2010年8月23日月曜日

第20回金曜会(2010年9月10日)のお知らせ



第20回金曜会(9月10日)のお知らせです。

今回はNHLBIの高久智生 先生にご講演いただきます。

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第20回金曜会;2010年9月10日

セミナー:午後6時より
 場所:ビル37、四階セミナー室(Room4041/4107)
 演者:高久智生(Dr. Tomoiku Takaku)先生
Hematology Branch, Dr. Neal Young's Lab, NHLBI/NIH
演題:Hematopoiesis in Three-Dimensions: Human and Murine Bone Marrow Architecture Visualized by Confocal Microscopy

懇親会:午後8時より
 場所:Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Café
4870 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814
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要旨
多くの高等生物において、血液細胞は骨髄で生成され生物の恒常性を維持することに役立っています。そして、造血機構では幹細胞の自己複製および多能性、各種の前駆細胞および支持細胞、脂肪細胞や血管網などが必要であり、非常に複雑な機構により制御されています。一方、imagingは血液研究においては重要な手段であり多用されていますが、骨髄中および周辺の骨組織により妨げられ、組織の3次元的な解析という点においては未開の部分が多く残されてしまっております。そこで、この研究において我々はWhole mount標本の免疫染色を行い、共焦点顕微鏡を用いることにより骨髄の深部までの画像を所得。得られた画像を元にソフトウェアを用い3次元空間を再構築、さらに空間内での細胞および組織に3次元的座標を与え、それを元に各種細胞・組織間の距離計測を行い、最終的に統計学的な解析を行ないました。Mouseを用いた研究では、骨髄細胞移植および再生不良性貧血のマウスモデルを作成、骨髄の回復および、疾患の形成過程の各種細胞の分布を解析。Humanの標本を用いた研究では、血液疾患患者の骨髄を採取し、とくに治療抵抗性の再生不良性貧血患者のおいては、脂肪細胞とCD34陽性細胞間の距離が統計学的に優位に短い事を証明しました。この手法により、一度に最高4種類の細胞・組織の描出が可能となり、骨髄組織内での位置および各種細胞・組織間の関連性が明らかになりました。また、元来共焦点顕微鏡では困難とされていた骨組織の描写を行うことにも成功し、従来よりも広範囲な領域の画像所得および解析が可能であることも合わせ、今後の研究および診断ツ-ルとしても有効であると考えております。
今回の金曜会におきましては、現在進行中のプロジェクトについてもご紹介させていただきます。この手法を元に今後の方向性などに付きましても忌憚ない皆様のご意見を頂ければと考えております。
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出欠のお返事を、
9月3日(金)までに金曜会管理メール(nih.kinyokai@gmail.com)幹事:古澤までお寄せください。

セミナーのみ、懇親会のみのご参加も歓迎です。
金曜会では随時新規参加者を募っております。
ぜひお近くの日本人研究者の皆様をお誘いください。
新規の方で金曜会参加ご希望の方は金曜会管理メールまでご連絡ください。
皆様のご参加をお待ち申し上げております。

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金曜会

2010年8月11日水曜日

14th Annual Comcast Free Outdoor Film Festival

毎年恒例のComcast Film Festival が始まります。NIHのチャリティも兼ねているこの野外映画、今年から新しい場所になります。
Universities of Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD

映画が始まる日没後はぐっと気温が下がりますので、ひざ掛けご持参でお楽しみください。

via R&W e-mail:

August 13th – 20th - 14th Annual Comcast Free Outdoor Film Festival…New Location, Same Cause -

Join us for a week of family friendly movies the way they were meant to be viewed, on the big screen (a really BIG screen), and help us raise money for the NIH Charities. The R&W is eager to kick off another series of fantastic movies on the grounds of the Universities of Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD. The location may be different but, our mission is still the same. The 14th Annual Comcast Film Festival, benefiting the NIH Children’s Charities, will take place nightly, weather permitting, from Friday, August 13th to Friday, August 20th. Bring your blanket, chairs (low chairs only please) and anyone who loves movies.

The movies are free, free parking is available, food will be available to purchase on site, and of course we will be holding a raffle and accepting donations to help raise funds for the NIH Charities (Friends of the Clinical Center, The Children’s Inn and Camp Fantastic/Special Love). Movie features include…

Fri. Aug. 13th The Blind Side
Sat. Aug. 14th Twilight: New Moon
Sun. Aug. 15th Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Mon. Aug. 16th Jerry Maguire
Tue. Aug. 17th Valentine’s Day
Wed. Aug. 18th Up in the Air
Thu. Aug. 19th Julie & Julia
Fri. Aug. 20th Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Restaurants will open at 6:30pm and the movies will begin at 8:30pm. For more info, visit www.filmfestnih.org or call 301-496-6061

2010年8月9日月曜日

Lessons Learned: Chemical and Biological Events in Japan(化学生物防御セミナー(8月10日)のご案内)

皆様

厚労省よりJohns Hopkins大学に留学され、金曜会にもご参加いただいております牧野先生から、明日(8月10日)にDCで開催されますセミナーのご案内を頂きました。

Lessons Learned from Chemical and Biological events in Japan
http://www.stimson.org/events.cfm?ID=769

Time: 10th August 11:00-12:30
Venue: Stimson Center, 12th Floor 1111 19th Street NW, Washington DC.

日本での化学・生物テロを振り返る、という内容のワークショップですが、牧野先生ご自身はテロではなく新型インフルについてお話されます。また牧野先生の御同僚で防衛省より米国に留学中の先生が地下鉄サリン事件のお話をされるそうです。

ご興味のある方は是非ご参加ください。(参加ご希望の方は本日17時までにリンク先掲載のメールアドレスまでご連絡ください)

金曜会

2010年7月29日木曜日

Shop Maryland- the state's tax free week

Shop Maryland- the state's tax free week

Starting in 2010, the second Sunday of August to the following
Saturday are designated as Shop Maryland Week. That means qualifying
apparel and footwear $100 or less are exempt from the Maryland 6%
sales tax. This year, Shop Maryland Week is August 8-14. Accessory
items are not included.

Additionally, beginning in calendar year 2011, there will be a tax
-free three day weekend during which the sales and use tax will not
apply to the sale of any Energy Star Product listed below, or solar
water heater. This tax-free weekend will occur the weekend of
February 19, 2011, through February 21, 2011.

Energy Star Product means an air conditioner, clothes washer or
dryer, furnace, heat pump, standard size refrigerator, compact
fluorescent light bulb, dehumidifier, or programmable thermostat that
has been designated as meeting or exceeding the applicable Energy
Star Efficiency requirements developed by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.

http://www.marylandtaxes.com/shopmd/default.asp

2010年7月27日火曜日

Storm update from Montgomery county (July 27, 10am)

NIH金曜会参加者の皆様

先日のストームにより、停電等の被害に見舞われていらっしゃる方々が多くいらっしゃることと思います。
一刻も早い復旧を望みますが、皆様におかれましてはどうぞ安全にお過しください。

最新情報につきましてはモンゴメリーカウンティHPリンク先をご覧ください。

ニュースリリースリスト

27日午前10時現在のモンゴメリーカウンティの被害・復旧の最新状況
SUMMER STORM UPDATE FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10 a.m.
The latest news follows:

Power Restoration Status:
• 107,000 Pepco customers remain without power in Montgomery County.
• To report power outages, call Pepco at 877-737-2662, Allegheny Power at 800-255-3443, or Baltimore Gas & Electric at 877-778-2222.
• To report “hot” or sparkling wires, especially those across roadways, call 911.


Traffic and Ride On:
• 103 traffic signals remain dark. Police officers are directing traffic at major intersections and temporary stop signs have been located at others.
• Treat all “dark” intersections as four-way stops. Stop – then proceed cautiously. This is critically important to ensuring vehicular and pedestrian safety.
• Fifty-five County roads remain blocked by fallen trees or downed wires.
• To report downed trees in the public right-of-way, call 3-1-1, or, if calling from outside Montgomery County, 240-777-0311.
• Ride On will operate tomorrow on a normal schedule. Expect some delays due to signal outages and detours. Check www.rideonbus.com for more information.


Shelters:
• One shelter is open at Richard Montgomery High School, 250 Richard Montgomery Drive in Rockville.


Recreation Programs/Pools:
• Montgomery County Recreation Department Summer camps, programs and activities will be held today, with the exception of programs held at Montgomery County Public Schools without power. No extended care and bus transportation will be provided. Check www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec for the complete list of closures.
• All County swimming pools, except the Montgomery Aquatics Center and Wheaton/Glenmont, are open today.
• Cabin John Ice Rink and the South Germantown Splash Park and Miniature Golf facility are open. The Cabin John and Wheaton miniature trains are closed, as is the Wheaton Carousel and also the Brookside Gardens and Locust Grove Nature Centers. Go to www.MontgomeryParks.org for a full list and updates.


Parks:
• Brookside Gardens and the Visitors Center is open. The Conservatory and Wings of Fancy Live Butterfly Exhibit are closed today. Visitors should avoid Glenallan Avenue between the Conservatory Entrance and the Visitors Center Entrance because of a downed tree.
• The following facilities are open and classes and programs will operate as scheduled: Cabin John Ice Rink, South Germantown Splash Park and Miniature Golf facility.
• These facilities are also open: the Wheaton Indoor Tennis Center, Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center at Cabin John Regional Park, the Black Hill Regional Park boat rental facility, and the Park Permit Office in Silver Spring for regular business hours.
• The following facilities remain closed: Wheaton Ice Rink, Cabin John Miniature Train, Wheaton Miniature Train, the Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel at Wheaton Regional Park, and Locust Grove and Brookside Nature Centers.


Senior Centers:
• Holiday Park and Schweinhaut Senior centers do not have power and are closed today.


Libraries:
• The following libraries do not have power and are closed today: Potomac, Little Falls, Aspen Hill, Davis, Silver Spring, Kensington, Noyes, and Wheaton.


Other County Services:
• Trash and recycling pickups will operate on normal schedules.
• County government departments located at 255 Rockville Pike are closed.
Check www.montgomerycountymd.gov for updated information on County facilities, programs, and services.

2010年7月23日金曜日

Bethesda Chevy Chase Restaurant Week

Bethesda Chevy Chase Restaurant Week
July 26 - August 1, 2010

Bethesda Chevy Chase Restaurant Week offers prix fixe lunch for $12-15 and three-course dinner menus for $25-30 at numerous Bethesda area restaurants. Restrictions may apply. Call resturants for menu information and reservations.

Bethesda outdoor movies 2010

Bethesda outdoor movies 2010
July 27- 31, 2010

Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle,
Corner of Norfolk & Auburn Avenues

Show times begin at 9pm at the corner of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues. A limited number of chairs will be provided and attendees are invited to bring their own lawn chairs. Admission is FREE!

Tuesday, July 27 - When Harry Met Sally
Featuring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher

Wednesday, July 28 - The Maltese Falcon
Featuring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre

Thursday, July 29 - Sherlock Homes
Featuring: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law

Friday, July 30 - The Blind Side
Featuring: Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw

Saturday, July 31 - Chicago
Featuring: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah