In 2008, AACC will host its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The conference format includes 5 Plenary Sessions, Symposia, Interactive Workshops, Short Courses, Brown Bag Sessions, Meet the Experts, Chairs Invited Sessions, Posters, and Oral Abstract Presentations. We are expecting record numbers of attendees and exhibitors. Please continue to check this page for updates as they become available.

PLENARY SESSIONS

The Changing Pharmaceutical Industry

P. Roy Vagelos, MD
Chairman
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Chairman, Theravance
Tarrytown, NY

Sunday, July 27, 2008
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Telomerase and Telomere Biology

Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of California, San Francisco

Monday, July 28, 2008
8:45 am – 10:15 am

Diagnostics for Disease Control in Developing Countries

Mark Perkins, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)
Cointrin, Switzerland

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
8:45 am – 10:15 am

Appetite, Obesity and the Limit to Human Life Span

Steven Bloom, MA, FRCP,MD, DSc, FRCPath, FMedSci
Professor of Medicine, Imperial College London
London, England

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
8:45 am – 10:15 am

Genetics and Race: Biomedical Implications

Lynn Jorde, PhD
Professor, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Thursday, July 31, 2008
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Clinical Laboratory Expo

The Clinical Lab Expo is the largest dedicated exhibition of equipment, instruments and services for clinical laboratories in the world. Last year, in San Diego, attendees visited the expo to see the newest products and technologies from the IVD industry.

About Washington, DC

In the nation's capital, you'll enjoy access to fascinating attractions and historic sites, most of which are free of charge. Touch a moon rock, marvel at the Hope Diamond, or explore Native American culture at the Smithsonian Institution's fifteen area facilities.