Via College Research Recognition Day features 'father of microbial genetics'
5th Sep 2005, 14:07 GMT
Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg will be the keynote speaker at the Second Annual Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Research Recognition Day on Oct. 5, 2005. Lederberg will speak on "The Scientific Basis for FDA's Regulatory Balance between Assurance of Safety versus the Innovation to keep up with Disease." The program will feature research by VCOM and Virginia Tech faculty members in three areas -- aging and neurological research, bone and joint research, and cancer and immunology.
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