2017 Potomac

NIEHS scientists helped organize the 2nd Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM 2017), which brought together myositis researchers, patients, and support group representatives from around the world. Fred Miller, M.D., Ph.D., head of the NIEHS Environmental Autoimmunity Group (EAG), chaired the steering and scientific committees for the event, which took place May 5-8 at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Maryland.

GCOM 2017 attracted 310 participants from 22 countries on five continents.