Congresses and events 2005.April 04.-05.04.2005 The "Omics Revolution": Emerging Scientific Technologies and their Application to the Dietary Supplement and Natural Products Research Lihue (Kauai), Hawaii The objectives of the meeting are to promote a scientific multi-disciplinary exchange of ideas that will stimulate the use of these new research tools and methods for the assessment of dietary supplements and natural products, as well as facilitate new cross-disciplinary research initiatives in these fields. * Contact: Dr. Gail B. Mahady, Departments of Pharmacy practice and Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy pharmacognosy /phar·ma·cog·no·sy/ (fahr?mah-kog´nah-se) the branch of pharmacology dealing with natural drugs and their constituents. phar·ma·cog·no·sy n. , University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. , 833 South Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Tel.: 312 996 1669; fax: 312 413 5894; mahady@tigger.uic.edu May 14.-16.05.2005 3rd European Conference on Viral Diseases Regensburg, Germany * Contact: Congress Organisation, C. Schafer, Franz-Joseph-Str. 38; 80801 Munchen; Fax: +49/89/3071021; www.convir.de June 09.-11.06.2005 8. Kongress fur Infektionskrankheiten und Tropenmedizin Hamburg, Germany * Contact: Abt. fur Tropenmedizin u. Infektionskrankheiten, Klinik fur Innere Medizin, Universitat Rostock, Postfach 10 08 88, 18055 Rostock; Tel.: 0381 494 7511; fax 0381 494 7509; claudia.schaefer@cocs.de or tropen@med.uni-rostock.de; http://www.kit2005.de/Themen.html 12.-15.06.2005 4th International Symposium Ethnobotany ethnobotany /eth·no·bot·a·ny/ (-bot´ah-ne) the systematic study of the interactions between a culture and the plants in its environment, particularly the knowledge about and use of such plants. Disciplines Palenque, Mexico The Workshop follow-up Seminar held in Guatemala (2001) had as main objective to enforce the results achieved in the past 1999 Conference in the multifold branches of teaching, research and applications. * Contact: Friends the University for Peace Foundation, Costa Rica; simposio@amnet.co.cr or chavesronald@hotmail.com or http://www.costarricense.cr/pagina/plantamed/ 17.-23.06.2005 XVII International Botanical Congress International Botanical Congress (IBC) is a large-scale meeting of botanists in all scientific fields, from all over the world. Authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS), congresses are held every six years with the venue Vienna, Austria Topics to be covered include (1) cell biology and molecular genetics, (2) genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, (3) structure and development including functional aspects, (4) botanical diversity, systematics, (5) population biology, (6) plant-/eco-physiology, biogenic biogenic /bi·o·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) having origins in biological processes. biogenic having the property of originating in a biological process. cycles, (7) phytochemistry phytochemistry, n the scientific study and classification of the chemical constituents of plants. , (8) ecology, environment, conservation biology, (9) human society and plant sciences, (10) natural resources, biotechnology, economic botany, and (11) knowledge sharing databases, bioinformatics, electronic communications, education. * Contact: ibc2005@medacad.org or http://www.ibc2005.ac.at/ August 21.-25.08.2005 53rd Annual Congress of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research, a joint congress with Socitea' Italiana di Fitochimica Firenze, Italy * Contact: Prof. Franco Francesco Vincierei, Departmento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff6, 50019 Sesto Firentino, Fi, Italy; Tel.: +39 055 0457 3680; fax: +39 055 457 3679; e-mail: ga2005congress@farmfi.scifarm.unifi.it or http://users.unimi.it/phytosif/ 21.-26.08.2005 13th European carbohydrate Symposium (EUROCARB 13) Bratislava, Slovakia The scientific program will cover all aspects of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and technology of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. It will include plenary lectures, session lectures, and poster presentations * Contact: Dr. Jan Gajdos, Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences The research activities of the Institute of Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences are aimed at the chemistry and biochemistry of saccharides. The main fields of interest may be classified into the following directions: n. A scoop-shaped wicker basket that is worn over the hand and used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai. [Spanish, basket, from Latin cista, chest; see chest.] 9, SK--845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia; Tel.: +421 2 54772080; fax: + 421 2 59410222; jano@chem.sk or http://www.eurocarb.sk/invitation.php 21.-26.08.2005 9th International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB 2005) Ethnobotany: at the junction of the continents and the disciplines * Contact: Fusun Ertug; Tel.: +90 216 578 0727; fax: +90 216 578 0899; e-mail: fertug@iceb2005.com or http://www.iceb2005.com/index.html October 06.-8.10.2005 Phytotherapiekongress 2005 Berlin, Germany Gemeinsames Symposium der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Klinische Pharmakologie und Therapie (X. Symposium), der Gesellschaft fur Phytotherapie (15. Kongress), der Gesellschaft fur Arzneipflanzenforschung * Contact: Prof. Dr. Hans D. Reuter, Siebengebirgsallee 24, 50939 Koln; Tel.: 49 0 221 4201915; fax: +49 0 221 941 7020; ges-phyto@t-online.de or http://www.phytotherapy.org/kongress-2005.htm November 01.-05.11.2005 Phytotherapy--the role of an ancient tradition in modern times Funchal, Madeira (Portugal) * Contact: Prof. Paula Castilho, Universidade da Madeira, Department of Chemistry, Campus Universitario da Penteada, Funchal, 9000-390, Madeira, Portugal; Tel.: + 351 291 705 102; fax: +351 291 705 149. castilho@uma.pt or http://www.dmu.ac.uk/ln/pse/socmeet.htm |
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