Dr. David Wolf, NASA Astronaut and Inventor, to Speak at BioConference Live

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Boston, MA (Vocus) May 29, 2010

PlatformQ, the leading digital media producer of free online events for the healthcare, education and energy industries, and LabRoots, a free social networking site serving the scientific community, today announced Dr. David Wolf, a NASA astronaut, medical doctor, and electrical engineer is scheduled to speak at BioConference Live on June 3rd, at 10 AM EST on “NASA Biotechnology, Innovation Through New Variables Multiple Disciplines”. Wolf is a veteran of five space shuttle missions and has received the Carl R. Ruddell scholarship award for research in medical ultrasonic signal and image processing. Dr. Wolf has received 15 U.S. Patents and over 20 Space Act Awards, many for 3-dimensional tissue engineering technologies, earning him the Texas State Bar Patent of the Year in 1994. He was awarded the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal in 1990 and NASA Inventor of the Year in 1992.

Dr. Wolf will also be joined by Dr. Paul Schoemaker and Dr. Phillip LoGrasso as speakers. Dr Schoemaker is founder and Executive Chairman of Decision Strategies International, a consulting and training firm specializing in strategic management and executive development. He will speak on “Chips, Clones, and Living Beyond 100.” Dr. Phillip LoGrasso, Ph.D. is Senior Director, Drug Discovery at The Scripps Research Institute. He will speak on “Discovery of Novel JNK Inhibitors for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease”. Additional speakers include Dr. Justin Lathia, Ph.D., Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Josip Blonder, M.D. Head, Clinical Proteomics, Laboratory of Proteomics and Analytical Technologies (LPAT), at SAIC-Fred, The National Cancer Institute, which is part of the NIH, and Dr. Pothur Srinivas, Ph.D. Proteomics Program Director at National Institute of Health.

BioConference Live offers all the benefits of a conventional conference, with live keynote presentations, peer networking and an exhibit floor -- over the web, so that attendees can conveniently participate from any computer, whether in their office, home or teaching institution. A complete list of speakers and session topics is available at BioConferenceLive.com. To register to attend for free, visit BioConferenceLive.

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ABOUT LABROOTS
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