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FRIDAY, May 23rd:
5:00-7:30 pm Registration, Reception (Conference Room) and touring the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives facilities, which host dozens start up biotech companies, lab facilities and Bioengineering labs

SATURDAY, May 24th:
08:00-09:00 am  |  Registration and Light Breakfast
09:00-09:15 am  |  Welcome and Introduction (Meeting Chair, Biomatec-US & BioACM Presidents)

9:15-11:00 am  |  Session I: Infectious Diseases
Chairperson: Dr. Hassan Badrane, University of Pittsburgh, PA

- Dr. P. Weathers, Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Dr. K. El-Bissati, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Dr. G. Wu, Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center

11:00–11:30 am   |   Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 pm   |   Session II: Genetic & Cancer Diseases
Chairperson: Dr. Mustapha Kandouz, McGill University, QC

- Dr. Nadia Amrani, Assistant Professor, University of Massachussets
- Dr. Abderahman El Maarouf, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Dr. Taha Merghoub, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

12:30- 2:00 pm   |   Lunch Break

 2:00- 3:00 pm   |   Session III: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chairperson: Dr. Abdellah Nihran,

- Dr. Youssef Bennani, V.P. Drug Innovation, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, MA (to be confirmed)
- Dr. Mohammed Taimi, Principal Scientist, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp., MA
- Dr. Hicham Alaoui, Director of Biology, Stryker Biotech, MA
- General Discussion, questions/answers

3:00- 3:30 pm   |   Coffee Break

3:30- 5:00 pm   |   Session IV: Maghreb Bridging
Chairperson: Dr Mohammed Bourdi, NIH, MD

2008 dinner event with Dr Zerhouni, NIH Director as Guest of Honor: More than 30 scientists in biomedical filed from Washington DC area, from the Maghreb gathered with Dr. Elias Zerhouni. The dinner was graciously hosted by the Moroccan Ambassador to the US, Mr. Aziz Mekouar. A symbolic Award was presented to Dr. Zerhouni, to acknowledge his efforts in promoting scientific research in the Maghreb region. A video of the event will be projected followed by a discussion about cooperation of scientists from the Maghreb (click here for photos).

5:00- 6:00 pm   |   BIOMATEC Business

- Annual Reports
- Election of a new Board of Directors

6:00-  10:00 pm   |   Dinner (location to be announced)