BioSymposium on Pulmonary Disease Spotlights Colorado Research
Renowned experts to convene at Anschutz Medical Campus

AURORA, Col. (Sept. 1, 2009) – Renowned medical researchers from the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) School of Medicine and National Jewish Health who have placed Colorado in the forefront of research into pulmonary diseases will participate as speakers and panelists in a special one-day BioSymposium on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.

Hosted by the UCD School of Medicine, Forest City Fitzsimons, Fitzsimons BioBusiness Partners and the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority, the symposium will provide discussions of airway diseases, lung cancer, and vascularization, as well as hypertension, interstitial disease and pulmonary fibrosis. Speakers and panelists will also address related topics such as research funding and commercialization.

The keynote speaker for the BioSymposium will be Eric Olson, PhD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The topic of Dr. Olson’s remarks will be The Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension.

View full list of speakers and panelists.

Registration

The BioSymposium will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Research Complex 2 Room 2100 – the Trivisible Room - at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. More information and online registration are available at www.fitzscience.com/Bioscience_Colorado-2009_Pulmonary_BioSymposium.aspx. Registration for the limited number of seats closes Thursday, Sept. 10.

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Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, the two agencies that rate the creditworthiness of $540 million worth of University Colorado Hospital bonds have upgraded the bonds from “stable” to “positive” and from “A-“ to “A” respectively. The higher the credit ratings and the better the outlook the less in interest UCH will have to pay those who have purchased the bonds. These ratings upgrades are expected to save UCH a minimum of $100,000 in annual interest payments.

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