AT A GLANCE

AT A GLANCE

* Charles Hancock, executive officer * Martin Gellert, president

Nearly 3,000 members of ASBMB will attend the society's annual meeting May 21-25 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Presentations include almost 100 talks and more than 1,400 posters, as well as an exhibition.

Meeting Highlights

"The Washington Connection," a series of public affairs sessions featuring: * "Science and Early Education," Bruce Alberts, president of the National Academy of Sciences, chairman (Sunday, 6:00 P.M.)

* "Science and Technology Transfer," Daniel Vapnek, senior vice president for research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif., chairman (Monday, 6:00 P.M.)

* "Science and Public Policy," Howard Schachman, professor, emeritus, of molecular biology, University of California, Berkeley, chairman (Tuesday, 6:00 P.M.). Speakers will include Harold Varmus, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Neal Lane, director of the National Science Foundation.

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