold its 7th International Conference in Mauritius
Convention Date: 14-17 July 2008
For more information, visit http://sfrr-africa.org or http://www.sfrr-africa.org
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AABS held a Sattelite Meeting at Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington DC
AGENDA WAS:
1. Opening Remarks from the President
2. Introduction of new members
3. Reports: Secretary - Treasurer - Editorial Committee
4. Relationship with other Biomedical Societies in North America and Africa
5. Proposed scientific meetings of the AABS Inc in Africa
6. Any other Business
7. Meeting Adjournment
The Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas, Inc. (NAPPSA) will hold its first Annual Conference & Convention in 2007
Convention Date: September 14 to Sept 16, 2007 Convention Venue: Hilton Westchase, Houston Texas Chair of Convention Program Subcommittee: Echeazu Ogu, Ph.D., RAC Chair of National Convention Organizing Committee: Sunny Ohia, Ph.D. President of NAPPSA: Nnodum Iheme, R.Ph.
For more information, visit http://www.nappsa.org/
EXPO Seeks AFRICANS in HOUSTON for top GOBAL JOBS
CareerNation is bringing together young professionals of African backgrounds, and leading African and U.S companies, in its second Recruiting Expo. Hard to find African talents, academics, and policy advisors will participate in panel discussions and events.
Following up on the success of its first recruiting event, CareerNation.com - the human resources center dedicated to connecting more than 40,000 candidates to registered employers - is launching the first of several job expositions throughout the United States this year. Its goal is to help strengthen business culture in Africa, and, by doing so, to bolster African economies.
PLACE: Houston Reliant Center
DATE: July 27-29 2007.
For more information, visit http://www.careernation.com, or call 646-435-0075
African Union makes a move in fostering progressive scientific agenda.
A three-day summit of the 53-member African Union (AU) that ended in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 January 2007, generated some "sparks" about the need to invigorate and develop strategies that gear towards changes in scientific policy on the continent of Africa. The meeting was driven by the AU's science team, headed by Nagia Essayed, and the head of her secretariat, Botlhale Tema. Major achievemts of the deliberations include- plans for three new funding agencies; an Africa-wide system of intellectual-property protection; and a 20-year strategy for biotechnology.
A full text of the report can be obtained from http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070205/full/445576a.html
ITSI-BIOSCIENCES (Associate Corporate Member of AABS) makes a major dicovery.
Itsibio’s
Bio-Marker Technology Offers
Earlier Detection For Breast Cancer. Follow link for full story: http://keynotes.benfranklin.org/nov-dec2005/CNP_ITSI_vol3.html
Dr.
Richard Somiari (CEO, ITSI-BIOSCIENCES) is interviewd by Nauture. Follow
link for full story: http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2005/051124/pdf/nj7067-528a.pdf
AABS launches "The BioMed Scientist Vol 2"
Outstanding AABS Scientist, Dr. Kunle Odunsi, is honored
Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, of School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences,
University at Buffalo, has been named the 2005 recipient of the Ann-Maria
Kellen Cancer Vaccine Collaborative Clinical Investigator. Dr. Odunsi
leads a team of scientist who are exploring tumor antigens as targets
of immunotherapy for ovarian cancer. Dr. Kunle is an Assistant Professor,
attending Surgeon & Research Program Director of Division of Gynecologic
Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute,
University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, New
York.
Details of the award can be found at: Find
Details Here
Click to view Memorable Picture from Inuguration of AABS, Inc.
Picures from AABS Banquet and Scientific Session at Experimental Biology 2002
Report of Scientific Presentations at Experimental Biology 2002:
Presentation of Vincent K. Tsiagbe, Ph.D.
Presentation of Bayo Oyekan, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Presentaion of Momoh Yakubu, Ph.D.
Sunny E. Ohia named dean of the University of
Houston College of Pharmacy
The Board of Directors of AABS Inc. wishes to announce, with
great pride and honor, the appointment of one its dedicated board members
and Executive Secretary, Sunny E. Ohia, to the post of dean of the University
of Houston College of Pharmacy effective Oct. 1, 2002.
Dr. Ohia is currently associate dean for administration for the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. Before becoming associate dean at Creighton, Ohia served as professor and chairman in the department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences at that university.
Sunny Ohia is one of the founding members of AABS, Inc. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees and its Executive Secretary, since it inception. We wish Dean Ohia a successful term and wold like him to know that we are honored to have him as a member of our "family".
Congratulations! Dean Ohia.
Refer to the web site of University of Houston, Houston, Texas for the news release
The Board of Directors of AABS, Inc. wish to thank the entire membership of AABS for their rousing support in accomplishing a successful meeting in New Orleans.
The Scientific presentations were of high caliber. The Banquet was excellent, as were the meetings that ensued. Minutes of the meeting have been posted on the listserver.
