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Third Annual Stetten Symposium - History in the NIH&#160;The Office of History, National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce "History in the NIH", The Third Annual Stetten Symposium,to be held 14 June 2011, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Wilson Hall, Building 1, National Institutes of Health.Further information:http://history.nih.gov/about/conferences.htmlThe Office of History, National Institutes of Health (NIH) exists to advance historical understanding of the NIH and of biomedical research supported by the NIH. One of the ways in which it achieves this goal is through the DeWitt Stetten Fellowship in the History of the Biomedical Sciences and Technology or Medicine. This fellowship program aims to bring post-doctoral scholars from leading universities across the globe to the NIH campus to study the history of research sponsored by NIH since 1945. The results will be published in scholarly journals and books.This meeting is a 'progress report' by the eight current Stetten fellows: an opportunity for the fellows to present their work to colleagues at the NIH, and for scientists and physicians at the NIH to respond to and debate with these fellows. Their subjects include Federal responses to obesity; the NIH and the problems of homelessness; the problem of anticipation in hereditary disease; nanotechnology and cancer; complementary and alternative medicine at the NIH; the history of biological conceptions of mental illness; and the role of the NIH in promoting AIDS research in Africa.PROGRAM8:00-8:30 CoffeeIntroduction8.30 -8:45 Robert MartensenDirector, Office of History, National Institutes of HealthSession 18:45-9:35 Speaker, Chin JouObesity and the Federal Government in the 1970s and 1980sCommentator: Anne SumnerClinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)9:35-10:25 Speaker, Judith FriedmanScience Fiction to Science Fact: The Biological Validation of AnticipationCommentator: Kenneth H. FischbeckNIH Distinguished Investigator, Neurogenetics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)10:25-10:40 CoffeeSession 210:40-11:30 Speaker, Johanna CraneGlobalizing HIV Science: AIDS, Africa, and the Internationalization of American HIV ResearchCommentator, David M. MorensSenior Advisor to the Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)11:30-12:20 Speaker, Brian CaseySearching for the Biological Roots of Mental Illness: Stories from the National Institute of Mental HealthCommentator, Maryland PaoClinical Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)12.20-1.20 LunchSession 31:20-2:10 Speaker, Marian Moser JonesTaking It to The Streets: The Federal Research Response to the 1980's Homeless CrisisCommentator, Stephen J. HeishmanSenior Investigator, Chief, Nicotine Psychopharmacology Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)2:10-3.00 Speaker, Sharon KuLaboratory in Translation: A Sociological Analysis of the Nanotechnology Characterization LaboratoryCommentator, Martin FrittsSenior Principal Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)-Frederick, Inc. / National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Frederick3:00-3:15 CoffeeSession 43:15-4:05 Speaker, Grischa MetlayNIAAA, NIDA and the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Problems, 1978-1992Commentator, Ralph W. HingsonDirector, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)4:05-4:50 Speaker, Eric BoyleContested Science and the Recent History of Alternative MedicineCommentator, Karin LohmanDirector, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)5.00 EndSign Language Interpreters will be provided. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this symposium should contact Sejal Patel, Office of History, 301-451-9431 and/or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339).