

| HBA-USA state groups |
| This working group is assigned with the organization of peripheral state groups of the HBA-USA that may lead in the establishment of HBA-USA branches. For comments or suggestions to the members of the group contact Dionysios Goussetis (coordinator). |
| New York City state group event “Research funding and professional opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic” October 23, 2008 Place: 602 Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, Morningside Heights, New York, NY 10027 Time: 7:30 pm Introductory talk (10 min) Update on HBA-USA development and current activities. Konstantinos Drosatos,Ph.D President of the HBA-USA Topics 1. EU research policies and guidelines aiming to strengthen scientific networks of European researchers (25 min). Laurent Bochereau Counselor Head of Science Technology and Education, Delegation of the European Commission in Washington DC 2. EU and USA funding opportunities for transatlantic cooperation in Biomedical Research (25 min). Izabella Zandberg, Ph.D ERA-Link USA project manager 3. NY State of mind: a few thoughts on the development of students in biomedical sciences (25 min). Iannis Aifantis, Ph.D Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine 4. Research funding opportunities and position search for young scientists (25 min). F. Nina Papavasiliou, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Rockefeller University Discussion panel (30 min) Attendees will make questions to a panel consisting of all 4 speakers. |
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