May 2005

German-American Frontiers of Science Meeting

June 3-5 German-American Frontiers of Science Meeting in Irvine, Calif.

This annual symposium, sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation brings together outstanding young scientists from the United States and Germany to interact and discuss their research. This year's topics include endosymbiosis and evolution; protein folding; seafloor hydrothermal systems; smart antibiotics; ultrafastphenomena with light pulses; and the origin of biodiversity.

DETAILS:
June 3 - 5 at the Academies' Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Drive, Irvine, Calif. Additional information available at http://www.national-academies.org/nas/gafos/

REPORTERS: REGISTER TO ATTEND by calling Edward Patte at 949-387-7131, or e-mail <[email protected]>.