P L E A S E N O T E:
This is YOUR Newsletter! Contributions are invited.
All material intended for the next Newsletter should be submitted to:
Professor C David Garner (University of Manchester) via Email: ESF-Chem-Metal-Biol@Manchester.ac.uk
Newsletters are scheduled for the end of January, March, May, July, September and November.
The deadline for material to be included in the next Newsletter is 15 May, 1996.
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This programme was initiated by the European Science Foundation in November 1990 and has run for 5 years, i.e. from 1991 through 1995. The programme is intended to strengthen the interaction of bioinorganic chemists and to facilitate collaborations between European scientists involved in this field.
We have achieved an extension of this programme for the years 1996 and 1997.
I M P O R T A N T N O T E:
Anyone who wishes ESF-support for a W O R K S H O P to be organized in 1996 and 1997 has to submit a formal proposal (for details see below) before 31 May, 1996, to Dr A Wiklund (with a copy to Professor C David Garner).
A proposal should contain the following information:
- name(s) of the organizer(s) - topic of the workshop - probable place (town/country) and proposed date of the event - names of possible speakers; however, these should at this point NOT be contacted yet, because there is no guarantee that a submitted proposal will be granted! It should also be kept in mind that in the maximum in total 50 (mainly young) participants are usually allowed - approximate budget, indicating how much is requested from the ESF and how much will be obtained from other sources.
At present the following countries are members of the European Science Foundation located in Strasbourg:
AUSTRIA BELGIUM DENMARK FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND IRELAND ITALY NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM
More countries are expected to join this organisation within the next few years.
The 'Steering Committee' of the programme has the following members:
Ivano Bertini, University of Florence (I) Robert R Crichton, Universite Catholique de Louvain (B) Sture Forsen, University of Lund (S) C David Garner, Chairman, University of Manchester (UK) Carlos Gomez-Moreno, University of Zaragoza (SP) Francisco Gonzalez-Vilchez, University of Sevilla (SP) Helmut Sigel, University of Basel (CH) Imre Sovago, Kossuth University, Debrecen (H) Alfred Trautwein, Medical University of Luebeck (FRG) Jens Ulstrup, Vice-Chairman, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (DK) Cees Veeger, Agricultural University of Wageningen (NL) Raymond Weiss, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (F) Antonio Xavier, Centro de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica, Oeiras (P)
Responsible ESF-Secretary:
Dr Annette Wiklund European Science Foundation 1 Quai Lezay-Marnesia F-67080 Strasbourg France Tel: +33 88 767 100 Fax: +33 88 370 532
We welcome Annette Wiklund as our new Secretary and gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance provided by Neils Peterson during his term as Secretary. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Summaries of recent research news and/or relevant comments (of up to 1 page) which will be of general interest to the 'bioinorganic' community, may be submitted by any colleague. Please send your contributions via E-mail to Dave Garner (details on the front sheet).
(i) SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (SBIC)
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (JBIC)
We are pleased to announce the formation of the
Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC)
SBIC is a learned society, established to advance research and education in the field of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
SBIC will undertake various initiatives, including:
1 The launch of the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (JBIC) with Professor Ivano Bertini as the Chief Editor. The Journal will be published by Springer commencing with six issues in 1996. This is a very important venture for us; SBIC owns the copyright of JBIC and we are determined to achieve a high quality and high ranking journal. Membership of SBIC entitles you to receive JBIC at no extra charge.
2 The promotion of training courses, workshops, conferences and other activities to facilitate the exchange of scientific information between scientists involved in the research and teaching of Biological Inorganic Chemistry.
3 Enhancing both the popular and academic understanding and awareness of the significance of Biological Inorganic Chemistry.
We invite you to join SBIC as appropriate:
Member - Subscription for 1996; £65 (pounds sterling) or £48 (pounds sterling) if retired or otherwise not receiving a regular salary
Student Member - If you are registered for a degree and not receiving a regular salary, subscription for 1996: £48 (pounds sterling)
Student Associate - Students who wish to receive SBIC news (but not JBIC) and to be entitled to discounts at events sponsored by SBIC, subscription for 1996: £10 (pounds sterling)
Alternatively, a subscription to a personal copy of JBIC entitles you to membership of SBIC. Subscription for 1996: £65 (pounds sterling) or £48 (pounds sterling) if a student or if retired.
Application forms are available from:
Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry c/o Professor C D Garner Chemistry Department University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4653 Fax: +44 (0)161 275 4616 Email: Dave.Garner@Manchester.ac.uk
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
A Publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Biological Inorganic Chemistry is a field of science which embraces the principles of Biology and Inorganic Chemistry and which has grown tremendously in recent years. This field has important implications for many other sciences, ranging from medicine to the environment. Furthermore, studies of the roles of metal ions in biological systems often involve the development of relevant chemistry, new methodologies of investigation and the application of advanced physical techniques.
The Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (JBIC) will seek to promote this field internationally. This new journal will be primarily concerned with advances in the understanding of systems involving one or more metal ions set in a biological matrix - particularly, metalloproteins and metal- nucleic acid complexes - in order to understand biological function at the molecular level. Manuscripts describing high quality and original research concerned with metal ions or other "inorganic" species and having biological relevance are invited for submission to this journal. Mini-reviews and commentaries are also accepted.
MANUSCRIPTS ARE INVITED FOR JBIC AND CAN BE SUBMITTED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Chief Editor:
Professor Ivano Bertini Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via G Capponi, 50121 Florence ITALY Email: bertini@risc1.lrm.fi.cnr.it
Associate Editors:
Professor Marc Fontecave Professor Wilfred R Hagen Lab d'Etudes Dynamiques de la Structure Department of Biochemistry Universite J. Fourier Wageningen Agricultural Univ. 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 6703 HA Wageningen FRANCE The Netherlands Email: steph@Ledss.grenet.fr Email: Fred.Hagen@EPR.BC.WAU.NL
Professor Robert A Scott Professor Yukio Sugiura Center for Metalloenzyme Studies Institute for Chemical Research University of Georgia Kyoto University Athens Kyoto Japan GA 30602-2556 USA Email: sugiura@scl.Kyoto-u.ac.j Email: scott@bscr.uga.edu
Professor Thomas D Tullius The Johns Hopkins University Department of Chemistry Baltimore USA Email: tom@radical.chm.jhu.edu
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS FOR MANUSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
JBIC
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
URL ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
http://science.springer.de
CLICK: "ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTS TO PRINTED JOURNALS"
The first issue of JBIC was published in February 1996. The Second issue of JBIC will be published in April 1996.
Contents of first issue:
Presentation of the Journal by the Chief Editor "To be or not to be"
Mini-review
J-M Moulis, V Davasse, M-P Golinelli, J Meyer and I Quinkal. "The coordination sphere of iron-sulfur clusters: lessons from site-directed mutagenesis experiments."
Articles
I Zaitseva, V Zaitsev, G Card, G Moshkov, B Bax, A Ralph and P Lindley. "The nature of the copper centres in human cerulplasmin."
H-T Tsang, C J Batie, D P Ballou and J E Penner-Hahn. "Structural characterisation of the mononuclear iron site in Pseudomonas cepacia phthalate DB01 dioxygenase using X-ray absorption spectroscopy."
R O Louro, T Catarino, C Salgueiro, J LeGall and A V Xavier. "Redox-Bohr effect in the tetrahaem cytochrome c3 from Desulfovibrio vulgaris: a model for energy transduction mechanisms."
J M Aramini, T Hiraoki, M Yazawa, T Yuan, M Zhang and H J Vogel. "Lead-207 NMR: a novel probe for the study of calcium-binding proteins."
A Treffry, C Hawkins, J M Williams, J R Guest, and P M Harrison. "Lability of iron at the dinuclear centres of ferritin studied by competition with four chelators."
H Pappa, W R Patterson and T L Poulos. "The homologous tryptophan critical for cytochrome c peroxidase function is not essential for ascorbate peroxidase activity."
F Bonomi, D M Kurtz Jr and X Cui. "Ferroxidase activity of recombinant Desulfovibrio vulgaris rubrerythrin."
J Custot, J-L Boucher, S Vadon, C Guedes, S Dijols, M Delaforge and D Mansuy. "Nw-Hydroxyamino- alpha-aminoacids as a new class of very strong inhibitors of arginases."
T Ohyama and J A Cowan. "An approach to the evaluation of RNA solution structure and metal coordination chemistry by titration calorimetry."
Thank you for your enthusiastic responses to my request for expressions of interest in the above topic. As a result, contact persons have been appointed in 24 countries. They are:
Austria, W. Linert; Belgium, M. Gielen; Bulgaria, P.R. Bontchev; Czech Republic, V. Brabec; France, M. Leng; Finland, J. Arpalahti; Germany, B.K. Keppler; Greece, Th. Theophanides; Hungary, I. Sovago; Israel, M. Chevion; Italy, G. Natile; Ireland, K. Nolan; The Netherlands, J. Reedijk; Norway, E. Sletten; Poland, H. Kozlowski; Portugal, C.F. Geraldes; Romania, I. Haiduc; Slovakia, M. Melnik; Slovenia, P. Bukovec; Spain, F. Gonzalez-Vilchez; Sweden, B. Akermark; Switzerland, Th. A. Kaden; UK, P.J. Sadler; Ukraine, V. Kokozay.
The new Action (D8) was approved in principle by the EC Committee of Senior Officials at their meeting in December. Official translations are being made and individual countries can join the Action by signing the appropriate agreement. You should contact your national COST representative to request that this be done.
Once countries have signed, then the new Action can begin, and groups of research workers can request COST status.
Project areas will include:
1. Chemistry of metallodrugs in clinical use. 2. Radiopharmaceuticals and imaging agents for diagnosis and therapy. 3. Investigations of the chemistry of metalloproteins, metalloenzymes and prosthetic groups (coenzymes) relating to the detection and diagnosis of disease. 4. Speciation of metal compounds of medical importance. 5. Design and synthesis of metallodrugs including computational chemistry and modeling.
It is hoped that an exploratory workshop will be held in the Autumn so that an initial exchange of ideas between representatives form the various countries can take place and facilitate the setting up of project groups. Applications for COST status should be made planned carefully and made as strong as possible.
Peter J. Sadler E-mail ubca424@ccs.bbk.ac.uk Fax: +44-171-380-7464
'Conference News' (ca. 1 page in length) may be provided by organisers or their scientific secretaries. For Meetings and Workshops supported by ESF the submission of such a report is obligatory. To facilitate the distribution of this information, please forward these reports to Dave Garner via E-mail.
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(i) The Office of European Research Conferences (EURESCO) is pleased to announce that:
PART OF ITS 1996 PROGRAMME OF CONFERENCES IS NOW AVAILABLE
on the WWW server of the European Science Foundation on Internet at:
http://www.esf.c-strasbourg.fr
The Programme is being updated regularly and the Full Programme should now be available.
The EURESCO Pages also include:
- Detailed information on individual events (topics, speakers, prices, location....) as soon as the become available - The possibility to fill in an Application Form to a conference online - The possibility to consult the list of participants to a conference as soon as results are known - Information on the General aims of the EURESCO Programme
and Much More....
if you do not have access to the World Wide Web, details on the Programme and individual events will soon become available on File Transfer Protocol (FTP) under "anonymous" access at:
ftp.esf.c-strasbourg.fr
(ii) 6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE ACTIVATION OF DIOXYGEN AND HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC OXIDATION
14-19 April, 1996; Leeuwenhorst Congress Centre, The Netherlands
The topics include:
Biological and biomimetic oxidations Activation of dioxygen by metal complexes Catalytic oxidations with H2O2 and RO2H Industrial catalytic oxidation processes Catalytic asymmetric oxidations Heteropolyacids as oxidation catalysts in the liquid phase Phase transfer catalysis in catalytic oxidations Heterogeneous catalysis in liquid phase oxidations Catalytic oxidations of carbohydrates
Contact: The Netherlands Institution for Continuing Professional Development in Science & Engineering (PAON) Schipholweg 94 2316 XD LEIDEN The Netherlands Tel: +31 71 214 155 Fax: +31 71 226 549 Email: fennispaon@rulcri.leidenuniv.nl
(iii) IRON-SULPHUR PROTEINS GROUP MEETING
26 April, 1996; King's College London, UK
This meeting is an informal occasion, where anyone interested in iron-sulphur proteins can give a short presentation, exchange data and samples during the break, and discuss research in the bar afterwards. It is a chance for young speakers to present their work in an informal atmosphere. Anyone who would like to come, and has not received invitations in the past, should contact:
Richard Cammack King's College London Centre for the Study of Metals in Biology and Medicine Campden Hill Rd, London W8 7AH UK Tel: +44 (0)71 333 4264 Fax: +44 (0)71 333 4500 Email: R.CAMMACK@KCL.AC.UK
(iv) ESF WORKSHOP ON BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
9-11 May, 1996; Copenhagen, Denmark
GENERAL INFORMATION
The purpose of the Workshop is two-fold:
- to provide an updated overview of system variety and functionality of primarily metalloprotein electrochemistry, and - to view protein electrochemistry in relation to modern theoretical views of electrode-electrolyte interfacial structure and the fundamental electrochemical process.
The Workshop will feature invited speakers and a poster session.
LOCATION
The Workshop will be held in Symbion Science Park, a new and modern facility housing industrial companies and university laboratories. Symbion Science Park is located close to the central Institutes of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Copenhagen.
COSTS
Hotel rooms at a price of 500 Dkr per night will be booked. Additional living expenses including a welcome party and all meals will be covered by a conference fee of approximately 2000 Dkr.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The topics to be covered include:
- Fundamentals of the metal-electrolyte boundary - Proteins at electrochemical metal-electrolyte boundaries - The electrochemical interface - Enzyme electrochemistry - Protein adsorption at surfaces - Perspectives and outlook
LIST OF INVITED SPEAKERS:
The following scientists have so far agreed to present invited talks:
J E T Andersen (Copenhagen, Denmark) F A Armstrong (Oxford, UK) P Bianco (Marseille, France) E F Bowden (Raleigh, USA) R Guidelli (Firenze, Italy) W R Hagen (Wageningen, The Netherlands) D Heering (Oxford, UK) A Heller (Austin, USA) H A O Hill (Oxford, UK) D M Kolb (Ulm, Germany) A A Kornyshev (Julich, Germany) L I Krishtalik (Moscow, Russia) J Kulys (Vilnius, Lithuania) A M Kuznetsov (Moscow, Russia) S M Lindsay (Tempe, USA) R L McCreery (Columbus, USA) M F Nielsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) L Peter (Bath, UK) S Trasatti (Milan, Italy)
PARTICIPATION:
The number of participants is limited to 60 persons of whom at least about 10 should be young researchers. Limited financial support towards accommodation and living expenses is available mainly for young researchers.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Further information about the scientific program and local arrangements will be mailed to those who contact:
Dr Merete Folmer Nielsen Department of Chemistry Symbion Science Park Fruebjergvej 3 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark Email: m.f.nielsen@symbion.ki.ku.dk
(v) FEBS-ESF Advanced Course - CHEMISTRY OF METALS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
6-16 May, 1996; Hotel de Lauzelle & Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
Mon 6 May: 14.00 REGISTRATION 15.00 Bob Crichton (Louvain la Neuve, Belgium) Metals in Biology (1.30 hrs) 16.30 Cees Veeger (Wageningen, The Netherlands) Pitfalls in Metalloprotein Spectroscopy (1.30 hrs) 18.30 Get together party
Tues 7 May: INTRODUCTORY LECTURES/SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES 08.30 Karl Weighardt (Mulheim, Germany) Ligand Field Theory (1.30 hrs) 10.30 Fred Hagen (Wageningen, The Netherlands) EPR Spectroscopy - Theory (1.30 hrs) 14.00 Fred Hagen (Wageningen, The Netherlands) EPR Spectroscopy - Applications (1.30 hrs) 14.30 Karl Weighardt (Mulheim, Germany) Inorganic Modelling - Who Learns What? (1.30 hrs) 20.00 Poster presentation by participants
Wed 8 May: SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES 08.30 Alfred Trautwein (Lubeck, Germany) Mossbauer Spectroscopy - Theory (1.30 hrs) 10.30 Alfred Trautwein (Lubeck, Germany) Mossbauer Spectroscopy - Applications (1.30 hrs) 14.00 Dave Garner (Manchester, UK) EXAFS - Theory (1.30 hrs) 16.00 Dave Garner (Manchester, UK) EXAFS - Applications (1.30 hrs) 20.00 Poster presentations by participants
Thurs 9 May: SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE/MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 08.30 Lucia Banci (Firenze, Italy) NMR Spectroscopy of Proteins - Theory (2.00 hrs) 11.00 Lucia Banci (Firenze, Italy) & Jacques Vervoort (Wageningen, The Netherlands) NMR Spectroscopy of Proteins - Applications (1.30 hrs) 14.00 Martin Ph Verbeet (Leiden, The Netherlands) Introduction to DNA Technology (1.30 hrs) 16.00 Gerhard Canters (Leiden, The Netherlands) Probing Copper Binding Sites by SDM (1.30 hrs)
Fri 10 May: 10.00 Excursion to the Valley of the Bocq 19.00 Dinner at "La Bonne Auberge"
P R A C T I C A L C O U R S E S
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, BELGIUM
1. EPR: Fred Hagen (Wageningen) - MOSSBAUER: Eckhard Bill (Mulheim, Germany)/Alfred Trautwein (Lubeck, Germany)
2. NMR: Lucia Banci (Firenze, Italy) and Jacques Vervoort (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
3. MOLECULAR MODELLING: Michel Eppink (Wageningen, The Netherlands) - MOLECULAR CALCULATIONS: Ivonne Reitjens (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Sat 11 May: 09.00 & 14.00 PRACTICAL COURSES by groups of 7 students in rotation
Sun 12 May: 09.00 & 14.00 PRACTICAL COURSES by groups of 7 students in rotation
Mon 13 May: 09.00 & 14.00 PRACTICAL COURSES by groups of 7 students in rotation
Tues 14 May: SPECIFIC METALLOPROTEINS 08.30 Antonio Xavier (Oeiras, Portugal) Electron Transfer in Anaerobic Organisms (1.30 hrs) 10.30 Bob Crichton (Louvain la Neuve, Belgium) Metal Homeostasis of Iron and Copper (1.30 hrs) 14.00 Daniel Mansuy (Paris, France) Cytochrome P-450 and Model Systems (1.30 hrs) 16.00 Ivonne Reitjens (Wageningen, The Netherlands) Frontier Orbital Calculations and QSAR's in Heme-Catalysis (1.30 hrs)
Wed 15 May: SPECIFIC METALLOPROTEINS 08.30 Peter Kroneck (Konstanz, Germany) Copper Enzymes (1.30 hrs) 10.30 Michael Zepperzauer (Saarbrucken, Germany) Zinc Enzymes (1.30 hrs) 14.00 Marcel Gielen (Brussels, Belgium) Metals Compounds in Medicine (1.30 hrs) 16.00 Ernesto Carafoli (Zurich, Switzerland) Calcium an Metabolic Regulation (1.30 hrs)
(vi) Joint IBDG/SBIC MEETING - METAL HOMEOSTATIS/METALS IN BIOLOGY
16-19 May, 1996; Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Thurs 16 May: 17.00 Calcium Homeostasis Professor Ernest Carafoli (Zurich, Switzerland) 18.00 WELCOME RECEPTION
Fri 17 May: 09.00 Iron Homeostasis in Bacteria Professor Volkmar Braun, (Tubingen, Germany) 10.00 COFFEE and Poster Viewing 11.30 Translational Regulation of Iron Metabolism in Animal Cells Dr Lucas Kuhn, (Epalinges, Switzerland) 12.30 LUNCH 14.00 Copper Homeostasis in Bacteria Professor Nigel L Brown (Birmingham, UK) 15.00 Copper Homeostasis in Man Professor Harry K McArdle (Scotland, UK) 16.00 Coffee and Poster Viewing 17.00 Poster Presentations 20.00 CONCERT
Sat 18 May: 09.00 Contrast agents in MRI Professor Ivano Bertini (Florence, Italy) 10.00 COFFEE 10.30 Long-lived Platinum-DNA Monoadducts: Strategy for DNA-Protein Cross-linking Dr Jean-Claude Chottard (Paris, France) 11.30 Young Scientist Presentations 12.30 LUNCH 14.00 Antitumor metallocenes - New experimental and clinical results Dr Petra Kopf-Maier (Berlin, Germany) 15.00 COFFEE and Poster Viewing 16.00 Poster Presentations 17.00 Metallodrugs: Transport and Metabolism Professor Peter Sadler (London, UK) 19.00 CONFERENCE DINNER
Sun 19 May: am Guided Visit to Waterloo (Wellington Museum)
For further information contact:
Professor R R Crichton OR Professor M Gielen Tel: 00 32 1047 2794 Tel: 00 32 2629 3279 Fax: 00 32 1047 2796 Fax: 00 32 2629 3281 Email: Crichton@bioc.ucl Email: mgielen@vnet3.vub.ac.be.ac.be
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
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ADDRESS: ..................................................................
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REGISTRATION FEE
MEMBER IBDG/SBIC 2000BEF (£46)
NON-MEMBER 3000BEF (£70)
THIS AMOUNT WILL INCLUDE ALL LUNCHES AND DINNERS INCLUDING THE CONFERENCE DINNER
PRESENTATION OF A POSTER
TITLE: ....................................................................
ACCOMMODATION
STUDENTS @ 800BEF/NIGHT (£18.60) HOTEL @ 2300BEF/NIGHT (£50)
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 16 MAY 17 MAY 18 MAY
PLEASE TICK WHERE APPROPRIATE
TOTAL
CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO IBDG IN ANY CURRENCY
FOR QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT PROFESSOR CRICHTON
Tel: 00 32 1047 2794 Fax: 00 32 1047 2796 Email: crichton@bioc.ucl.ac.be
(vii) 2ND COST D1 WORKSHOP ON BIOCOORDINATION CHEMISTRY
16-18 May, 1996; Copenhagen, Denmark
General Information:
The Workshop has the purpose to bring together chemists interested in biocoordination chemistry to discuss and develop the field. The Workshop will feature some 10 lectures, shorter oral contributions and a poster session.
Location:
The Workshop will be held at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University situated in the commune Frederiksberg which in fact is completely surrounded by Copenhagen.
Costs:
Hotels rooms must be arranged by the participants. Early booking is recommended because Copenhagen this year is Europe's cultural city. No registration fee is planned.
Scientific programme:
Besides some general contributions we expect the theme "Activation of small molecules" to dominate.
Preliminary list of speakers:
Morten Bjerrum, KVL, Denmark, Electron transfer in modified proteins. Horst Elias, Darmstadt, Germany, Schiff Bases as catalysts for oxidations L.I. Elding, Lund, Sweden or Ebbe Norlander, title undecided D.E. Fenton, Sheffield, UK, Tamas Gajda, Budapest, Hungary, Formation of dioxygen complexes Bela Gyurczik, Szeged, Hungary, Cu(II) peptide complexes Kara Herlthy, University College, Ireland, John M. Kelly, Trinity College, Ireland Bernard Meunier, Toulouse, France, Degradation with peroxidase/H2O2 Colin Saysell, Newcastle, UK, Galactose Oxidase, Redox activity and buffer effects Eimer Tuite or Bengt Norden, Gothenburg, titel undecided
Organization Committee:
Sven Harnung, Pauli Kofod and Erik Larsen
Participation:
The number of participants is limited to 75 persons. COST D1 Management Committee has decided that most speakers should be young scientists. Support from COST is available for transport and support towards accommodation for a few young scientist associated to the COST D1 programs.
Further information is available from:
Professor Erik Larsen Chemistry Department KVL Thorvaldsensvej 40 DK-1871 Frederiksberg Denmark Fax: +45 35 28 20 89 Email: Erik.Larsen at Kemi.kvl.dk.
(viii) CONFERENCE ON OXYGEN INTERMEDIATES IN NONHEME METALLOBIOCHEMISTRY
23-27 June, 1996; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, USA
A Conference organised by the Centre for Metals in Biocatalysis at the University of Minnesota.
TOPICS:
Dioxygen binding Dioxygen activation Monooxygenases and dioxygenases Catalases an oxidases Metal-catalysed oxidation of organic molecules High-valent species Ligand design Trapping of reactive species Mechanistic analysis
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME:
The Conference will consist of thirty invited lectures plus contributed poster presentations. Two round tables discussions are planned: one on techniques for trapping and characterizing reactive species, and the other on ligand design.
Details for the submission of posters is provided in the Second Circular which was sent out in October 1995.
The following scientists have been invited to speak at the Conference so far:
Jack E Baldwin, Oxford, UK Kenneth D Karlin, Johns Hopkins Judith P Klinman, UC Berkeley Stephen J Lippard, MIT, USA Par Nordlund, Stockholm Vincent L Pecoraro, Michigan, SA Britt-Marie Sjoberg, Stockholm Edward I Solomon, Stanford, USA JoAnne Stubbe, MIT,USA Joan Selverstone Valentine, UCLA Yoshihito Watanabe, Okazaki Karl Wieghardt, Mulheim
For Correspondence and Programme Information please contact:
Nancy Hagberg, Secretary Centre for Metals in Biocatalysis University of Minnesota 139 Smith Hall 207 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA Tel: +1 612 625 2503 Fax: +1 612 624 7029 Email: hagberg@chemsun.chem.umn.edu
(ix) EUROBIC III - 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY
4-10 August, 1996; Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
INVITATION
The organizing committee (C. Veeger (Wageningen, chairman), W. R. Hagen (Wageningen/Nijmegen, treasurer), M. C. Feiters (Nijmegen, secretary),cordially invites you to participate in EUROBIC 3, the 3rd European Conference on Bio-inorganic Chemistry. The conference will be held at the Leeuwenhorst Congress Centre, Noordwijkerhout (near Leiden, about 20 km from Amsterdam), The Netherlands, during August 4-10, 1996. The Conference is organized under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, and will focus on all themes from current Bio-inorganic Chemistry, such as: structure-function relationships in metalloenzymes, coordination compounds in medicine, models for metalloprotein active sites, spectroscopy of bio-inorganic systems and models, metal regulation and gene expression, and others.
YOUNG SCIENTISTS
The organizers are in the process of acquiring funds to enable refunds for a limited number of young participants. Scientists under 35 can apply to the Organizing Committee with a short Curriculum vitae, accompanied by a separate letter of recommendation from a senior scientist familiar with the work of the candidate.
PLENARY LECTURES
The following speakers have accepted the invitation to give a plenary lecture: I. Bertini, J.-C. Chottard, P. L. Dutton, C. D. Garner, Z. Gross, P. M. H. Kroneck, B. Meunier, L. Que, M. Vol'pin, G. Wachtershauser
POSTER PRESENTATION, ABSTRACTS, PROCEEDINGS
Ample time for poster presentation is scheduled in the afternoons. Posters must include a title, authors, research institution, short introduction, summary of results, and conclusion. The organizers may consider poster contributions for oral presentation. All authors are requested to submit a one page abstract of their poster contribution in a camera-ready form, before May 1, 1996. Only one poster presentation and abstract per registered participant is allowed. The abstracts will be reviewed by the organizing committee and, when accepted, be reproduced in the Proceedings (Book of Abstracts), which will be available at the Conference. The price is included in the Registration fee.
CONFERENCE FEE
The Conference fee includes registration, full board at the Leeuwenhorst from Sunday evening, August 4, till Saturday morning, August 10, social events, and one copy of the Proceedings. Members of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC) receive a deduction from their registration fee.
Registration before May 1, 1996 NLG 1600 (SBIC members NLG 1500) Registration after May 1, 1996 NLG 1800
The 2nd circular, containing more detailed information, is available from Dr. M. C. Feiters, Secretary of EUROBIC 3, Dept. of Organic Chemistry, NSR Center, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands (E-mail MCF@SCI.KUN.NL, tel. 024-3652016)
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
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(x) INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY SUMMER WORKSHOP
10-21 August, 1996; University of Georgia, Athens
Organisers: Michael K Johnson and Robert A Scott
Sponsored by the Centre for Metalloenzyme Studies NSF Research Training Group and SBIC.
The workshop will provide multidisciplinary training in the use of biophysical, biochemical and genetic techniques for investigating transition metal centres in biological systems and is open to graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty at any US institution.
The workshop has a registration fee of $300 ($250 for SBIC members) which covers lodging (double occupancy), breakfast and lunch, and all social functions. Participation will be limited to approximately 60 students and the deadline for receipt of applications is 30 April. Application forms can be obtained from your adviser or by calling Ginny Lynch: +44 706 542 1949.
For further information contact:
Michael K Johnson or Robert A Scott Centre for Metalloenzyme Studies University of Georgia GA30602-2556 Athens Tel: +706 542 9378/+706 542 2240 Fax: +706 542 1935/9454 Email: lynch@sunchem.chem.uga.edu
(xi) 4TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON VITAMIN B12 AND B12-PROTEINS
2-6 September, 1996; Innsbruck, Austria
The focus of the meeting will be on important developments in the B12-field with regard to biological, chemical, pharmaceutical and medicinal aspects.
Topics of particular interest include:
Biosynthesis of B12 B12-catalysed enzymatic reactions and their mechanisms. Structural B12-chemistry Reactivity of B12-derivatives and of B12-models Structure and function of B12-proteins Metabolic transport and storage of B12 Pathalogical effects of B12-deficiency
Participants are invited to submit abstracts for scientific presentations (poster/limited number of oral presentations). Further details will be published in the Second Circular.
Deadline for submission of abstracts if 31 May, 1996
For further information contact:
Tyrol Congress Ges mbH c/o P Enders c/o B Huber Institute of Organic Chemistry Marktgraben 2 University of Innsbruck A-6020 Innsbruck Austria A-6020 Innsbruck Austria Tel: +43 512 575600 Tel: +43 512 575600 Fax: +43 512 575607 Fax: +43 512 575607
(xii) BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITH FRAMEWORK STRUCTURES CONFERENCE
6-11 September 1996; Karrebaeksminde, Denmark
Chairman: H Toftlund (Odense) Vice Chairman: P Braunstein (Strasbourg)
PROVISIONAL SPEAKERS
B Akermark (Stockholm) J -M Latour (Grenoble) RW Saalfrank (Erlangen) EC Constable (Basel) A Muller (Bielefeld) A Sargeson (Canberra) L Casella (Pavia) J Nelson (Belfast) JL Serrano (Zaragoza) S Decurtins (Zurich) A Nivorozhkin (Rostov) J Springborg (Copenhagen) C Exley (Keele) H Okawa (Fukuoka) J -P Tuchagues (Toulouse) K S Hagen (Atlanta) L Que Jr (Minneapolis) K Weighardt (Mulheim) M Julve (Valencia) J Reedijk (Leiden) REP Winpenny (Edinburgh)
SCOPE OF CONFERENCE
The purpose of EICS-VI is to discuss the chemistry of coordination compounds in relation to biological systems. The way metalcentres are organised in biological systems is often reminiscent of structures found in minerals, so the principles behind design of extended systems will also be explored. Specially designed coordination compounds play a crucial role in the understanding of catalytic activities of metalloproteins. Some of these synthetic compounds might also play a crucial role in the development of new tailor-made catalysts ("synzymes"). Creation of desired ordering on a molecular level in organic solids and metal coordination polymers to effect specific properties arising from this ordering is a timely area of research.
The conference is open to researchers world-wide, whether from industry or academia. Participation will be limited to 100. A poster session will also be organised. The emphasis will be on discussion about new developments. The Registration fee covers full board and lodging. Grants will be available from younger scientists, in particular those from less favoured regions in Europe.
Organised in association with EUCHEM
Deadline for applications Mid-May 1996.
For information and application forms, contact the Executive Director of the Programme:
Dr Josip Hendkovic European Science Foundation 1 quai Lezay-Marnesia 67080 Strasbourg Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 88 76 71 35 Fax: +33 36 69 87 Email: euresco@esf.org
(xiii) TWELFTH JOHN INNES SYMPOSIUM
9-12 September, 1996; John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
PROTEIN MACHINES: SWITCHES, MOTORS, PUMPS AND RATCHETS
Will include:
17TH BATESON MEMORIAL LECTURE - R.J.P. Williams (Oxford, UK) Title: An introduction to Protein Machines
Please send any enquiries to:
Mrs Jeni A Fox (Symposium Secretary) John Innes Centre Norwich Research Park Colney Norwich NR4 7UH UK Tel: +44 (0)1603 452571 Fax: +44 (0)1603 456844
(xiv) REDOX-ACTIVE SMART MOLECULES (As part of ELECTROCHEM 1996)
16-19 September, 1996; University of Bath, UK
This symposium will provide a platform for synthetic chemists with electrochemical interests to discuss their work. Poster and lecture sessions are planned. Note that the symposium is not restricted to inorganic molecules.
Conference Secretariat: Society of Chemical Industry 14/15 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PS UK Tel: +44 (0)171 235 3681 Fax: +44 (0)171 235 7743
As soon as possible, for a first circular.
Projected registration costs: Members (of RSC/SCI) £186 Non-members £296 Students £ 57
Accommodation package ca. 66-82 depending upon type of accommodation chosen
The meeting is organised by the Electrochemistry group of the RSC and the Electrochemical Technology Group of the SCI. Other symposia at the meeting will include Bioelectrochemistry, Physical Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Technology and Electroanalytical Chemistry.
Contact: Dr Simon Higgins Department of Chemistry Donnan Laboratories PO Box 147 University of Liverpool LIVERPOOL L69 3BX UK Tel: +44 (0)151 794 3512 Fax: +44 (0)151 794 3588 Email: shiggins@liv.ac.uk
(xv) 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY (ICBIC 8)
27 July-1 August, 1997; Yokohama, Japan.
The Organising Committee is pleased to invite all interested scientists to attend the 8TH International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry (ICBIC). The Conference will be held in the beautiful port city of Yokohama, Japan from 27 July to 1 August 1997. This Conference continues the biennial tradition, with conferences having been held in Florence, Italy (1983), Algarve, Portugal (1985), Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands (1987), Boston USA (1989), Oxford, UK (1991), San Diego (USA), and Lubeck, Germany (1995).
An informal evening reception on Sunday, 27 July will precede the scientific sessions. Each morning will feature a plenary lecture followed by parallel sessions and poster presentations on a variety of contemporary research topics. The conference will end at noon, after the Friday morning sessions, 1 August.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Tentative topics include:
Metal recognition, storage and transport Structure and functions of metalloenzyme active sites Industrial applications of bioinorganic chemistry Electron transfer Metals and nucleic acids Nitrogen and nitric oxide biochemistry Environmental bioinorganic Metals in medicine chemistry ..... and more
Plenary Speakers
Jacqueline K Barton (California Institute of Technology, USA) Robert Huber (Max-Planck-Institut fur Biochemie, Germany) Kenneth D Karlin (The Johns Hopkins University, USA) Teizo Kitagawa (Institute for Molecular Science, Japan) Peter J Sadler (University of London, UK)
Poster Session
The Conference will continue the tradition of poster sessions to disseminate original and significant research in progress. There will be ample time for poster presentation because we plan to divide the poster session into two groups, both with two days for exhibition.
The Conference organisers would like to encourage all participants to present posters. However, so that there may be enough space for all, each participant will be limited to one poster.
Call for posters: formats required for poster presentations and for published abstracts will be sent with the second announcement. Abstracts will be published in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry for all pre-paid registrants.
Social Events
Get-together party on Sunday evening, 27 July Optional excursions on Wednesday afternoon 30 July Official banquet on Thursday evening, 31 July.
We are planning a panorama of day-time events for non-scientific registrants. Details will be included in the second announcement.
Fees
A preliminary estimate of the registration fees (includes Conference, abstract and printed material, refreshments, get-together party and banquet):
Before 1 April 1997 after 1 April 1997 Participants (Non-member of IUPAC Y50,000 Y60,000 (Member of IUPAC) Y45,000 Y50,000 Graduate Student* Y30,000 Y40,000 Non-scientific registrant Y15,000 Y20,000 (*With documentation)
Accommodation
Accommodation will be provided in hotels close to the conference site. The conference office will offer three categories. Approximate rates given here are per night, no meal included. Blocks of rooms have been reserved. An accommodation form will be included in the second announcement.
Category Single Occupancy Double Occupancy A Y15,000-18,000 Y20,000-23,000 B Y10,000-14,000 Y15,000-18,000 C Y 7,000-10,000 Y12,000-15,000
Arrangements may be made to arrive before and/or to stay after the meeting on a daily rate basis. Bed and breakfast-type accommodations in private homes will also be available for about Y2,000 per day.
For further announcements and information please contact:
Prof Masanobu Hidai Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering University of Tokyo Hongo 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113 Japan Tel: +81 3 3812 2111 (Ext: 7261) Tax: +81 3 5800 6945
(xvi) 5TH CHEMICAL CONGRESS OF NORTH AMERICA
11-15 November, 1997; Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Symposium: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Therapeutic Applications of Vanadium
Organisers: Debbie C Crans and Alan S Tracey
The symposium will occur over a time period of 1-2 days.
There will be 14 speakers from Europe, Japan, the Americas and the Middle East. In addition there will be some contributed talks and an accompanying poster session.
The chemistry section of the symposium will concentrate on the chemistry of vanadium that has possible relevance to vanadium biochemistry or therapeutic applications. The biochemistry section will cover topics from the essentiality of vanadium to vanadium-dependent haloperoxidases to vanadium bioactivity in cell cultures. The therapeutic section will predominantly address the insulin-mimetic properties of vanadium.
Contact: Dr A S Tracey Department of Chemistry Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 CANADA Email: tracey@sfu.ca
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In this section openings for Ph.D. students or Post-docs may be advertised. A d e a d l i n e for the submission of applications should always be given.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION UNIVERSITE DE PARIS-SUD
Manganese complexes and photosynthesis
A position is available to study coordination chemistry of manganese with the objective to prepare tetranuclear complexes, functional models of the Oxygen Evolving Center of plants. The project includes synthetic, spectroscopic and electrochemical aspects. The position is an European Community one related to the TMR Network "Artificial photosynthesis and energy production".
Applicants must have a PhD. Please send curriculum vitae and the names of two referees to:
Dr Jean-Jacques Girerd Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique Université Paris-Sud 91 405 Orsay cedex tel 33 1 69 41 78 90 fax 33 1 69 85 55 36 Email jjgirerd@icmo.u-psud.fr"
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In this section Ph.D. students or Post-docs may seek a position by providing their address plus one or two sentences describing their interests.
(i) RAJIV BHALLA
My PhD thesis, completed under the supervision of Professor C D Garner, at the University of Manchester, has involved the design and synthesis of a variety of poly-imidazole ligands and the investigation of their coordination with copper as potential analogues of copper proteins.
These ligands are able to bind to various metal centres to produce complexes with a low coordination number. The physical properties of these novel systems have been investigated.
I am now seeking a post-doctoral position which will hopefully enable me to continue my research into biological inorganic chemistry.
Please contact me at Dave.Garner@Man.ac.uk.
(ii) CHRIS TANNER
I am a final year postgraduate student studying the active site structure and function of the non-haem iron enzyme Soybean Lipoxygenase-1 with Dr S. Navaratnam at NEWI in Wrexham.
My interests include fast reaction kinetics using the Pulse-radiolysis facility at Christies Hospital in Manchester and computer-based simulation of active site structure (I also have a limited EXAFS knowledge obtained at the Synchrotron Facility at Daresbury.
I am looking for a Post-doctoral position in the bioinorganic field so that I may continue to pursue this line of work in the future.
I would appreciate greatly any details of Bioinorganic Post-docs available for late 1996/early 1997 start (as I expect to obtain my PhD around this time), preferably based in the UK.
Snail mail to: Chris Tanner MRIC NEWI Mold Road Wrexham Clywd LL11 2AW Wales UK Email: Tannercp@newi.ac.uk
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This is an electronic bulletin board where individuals or groups can declare research interest and seek collaborations and/or further information.
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ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (UK) ANNUAL CONGRESS 1-4 April, 1996; University of Bristol, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE ACTIVATION OF DIOXYGEN AND HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC OXIDATION 14-19 April, 1996; Leeuwenhorst Congress Centre, The Netherlands Contact: The Netherlands Institution for Continuing Professional Development in Science & Engineering Schipholweg 94 2316 XD Leiden THE NETHERLANDS Tel: +31 (71) 214 155 Fax: +31 (71) 226 549 Email: fennispaon@rulcri.leidenuniv.nl
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (ICEP 3) 15-19 April, 1996; Budapest, HUNGARY Contact: Professor B Nath ICEP Conference Office 253 Kilburn Lane (Unit 5) London W10 4BQ UK Tel: +44 (0)181 960 6823 Fax: +44 (0)181 960 1597
IRON-SULPHUR PROTEINS GROUP MEETING 26 April, 1996; King's College London, UK Contact: Richard Cammack King's College London Centre for the Study of Metals in Biology and Medicine Campden Hill Rd, London W8 7AH UK Tel: +44 (0)71 333 4264 Fax: +44 (0)71 333 4500 Email: R.CAMMACK@KCL.AC.UK
ESF WORKSHOP ON BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY 9-11 May, 1996; Copenhagen, Denmark Contact: M F Nielsen Department of Chemistry Symbion Science Park Fruebjergvej 3 DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK Email: m.f.nielsen@sybion.ki.ku.dk
6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NICKEL ANALYTICAL AND BIOCHEMISTRY Summer, 1996; Tokyo, Japan. Contact: Professor Evert Nieboer McMaster University Hamilton Ontario L8N 3Z5 CANADA
NATO ASI CONFERENCE ON "CYTOTOXIC, MUTAGENIC AND CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL OF HEAVY METALS RELATED TO HUMAN ENVIRONMENT" 15-26 June, 1996; Karpacz, Poland Contact: Prof N Hadjiliadis University of Ioannina Dept of Chemistry Laboratory of Inorganic and General Chemistry Ioannina 451 10 GREECE Tel: +30 651 98420/98419 Fax: +30 651 44831/44112 Email: nhadjil@cc.uoi.gr
CONFERENCE ON OXYGEN INTERMEDIATES IN NONHEME METALLOBIOCHEMISTRY 23-27 June, 1996; University of Minnesota, USA Contact: N Hagberg Centre for Metals in Biocatalysis University of Minnesota 139 Smith Hall 207 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA Tel: +1 612 625 2503 Fax: +1 612 624 7029 Email: hagberg@chemsun.chem.umn.edu
XXI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MACROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 23-28 June, 1996; Montecatini Terme, Italy Contact: Professor A Bianchi Department of Chemistry University of Florence Via Maragliano 75/77 50144 Florence Italy Tel: +39 (55) 354 841 Fax: +39 (55) 354 845
XVII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 7-12 July, 1996; Brisbane, Australia Contact: Eva Comino Secretariat, International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry Faculty of Science and Technology Griffith University Brisbane 4111 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 7 875 7564 Fax: +61 7 875 5369
24TH MEETING OF THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETIES (FEBS 96) 7-12 July, 1996; Barcelona, Spain Contact: FEBS '96 Scientific Secretariat Facultat de Quimica Universitat de Barcelona Av Diagonal 647 E-08028 Barcelona SPAIN Tel: +34 3 402 10 08 Fax: +34 3 411 14 92 Email: febs96@sun.bq.ub.es
6TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING: REACTION MECHANISMS 9-12 July, 1996; University of Kent, Canterbury, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House London W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, COORDINATION CHEMISTRY GROUP 18 July, 1996; University College, London, UK Contact: Professor R W Hay University of St Andrews School of Chemistry Purdie Building St Andrews Fife KY16 9ST UK Tel: +44 (0)1334 463804 Fax: +44 (0)1334 463808
6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE CHEMISTRY OF THE PLATINUM GROUP METALS 21-26 July, 1996; University of York, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 21-26 July 1996; New England College, Henniker, USA Contact: D Thorn Central Research and Development Department EI DuPont de Nemours and Co Inc Experimental Station PO Box 80328 Wilmington DE 19880-0328 USA Tel: +1 302 695 3673 Fax: +1 302 695 9799 Email: thorn@esvax.dnet.dupont.com
3RD EUROPEAN BIOINORGANIC CONFERENCE, METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (EUROBIC III) 4-10 August, 1996; Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands Contact: Prof C Veeger Department of Biochemistry Wageningen Agricultural University Dreyenlaan 3, NL-6703 HA Wageningen The Netherlands Tel: +31 837082868 Fax: +31 837084801 Email: Eurobic@secr.bc.wau.nl
INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY SUMMER WORKSHOP 10-21 August, 1996; University of Georgia, Athens Contact: Michael K Johnson or Robert A Scott Centre for Metalloenzyme Studies University of Georgia GA30602-2556 Athens Tel: +706 542 9378/+706 542 2240 Fax: +706 542 1935/9454 Email: lynch@sunchem.chem.uga.edu
31ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COORDINATION CHEMISTRY (ICCC) 18-23 August, 1996; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Contact: Prof C Orvig Dept of Chemistry University of British Columbia Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 CANADA Tel: +1 604-822 4445 Fax: +1 604-822 2847 Email: orvig@chem.ubc.ca
212TH AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING 25-29 August, 1996; Orlando, Florida, USA Contact: American Chemical Society, Meetings PO Box 18598, 20th St Station Washington DC 20036-8598 USA
IX INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE 26-30 August, 1996; Grenoble, France Contact: XAFS IX Conference Office ESRF BP 220 F-38043 FRANCE Fax: +33 76 88 21 60 Email: XAFS9@esrf.fr
4TH EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON VITAMIN B12 AND B12-PROTEINS 2-6 September, 1996; Innsbruck, Austria Contact: Tyrol Congress Ges mbH c/o B Huber Marktgraben 2 A-6020 Innsbruck Austria Tel: +43 512 575600 Fax: +43 512 575607
3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: TRANSITION METALS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS 4-6 September, 1996; Imperial College, London, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson Transition Metals in Organic Synthesis' Symposium The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITH FRAMEWORK STRUCTURES CONFERENCE 6-11 September 1996; Karrebaeksminde, Denmark Contact: Dr Josip Hendkovic European Science Foundation 1 quai Lezay-Marnesia 67080 Strasbourg Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 88 76 71 35 Fax: +33 36 69 87 Email: euresco@esf.org
24TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE EUROPEAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 8-13 September, 1996; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Contact: Dr John F Gibson 24 European Peptide Society Symposium The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House London W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
RSC AUTUMN MEETING 9-12 September, 1996; University of Brunel, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
JOHN INNES SYMPOSIUM ON PROTEIN MACHINES: SWITCHES, MOTORS, PUMPS AND RATCHETS 9-12 September, 1996; John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Contact: Mrs Jeni A Fox John Innes Centre Norwich Research Park Colney Norwich NR4 7UH UK Tel: +44 (0)1603 452571 Fax: +44 (0)1603 456844
REDOX-ACTIVE SMART MOLECULES (As part of ELECTROCHEM 1996) 16-19 September, 1996; University of Bath, UK Contact: Dr Simon Higgins Department of Chemistry Donnan Laboratories PO Box 147 University of Liverpool LIVERPOOL L69 3BX UK Tel: +44 (0)151 794 3512 Fax: +44 (0)151 794 3588 Email: shiggins@liv.ac.uk
EUROTOX'96; 35TH CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY 22-25 September 1996; Alicante, Spain Contact: E Vilanova University Institute of Neurosciences Laboratory of Toxicology Ap Correos 374 E-03080 Alicante SPAIN
FIFTH EURASIA CONFERENCE ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES 10-14 December, 1996; Guangzhou, China Contact: Professor Liang-Nian Ji Biotechnology Research Centre Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University Guangzhou, Canton 510275 CHINA Tel: +86 (20) 418 5461 Fax: +86 (20) 418 9173 Email: leiy@bepc2.ihep.ac.cn
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213TH AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING 13-17 April, 1997; San Francisco, California, USA Contact: American Chemical Society, Meetings PO Box 18598, 20th St Station Washington DC 20036-8598 USA
CHEMISTRY OF METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS April, 1997; Albufeira, Portugal Chairman: R N F Thorneley (Sussex, UK) Vice Chairman: M Fontecave (Grenoble, France) Contact: R N F Thorneley Nitrogen Fixation Unit University of Sussex Falmer Brighton Sussex BN1 9RQ UK Tel: +44 161 0273 678130 Fax: +44 161 0273 678133 Email: THORNELEYR@BBSRC.AC.UK
5TH ACS, EPA AND DELAWARE WORKSHOP ON METAL SPECIATION Spring, 1997; Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA Contact: Dr A.W. Garrison U.S.E.P.A. Environmental Research Laboratory College Station Road Athens Georgia 30613-7799 USA
3RD INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF METAL TOXICITY AND CARCINOGENICITY Spring 1997; Sardinia, Italy Contact: Professor Max Costa Institute of Environmental Medicine Long Meadow Road Tuxedo New York 10987 USA
13TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING NMR SPECTROSCOPY 6-11 July, 1997; University of Exeter, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY (ICBIC 8) 27 July-1 August, 1997; Yokohama, Japan. Contact: Prof Masanobu Hidai Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering University of Tokyo Hongo 7-3-1 Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113 Japan Tel: +81 3 3812 2111 (Ext: 7261) Tax: +81 3 5800 6945
IRIS VIII THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INORGANIC RING SYSTEMS 10-15 August, 1997; Loughborough University, UK Contact: Professor J Derek Wollins Loughborough University Department of Chemistry Loughborough Leics LE11 3TU UK Tel: +44 1509 222565 (Secretary: +44 1509 222566) Fax: +44 1509 233163
17TH EUROPEAN CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC MEETING 24-28 August, 1997; Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisboa, Portugal Contact: Maria Joao Romao Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Rua da Quinta Grande 6, Apartado 127 2780 OEIRAS PORTUGAL Tel: (351-1) 442-6246 Ext. 237/341 Fax: (351-1) 442-8766 Email: romao@itqb.unl.pt
17TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (IUBMB) 24-29 August, 1997; San Francisco, California, USA
RSC AUTUMN MEETING September, 1997; University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
214TH AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING 7-11 September, 1997; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Contact: American Chemical Society, Meetings PO Box 18598, 20th St Station Washington DC 20036-8598 USA
3RD INTERNATIONAL SYPOSIUM ON 'SPECIATION OF ELEMENTS IN BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES' 15-19 September, 1997; The Torresian Resort Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Contact: Third speciation symposium c/o Dr J P Matousek Department of Analytical Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 3854713/+61 2 4512322 (home) Fax: +61 2 3856141 Email: J.Matousek@unsw.edu.au
5TH CHEMICAL CONGRESS OF NORTH AMERICA 11-15 November, 1997; Cancun, Qunitana Roo, Mexico Contact: Dr A S Tracey Department of Chemistry Simon Fraser University Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 CANADA Email: tracey@sfu.ca
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9TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON 'RELATIONS BETWEEN HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS' 20-24 July, 1998; University of Southampton, UK Contact: Dr J F Gibson 9th SHHC The Royal Society of Chemistry Burlington House LONDON W1V 0BN UK Tel: +44 (0)171 437 8656 Fax: +44 (0)171 734 1227
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End of Newsletter No. 32 (31 MARCH, 1996).
C DAVID GARNER