Biology of Asthma Explored, Mar. The incidence of asthma is skyrocketing as the number of Americans diagnosed has doubled in the last 15 years. Even more disturbing is that the number of deaths from asthma has doubled in the last two decades, and children are the most susceptible to this disease. The STEP event will discuss possible causes, the latest research, treatment options and prevention. STEP training events are provided for the benefit of NIH employees.
Nominations are open to all employees.
Recipients will be notified in the third week of April. Sponsored by more than a dozen institutes and offices, it will feature a keynote address by Dr. Antonio Damasio, author of Descartes' Error and The Feeling of What Happens . Sessions will focus on biology of social interactions, neurobiology of emotions, inflammatory and infectious disease, and sleep. The conference is free to NIH'ers. Other parts of the body can be affected as well such as skin, joints, muscles and the nervous system.