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SUMMARY:Application deadline for 'Medical Advances: Treatments\, Cures\, Possibilities'
DESCRIPTION:September 23-26\, 2008Applications due August 13 \nThis seminar will survey recent breakthroughs in medical research\, look at future possibilities and talk about new science\, the latest trends and more. We'll visit the National Institutes of Health and look at at cutting edge research in various medical research institutes.  \nAt Knight Center seminars print\, broadcast and online journalists receive in-depth training\, meet like-minded colleagues\, get grounded in a new assignment or rekindle enthusiasm for a long-time beat. Seminars are free of charge. \nPotential topics include:  \n\nLongevity: Increasing Lifespans \n Stem Cells \n Personalized Genomics \n Brain/Machine Interfaces \n Treating Childhood Obesity \n Biological Enhancement \n Toxins in Everyday Life: Environmental Health \n Ethical Questions \n\nThe seminar will also include a day-long field trip to NIH with a tour of Clinical Center and sessions on metabolic research\, cancer\, heart disease and the new Undiagnosed Diseases Program.  \nSpeakers will be experts from top research institutions\, government\, business and the media. Participants will gain valuable sources and engage in thought-provoking discussions with colleagues from around the country.  \nKnight Center fellowships cover all seminar costs\, including reference materials\, hotel lodging and meals. News organizations pay travel. Seminars are held at the University of Maryland in the metro Washington\, D.C. area.  \nAll applications must be received by August 13.  \nSee http://specializedjournalism.org/index.php?q=seminars/2008/medical-advances to learn how to apply.  \n The Knight Center is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and is a professional program of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Participants stay in a hotel on the University of Maryland campus. Applicants must work for independent news organizations or be independent freelance or online journalists\, which includes citizen journalists. The Knight Center seeks diversity among participants. See www.specializedjournalism.org for more information.  \nContact the Knight Center at 301/405-4817\, or e-mail us at knight@umd.edu.
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