Pittcon to exhibit at BioConference Live’s “Cancer: Research, Discovery and Therapeutics” online-only event

Pittcon is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the next BioConference Live virtual event.  BioConference Live, the largest producer of online-only conferences focused on life sciences, laboratory animal sciences and clinical diagnostics, has announced the upcoming “Cancer: Research, Discovery and Therapeutics” online-only conference. The virtual conference is slated to take place October 16-17, 2013, and will be conducted through live video webcasts and real-time networking.

The “Cancer: Research, Discovery and Therapeutics” online conference event is set to feature some of the world’s top research scientists, medical experts and more to speak about the latest advances in cancer research. Attendees can expect to be educated on new concepts, tools and techniques applicable to current and future research and diagnosis.

The conference will cover a wide range of topics from many fields within the scientific community, including: up-to-date research findings, epigenetics, drug discovery, therapeutics, vaccines, melanoma, stem cells, nanotechnology, certain human cancers, the most recent developments in cancer evolution and resistance, and much more. Participants can earn free CME and CE Credits.

Speakers include:

• Charles M. Perou, PhD - University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Anna Barker, MD, PhD - Transformative Healthcare Networks and Arizona State University
• Donald Tindall, PhD - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
• George Poste, DVM, DSc, PhD - Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative, Arizona State University
• Andrew Armstrong, MD ScM FACP - Duke Cancer Institute, Divisions of Medical Oncology and Urology, Duke University
• Adil Daud, MD - UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• Allan S. Jaffe, MD - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
• Fred Kramer, PhD - Public Health Research Institute

About Pittcon

Pittcon® is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Co-sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Pittcon is the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates more than a million dollars a year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums. Visit www.pittcon.org for more information.

About BioConference Live

BioConference Live has been acclaimed by professionals throughout the life science and clinical diagnostics community for its innovative series of online centered conferences. The online-only format has been widely praised for its cost-effectiveness and ability to easily breakdown the barriers of time and distance that has traditionally hampered collaboration between scientific researchers the world over. BioConference Live boasts all the benefits of a world-class conference, without any of the classic drawbacks. Parties interested in current research in cancer science should sign up today, for free, to take advantage of live streaming sessions by industry leaders, networking with peers, and exploration of the virtual exhibit floor showcasing the state-of-the-art in life science and medical technologies.