Leading Translational Researcher to Deliver Morning Keynote Address at LifeScience Alley(TM) Conference & Expo
LifeScience Alley™ announced today that Dr. Michael Joyner, deputy director for research at Mayo Clinic and a co-leader of Mayo’s Center for Translational Science Activities (CTSA), will deliver the morning keynote address at the association’s 6th Annual Conference & Expo on December 6, 2007. Dr. Joyner’s research focuses on human cardiovascular control, specifically how the peripheral circulation and autonomic reflexes adapt and respond to mental and physical stress.
Dr. Joyner is a dedicated researcher, committed to ensuring the translation of Mayo Clinic’s world-renowned research into therapies and treatments beneficial to the global healthcare industry. In addition to his involvement with the CTSA Service Center, Dr. Joyner also leads the effort to integrate information technology across all of Mayo Clinic’s research entities, and participates in the regulatory and IT initiatives of the national CTSA consortium. He is a professor of anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic and is the principal investigator on three NIH research grants.
According to Don Gerhardt, president and CEO of LifeScience Alley, “Dr. Joyner’s work in translational research is ensuring that the world-class work being done at Mayo Clinic will evolve into treatments able to benefit patients everywhere. The future of the healthcare, medical, and biotech industries rests in our ability to apply research to real-world medical situations as quickly and efficiently as possible.”
Dr. Joyner received his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He performed his residency and research training at Mayo Clinic. His work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and Mayo Clinic. Dr. Joyner is a reviewing editor of the Journal of Physiology London and an associate editor of the Journal of Applied Physiology. He has served on numerous peer-review panels for various funding agencies.
About the LifeScience Alley™ Conference & Expo
The largest convocation of life science industry professionals in the Upper Midwest, LifeScience Alley’s annual conference attracts over 1,000 attendees from more than 15 states and 10 countries. The goal of the conference is to convene the life science industry under one umbrella to share new insights of emerging trends, technologies and practices. The conference & expo will be held at RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 6, 2007, and features two general sessions, seven educational seminar tracks, a new technology showcase, a graduate student poster session and an exhibit hall. For more information, visit www.lifesciencealley.org or www.lifesciencealleyconference.org
LifeScience Alley™ is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade association supporting the Minnesota and surrounding region’s life science industry. It is the state affiliate for the national Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).and comprises a broad range of over 500 member organizations that employ approximately 250,000 people in Minnesota and thousands more throughout the U.S. and world. For information, visit www.lifesciencealley.org or call 952-542-3077.