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TIBS-Noticeboard A Calendar of Meetings

10-12 July 1979 Immunocytochemistry Meeting, York, England. (The Administrator, Royal Microscopical Society, 37/38 St. Clements, Oxford OX1 1 AJ. U.K.)

lo-15 July 1979 III International Symposium on Purine Metabolism in Man. (Unidad Metabolica, Fundacion Jimene Diaz, Universidad Autonoma. Madrid-3, Spain.)

11-13 July 1979 Twelfth Miles International Symposium ‘Polypeptide Hormones’, Baltimore, MD. U.S.A. (Dr E. G. Bassett, Miles Laboratories, Inc.. P.O. Box 40, Elkhart, IN 46515. U.S.A.)

16-19 July 1979 Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Pyrethroids, Symposium, Oxford, England. (Dr P. Doyle, ICI Plant Protection Division, Jealott’s Hill Research Station, Bracknell. Berks RG12 6EY, U.K.)

16-20 July 1979 DNA Tumour Virus Meeting (Imperial Cancer Research Fund), Cambridge, England. (The ICRF DNA Tumour Virus Meeting Secretary, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX. U.K.)

l-3 August 1979 International Symposium on Theoretical and Practi- cal Aspects of Recombinant DNA Techniques, SBo Paulo, Brazil. (Prof. F. J. S. Lara, Dept. of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Univ. of SBo Paulo and Inst. Butantan. S?io Paulo 20780. Brazil.)

l-3 August 1979 International Workshop on ‘Plant Cell Cultures: Results and Perspectives’, Pavia, Italy. (Secretariat, Workshop on Plant Cell Cultures, c/o Istituto Microbiologia e Fisiologia Vegetale, P.O. Box 202, 27100 Pavia, Italy.)

2-3 August 1979 International Research Symposium on ‘Prostaglan- dins and Inflammation’, London, U.K. (Dr A. W. Ford-Hutchinson, Biochemical Pharmacology Research Unit, King’s College Hospital Medical School, Denmark Hill, London SE5 SRX, U.K.)

13-17 August 1979 EUCHEM Conference on ‘Insect Chemistry’, Borgholm, Sweden. (Dr G. Aulin-Erdtman, Swed- ish National Committee for Chemistry, Upplandsga- tan 6A, I tr, S-l 11 23 Stockholm, Sweden.)

XIth International Congress of Biochemistry - Toronto

An extra satellite meeting, in addition to those listed in TIBS previously (N68, March and N88, April) has been arranged.

9 July 1979 Codon-Anticodon Interaction, Toronto. (Dr R. J. Cedergren, Dept. de Biochimie, Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Dr Samir Kumar Mitra, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry, University of Gothenberg, Gothenburg, Sweden.)

20-22 August 1979 XIth Congress of the Nordic Society for Cell Biology, Helsinki, Finland. (Dr Svante Stenman, University Institute for Pathology, Haartmansgatan 3. SF-00290 Helsinki 29, Finland.)

26-31 August 1979 Biochemical Development of Nervous Tissue in Culture, Tel-Aviv, Israel. (Dr E. Giacobini, Dept. of Biobehavioral Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, U.S.A.)

2731 August 1979 Second International Symposium on Invertebrate Reproduction, Davis, CA, U.S.A. (Mrs C. Norlyn, ISIR Conference Co-ordinator, 4475 Chemistry Annex, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.)

2-7 September 1979 Workshop Course: ‘Modern Techniques in Cen- trifugation’, Colchester, U.K. (Dr D. Rickwood, Dept. of Biology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park. Colchester CO4 3SQ. U.K.)

8-13 September 1979 4th International Symposium on Phenothiazines and Related Drugs, Ziirich, Switzerland. (Congress- Secretariat ISPRD, P.O. Box 182, CH-4013 Base], Switzerland.)

9-14 September 1979 14th Harden Conference, ‘The Delivery and Targetting of Therapeutic Agents with Particular Reference to Liposomes’, Wye, U.K. (The Biochemi- cal Society, 7 Warwick Court, London WCIR 5DP, U.K.)

10-12 September 1979 28th Konferenz der Gesellschaft fiir Biologische Chemie, International Discussion Meeting on Protein Folding, Regensburg, F.R.G. (Prof. Rainer Jaenicke, lnstitut fiir Biophysik and Physikaliche Biochemic, FBB, Universitatsstrape 31, D-8400 Regensburg, F.R.G.)

10-14 September 1979 Advanced Biochemical Engineering Course, London, U.K. (Mr M. Hoare, Dept. of Chemical and Bio- chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WClE 7JE, U.K.)

IO-14 September 1979 Inorganic Biochemistry, Residential School, Oxford, U.K. (Mrs S. Leclercq, The Chemical Society, Burlington House, London WlV OBN. U.K.)

13-14 September 1979 Symposium on ‘Addiction - Biochemical Aspects of Dependence and Brain Damage’, Oxford, England. (Helping Hand Organisation, c/o The Alcohol Education Centre, 99 Denmark Hill, London SE5, U.K.)

14-17 September 1979 Protein Synthesis, Gregynog, Wales. (The Biochem- ical Society, 7 Warwick Court, London WClR 5DP, U.K.)

16-21 September 1979 15th Harden Conference, ‘Chromatin and the Organization of Chromosomes’, Wye, U.K. (The Biochemical Society, 7 Warwick Court, London WClR 5DP, U.K.)

17-19 September 1979 Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of Europe, ‘Nitrogen Fixation’, Brighton, England. (Dr J. R. Gallon, Dept. of Biochemistry, University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, U.K.)

NATO Advanced Study Institute

20 August-2 September 1979 Nucleic Acid Protein Recognition, Spctsai, Greece. (Dr M. Buckingham, Inst. de Biologic MolCculaire, lnstitut Pasteur, 75015 Paris. France.)

2-13 September 1979 Endoperoxide, Prostacyclin, Thromboxane Research, Erice, Italy. (Prof. G. P. Velo, UniversitB, Dept. Pharmacology, Policlinico, 37100 Verona. Italy.)

2-16 September 1979 Transfer of Cell Constituents info Eukaryotic Cells. Algarve, Portugal. (Dr J. E. Celis, Univer- sity, Institute of Chemistry, 8000 Aarhus C. Denmark.)

3-14 September 1979 Photoreceptors - Sensory Transduction in Aneural Organisms, Camaiore, Italy. (Dr F. Lenci, CNR, Lab. Fisiche Biomol. Cellule, 56100 Pisa, Italy.)

17-29 September 1979 Metal Ions in Biology, Sintra-Estoril, Portugal. (Dr A. V. Xavier, Universidade, IST, Centro de Quimica Estrutural, Lisboa 1, Portugal.)

18-30 September 1979 The Blood-Retinal Barriers, Figueira da Foz. Portugal. (Prof. J. Cunha-Vaz, Universidade, Oftalmologia Centro. Coimbra, Portugal.)

19-21 September 1979 Extracellular Products of Microorganisms (Micro- bial extracellular enzymes: bacterial toxins), Dublin, Eire. (Dr M. J. Carlile, Dept. of Biochemistry. Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ. U.K.)

19-22 September 1979 XXIst Symposium of the Gesellschaft fiir Histo- chemie, Montafon, Austria. (Prof. Dr Ch. Pilgrim, Abt. Klinische Morphologie der Universitlt Ulm. Postfach 4066, D-7900 Ulm, F.R.G.)

24-26 September 1979 VIII Congreso de la Sociedad Espaiiola de Bioquimica, Marcia, Spain. (Prof. J. A. Lozano. Depto. be Bioquimica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.)

24-27 September 1979 International Meeting on ‘Inflammation’, Verona, Italy. (Prof. Giampaolo Velo, Istituto di Far- macologia, Policlinico, Borgo Roma, 37100 Verona, Italy.)

25 September 1979 Control of Uptake and Release of Nutrients by Tissues, London, U.K. (The biochemical Society, 7 Warwick Court, London WCIR 5DP, U.K.)

26-28 September 1979 Colloquium on ‘Biochemical Aspects of Light Transduction and Emission’; Group Colloquia on ‘Nucleic Acid Synthesis’, ‘New Experimental Approaches to the Biochemical Synthesis of Small Molecules’, Swansea, Wales. (The Biochemical Society, 7 Warwick Court. London WClR 5DP, U.K.)

26-28 September 1979 Autumn Meeting of the Gesellschaft fiir Biologische Chemie, Tiibingen, F.R.G. (Prof. Dr G. Weitzel,

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Physiologisch-chemisches Institut der Universitat Tubingen, D-7400 Tiibingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strape 1. F.R.G.)

l-3 October 1979 11th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft fur Immunologic, Innsbruck, Austria. (Prof. Dr G. Wick, Institute for General and Experimental Pathology, Fritz-Pregl-Str. 3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.)

14 October 1979 Methodological Progress in Protein Sequence Analysis. III. International Conference on Solid Phase Methods in Protein Sequence Analysis, Heidelberg, F.R.G. (PD Dr Ch. Birr, Max-Planck- Institut fur Medizinische Forschung. Jahnstr. 29, 6900 Heidelberg, F.R.G.)

l-9 October 1979 Introduction to Electron Microscopy, Basel, Switzer- land. (Dr M. Wurtz, Dept. Microbiology, Biozen- trum, Klingelbergstrape 70, 4056 Basel, Switzer- land.)

3-6 October 1979 ,4th European Symposium on Hormones and Cell Regulation, Bischenberg - Strasbourg, France. (Dr J. Nunez, Unite Thyroide, INSERM, 79 av. du General Leclerc, 94270 Bicetre, France.)

10-12 October 1979 2nd FAOB Symposium on Food and Nutritional Biochemistry in Asia and Oceania, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Dr H. T. Khor, Biochemistry Depart- ment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia.)

17-20 October 1979 International Conference and Poster Presentation on ‘Electrokinetic Properties and Functions of Bio-

%6 October 1979 First International Congress on Hormones and Cancer, Rome, Italy. (American Express Company S.A.I., Conven- tions Service Italy, Piazza Mignanelli, 4, 00187 Roma, Italy.)

Satellite Symposia of the First International Congress on Hormones and Cancer:

28-29 September 1979 Induced Uterine Proteins, Marburg. F.R.G. (M. Beato,institut fur Physiologische Chemie I, Deutschhausstr. l-2, 3550 MarburgiLahn, F.R.G.)

l-2 October 1979 Perspectives in Steroid Receptor Studies, Sorrento, Italy. (F. Bresciani, 1st. Patologia Generale Catt. II, via S. Andrea delle Dame 2, 80138 Napoli, Italy.)

g-9 October 1979 Adrenal Androgens, Siena, Italy. (A. Genazzani, Cattedra Patologia Ostetrica e Ginecologica - Universita, via P. Mascagni 46, 53100 Siena, Italy.)

11-12 October 1979 Central and Peripheral Regulation of’ Prolactin Function, Taormina, Italy. (U. Scapagnini, Isituto di Farmacologia, Facolta di Medicina, Citta Universitaria, via A. Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy.) -

15-16 October 1979 Steroids and their Mechanism of Action in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates, Capri, Italy. (G. Del Rio, Istituto e Museo Zoologia, Universith di Napoli, via Mezzocannone 8, 80124 Napoli, Italy.)

particles’, Munich. (Prof. K. Hannig, Max-Planck- Institut fur Biochemie, D 8033 Martinsriedib. Miinchen, F.R.G.)

22-26 October 1979 ‘Electron Microscopy of Nucleic Acids’, Basel, Switzerland. (Dr J. Meyer, Biozentrum der Univ. Basel, Klingclbergstrape 70, 4056 Basel, Switzer- land.)

29 October-l November 1979 . First International Argentine Meeting on ‘Porph- yrins and Porphyrias, Etiopathogenesis, Clinics and Treatment’, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Prof. Alcira Batlle, Viamonte 1881 lO“A”, 1056 Buenos Aires, Argentina.)

18-20 December 1979 ‘Receptors and Related Features of the Cell Surface’, London, England. (British Biophysical Society, 7 Warwick Court, London WClR 5DP, U.K.)

19-21 December 1979 Colloquium on ‘Gastrointestinal Hormones’; Group Colloquia on ‘Enzyme-Lipid Interactions’, ‘Amino- acyl-tRNA Synthetases’, ‘Mechanisms of Transmit- ter Release’, ‘Purine Nucleotides in Metabolic Regulation’, ‘Industrial Biochemical Techniques’, Guildford, England. (The Biochemical Society, 7 Warwick Court. London WClR 5DP, U.K.)

14-18 January 1980 Twelfth Miami Winter Symposium, ‘Mobilization and Reassembly of Genetic Information’, Miami, FL. U.S.A. Lynen lecturer: F. Sanger. (Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Miami, P.O. Box 016129, Miami, FL 33101, U.S.A.)

27-28 February 1980 ‘Structural and Functional Interactions between Virus and Host’, London, U.K. (Executive Secre- tary, The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SWlY SAG. U.K.)

25-27 March 1980 British Biophysical Society, ‘Electron Conduction in Biology’, Lancaster, U.K. (Prof. C. F. Phelps, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LAI 4YQ, U.K.)

%13 June 1980 International Conference on Xenobiochemistry, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. (Prof. A. Jindra, Bio- chemical Institute, Kalinciakova 8, 880 34 Brati- slava, Czechoslovakia.)

l&20 June 1980 9th International Congress on Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Madrid, Spain. (Tile, S. A. Londres 41, Madrid-28, Spain.)

24-29 June 1980 International Conference on ‘The Organisation and Expression of the Mitochondrial Genome’, Bari, Italy. (Conference Secretariat, Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Universitl di Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy.)

29 June-5 July 1980 First European Conference on Bioenergetics (EBEC), Urbino, Italy. (Prof. A. Bacarini-Melandri, Istituto e Orto Botanico, Universith di Bologna, 40100 Bologna, Italy.)

6-12 July 1980 6th International Conference on Thermal Analysis, Bayreuth, F.R.G. (Sixth ICTA ‘80, P.O.B. 1120, D-8672 Selb/Bavaria, F.R.G.)

7-11 July 1980 Second International Congress on Toxicology, Brussels, Belgium, (SdR Associated, 16 Avenue des Abeilles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.)

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