The 6th International Muscle Energetics Conference will honor the late Dr. Norman Alpert through “The Norman Alpert Memorial Lecture,” as the opening address of the five-day conference beginning July 22, 2006 in Banff, Canada. “Cardiac muscle research was a significant pursuit for Norman,” commented Dr. Michael Walsh, IMEC Committee Chairman. “He played an integral role in initiating and developing the IMEC conference as a forum for education and information exchange with other muscle specialists; we are honored to pay tribute to his personal and professional contributions.” In addition to his research and work with the IMEC Conference, Dr. Alpert founded BioTek Instruments, Inc. in 1968, which has evolved to become a worldwide leader in microplate instrumentation and software. Additional information on the conference may be found at www.imec2006.com; information on BioTek Instruments may be found at www.biotek.com.

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