Nanomaterials in Biology and Medicine:  Promises and Perils
April 10-11, 2007; Washington, D.C.
Organizer: Robert Austin
Annual Sackler Lecure presented by George Whitesides
Presentations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Publications

Evolution and Exploration of Solar Systems
January 5-6, 2007; Irvine, CA
Organizers: David J. Stevenson and Maria Zuber
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2006

In the Light of Evolution: Adaptation and Complex Design
December 1-2, 2006; Irvine, CA
Organizers: John C. Avise and Francisco J. Ayala
Presentations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Publications
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The New Comparative Biology of Human Nature
November 16-18, 2006; Irvine, CA
Organizers: Jon H. Kaas, Todd M. Preuss, John M. Allman, and Susan M. Fitzpatrick
Presentations

From Functional Genomics of Model Organisms to Crop Plants for Global Health 
April 3-5, 2006; Washington, D.C.
Organizers: Diter von Wettstein, Roger Beachy and Robert Goldberg
Annual Sackler Lecure presented by Senator Christopher S. Bond
Presentations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Publications

2005

The Tapestry of Life: Lateral Transfers of Heritable Elements
December 12-13, 2005; Irvine, California
Organizers: Siv Andersson, Jonathan Eisen, Claire Fraser, and Jeffrey Gordon
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Forensic Science: The Nexus of Science and the Law
November 16-18, 2005; Washington, DC
Organizers: Stephen F. Fienberg, Margaret A. Berger, David Donoho, Donald Kennedy, Roger Kahn, and Douglas H. Ubelaker
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Early Cities: New Perspectives on Pre-Industrial Urbanism
May 18-20, 2005; Washington, DC
Organizers: Joyce Marcus and Jeremy Sabloff
Annual Sackler Lecture presented by Colin Renfrew
Program

2004
Systematics and the Origin of Species. On Ernst Mayr's 100th Anniversary
Dec. 16-18, 2004; Irvine, California
Organizers: Jody Hey, Walter M. Fitch and Francisco J. Ayala
Presentations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
National Academies Press Publications 

Frontiers in Bioinformatics: Unsolved Problems and Challenges
Oct. 15-17, 2004; Irvine, California
Organizers: Samuel Karlin, David Eisenberg and Russ Altman
Presentations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
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Role of Science in Solving the World's Emerging Water Problems
Oct. 8-10, 2004; Irvine, California
Organizers: William Jury and Henry Vaux
Presentations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
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The Biology of RNAi
May 17-18, 2004; Washington, DC
Organizers: Phillip Sharp and Andrew Fire
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Therapeutic Vaccines: Realities of Today and Hopes for Tomorrow
April 1-3, 2004; Washington, DC
Organizers: Michael Sela and Maurice Hilleman
Annual Sackler Lecture presented by Anthony S. Fauci
Program
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications

2003
Mapping Knowledge Domains
May 9-11, 2003
Organizers: Richard Shiffrin and Katy Borner
Program
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
National Academies Press Publications

Scientific Examination of Art: Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis
Mar. 19-21, 2003; Washington, DC
Chairs: Torsten Wiesel and Roald Hoffmann
Organizers: Barbara Berrie, E. Rene de la Rie, Janis Tomlinson, John Winter
Annual Sackler Lecture presented by Maurizio Seracini
Program
National Academies Press Publications
 
Chemical Communication in a Post-genomic World
January 17-19, 2003; Irinve, CA
Organizers: May Berenbaum and Gene Robinson
Program
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
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2002
Challenges to the Standard Paradigm: Fundamental Physics and Cosmology
Nov. 1-3, 2002; Irvine, CA
Organizers: Marc Davis and Paul Steinhardt
Program

Regenerative Medicine
Oct. 18-20, 2002; Irvine, California
Organizers: Inder Verma and Fred H. Gage
Program
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
National Academies Press Publications

Self-perpetuating Structural States in Biology, Disease, and Genetics
Mar. 22-24, 2002; Washington, D.C.
Organizers: Susan Lindquist and Steven Henikoff
Annual Sackler Lecture presented by Susan Lindquist
Program
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Publications
Natonal Academies Press Publications

2001
Adaptive Agents, Intelligence and Emergent Human Organization: Capturing Complexity Through Agent-Based Modeling
Oct. 4-6, 2001; Irvine, California
Organizers: Brian Berry, L. Douglas Kiel and Euel Elliott
Program
PNAS: May 14, 2002; 99 (Suppl. 3)

Nanoscience: Underlying Physical Concepts and Phenomena
May 19-20, 2001; Washington, D.C.
Organizers: John T. Yates, Jr., Phaedon Avouris and George Whitesides
Program
PNAS: April 30, 2002; 99:6460-6517
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Self-organized Complexity in the Physical, Biological, and Social Sciences
Mar. 23-24, 2001; Irvine, California
Organizer: Donald Turcotte
Program
PNAS: February 19, 2002; 99 (Suppl. 1)
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Neural Signaling
Feb. 15-17, 2001
Organizer: Solomon Snyder and Richard L. Huganir
Sackler Lecture presented by Solomon Snyder
Program
PNAS: September 25, 2001; 98:10994-11068
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2000
Molecular Kinesis in Cellular Function and Plasticity
Dec. 7-9, 2000, Irvine, CA
Organizers: Henri Tiedge, Floyd E. Bloom and Dietmar Richter
Program
PNAS: June 19, 2001; 98:6997-7106
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Links between Recombination and Replication: Vital Roles of Recombination
Nov. 10-12, 2000; Irvine, California
Organizer: Charles Radding
Program
PNAS: July 17, 2001; 98:8172-8468
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Auditory Neuroscience: Development, Transduction, and Integration
May 19-21, 2000; Irvine, California
Organizers: James Hudspeth and Mark Konishi
PNAS: October 24, 2000; 97:11690-11857
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The Biotic Crisis and the Future of Evolution
Mar. 16-19, 2000; Irvine, California
Organizers: Norman Meyers and Andrew Knoll
PNAS: May 8, 2001; 98:5389-5480
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Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms;
Fifty Years after Stebbins
January 27-29, 2000; Irvine, California
Organizers: Francisco Ayala, Walter Fitch and Michael T. Clegg
PNAS: June 20, 2000; 97:6941-7057
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1999
Virulence and Defense in Host-Pathogen Interactions: Common Features Between Plants and Animals
December 9-11, 1999;  Irvine, CA
Organizers: Jim Cook, Noel T. Keen, Brian J. Staskawicz, John J. Medalanos, and Frederick M. Ausubel
PNAS: August 1, 2000 

Proteolytic Processing and Physiological Regulation
February 20-21, 1999; Irvine, CA
Organizers: Hans Neurath and Charles Craik
PNAS: September 28, 1999

Non-linear Differential Equations and Computation
Jan. 4-8, 1999; Irvine, California
Organizers: Haim Brezis, Felix Browder, Louis Nirenberg, and James Serrin
Program

1998
The Neurobiology of Pain
Dec. 11-13, 1998; Irvine, California
Organizer: Ronald Dubner and Michael Gold
Program
PNAS: July 6, 1999; 96:7627-7755
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Plants and Population: Is There Time?
Dec. 5-6, 1998; Irvine, California
Organizers: Nina Fedoroff and Joel Cohen
Program
PNAS: May 25, 1999; 96:5903-6008
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Geology, Mineralogy, and Human Welfare
Nov. 7-9, 1998; Irvine, California
Organizers: Joseph Smith, Malcolm Ross and Peter Buseck
Program
PNAS: Mar. 30, 1999; 96:3348-3485
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1997
A Library Approach to Chemistry
Oct. 19-21, 1997; Irvine, California
Organizer: Peter Schultz

Computational Biomolecular Science
Sept. 11-14, 1997; Irvine, California
Organizers: Peter G. Wolynes, Russell Doolittle and J. A. McCammon
Program
PNAS: May 26, 1998; 95:5848-55
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Protecting Our Food Supply
June 2-5, 1997; Irvine, California
Organizers: Michael Freeling, Ronald Phillips and John Axtell
Program
PNAS: Mar. 3, 1998; 95:1969-2032
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Neuroimaging of Human Brain Function
May 29-31, 1997; Irvine, California
Organizers: Michael Posner and Marcus Raichle
Program
PNAS: Feb. 3, 1998; 95:763-929
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The Age of the Universe: Dark Matter and Structure Formation
Mar. 21-23, 1997; Irvine, California
Organizers: David Schramm and P. J. E. Peebles
Program
PNAS: Jan. 6, 1998; 95:1-84
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Genetics and the Origin of Species
Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 1997; Irvine, California
Organizers: Francisco Ayala and Walter Fitch
Program
PNAS: July 22, 1997; 94:7691-7806
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1996
Science, Technology and the Economy
Oct. 20-22, 1996; Irvine, California
Organizers: James Heckman, Ariel Pakes and Kenneth Sokoloff
PNAS: Nov. 12, 1996; 93-12655-12755
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Genetic Engineering of Viruses and Viral Vectors
June 9-11, 1996; Irvine, California
Organizers: Peter Palese and Bernard Roizman
Program
PNAS: Oct. 15, 1996; 93:11287-11425
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Symmetries Throughout the Sciences
May 10-12, 1996; Irvine, California
Organizer: Ernest Henley
Program
PNAS: Dec. 10, 1996; 93:14215-14301

Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms
Mar. 15-17, 1996; Washington, DC
Organizers: Barry Mazur and Karl Rubin
Program
PNAS: Oct. 14, 1997; 94:11109-11148
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Memory: Recording Experience in Cells and Circuits
Feb. 17-20, 1996; Irvine, California
Organizer: Patricia Goldman-Rakic
Program
PNAS: Nov. 26, 1996; 93:13435-13551

1995
Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
Nov. 13-15, 1995; Irvine, California
Organizers: Charles Keeling
Program
PNAS: Aug. 5, 1997; 94:8273-8377
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Developmental Biology of Transcription Control
Oct. 26-28, 1995; Irvine, California
Organizers: Roy Britten, Eric Davidson and Gary Felsenfeld
Program
PNAS: Sept. 3, 1996; 93:9303-9392

Science, Technology, and the Economy
October 20-22, 1995; Irvine, CA
Organizers: Ja,es Heckman, Ariel Pakes, and Kenneth Sokoloff
PNAS: November 12, 1996

Vision: From Photon to Perception
May 21-22, 1995; Irvine, California
Organizers: John Dowling, Lubert Stryer and Torsten Wiesel
Program
PNAS: Jan. 23, 1996; 93:557-639
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Quasars and Active Galaxies: High Resolution Radio Imaging
Mar. 24-25, 1995; Irvine, California
Organizers: Marshall Cohen and Kenneth Kellermann
Program
PNAS: Dec. 5, 1995; 92 (25)

Earthquake Prediction
Feb. 10-11, 1995; Irvine, California
Organizer: Leon Knopoff
Program
PNAS: Apr. 30, 1996; 93:3719-3837
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1994
Self Defense by Plants: Induction and Signaling Pathways
Sept. 15-17, 1994; Irvine, California
Organizers: Andre Jagendorf and Clarence Ryan
Program

Physics: The Opening to Complexity
June 25-27, 1994; Irvine, California
Organizer: Philip Anderson
Program
PNAS: July 18, 1995; 92(15)

Chemical Ecology: The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction
Mar. 25-26, 1994; Washington, DC
Organizers: Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald
Program
PNAS: Jan. 4, 1995; 92(1)
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The Tempo and Mode of Evolution
Jan. 27-29, 1994; Irvine, California
Organizers: Francisco Ayala and Walter Fitch
Program
PNAS: July 19, 1994; 91(15)
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1993
Changing Human Ecology and Behavior: Effects on Infectious Diseases
Sept. 27-28, 1993; Washington, DC
Organizer: Bernard Roizman
Program
PNAS: Mar. 28, 1994; 91(7)
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Human-Machine Communication by Voice
Feb. 8-9, 1993; Irvine, California
Organizer: Lawrence Rabiner
Program
PNAS: Oct. 24, 1995; 92(22)
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1992
Molecular Recognition
Sept. 10-11, 1992; Washington, DC
Organizer: Ronald Breslow
Program
PNAS: Feb. 15, 1993; 90(4)

Physical Cosmology
Mar. 27-29, 1992; Irvine, California
Organizer: David Schramm
Program
PNAS: June 1, 1993; 90(11)

Images of Science: Science of Images
Jan. 13-14, 1992; Washington, DC
Organizer: Albert Crewe
Program
PNAS: Nov. 1, 1993; 90(21)

1991
Industrial Ecology
May 20-21, 1991; Washington, DC
Organizer: C. Kumar N. Patel
Program
PNAS: Feb. 1, 1992; 89(3)


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