34th International Winter-Workshop Clinical, Chemical and Biochemical Aspects of Pteridines and Related Topics February 24th – 27th, 2015 Center for Chemistry & Biomedicine (CCB), Innsbruck, Austria Society for Exploitation of Education and Research in Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Innsbruck in collaboration with The International Society of Pteridinology and The Austrian Society of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Chemistry www.pteridines.org – www.oeglmkc.at - www.neopterin.net CONFERENCE ORGANISATION Organizing committee: Dietmar Fuchs (Innsbruck), Andrea Griesmacher (Innsbruck), Bohuslav Melichar (Olomouc), Barbara Prüller-Strasser (Hall), Gilbert Reibnegger (Graz) Honorary member: Wolfgang Pfleiderer (Konstanz) Managing organizer: Dietmar Fuchs, Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, CCB, Medical University, Innrain 80, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria - Tel. (512) 9003 70350, Fax (512) 9003 73110, E-mail: [email protected] Meeting Site: Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine (CCB), Seminar Room M01.490 (1st floor) Medical University, Innrain 80, Innsbruck, Austria Scientific Goal: The purpose of the workshop is to bring together researchers and clinicians being engaged or interested in a wide spectrum of issues covering chemistry, enzymology, transport and clinical aspects of pteridines and folates and related topics. The Workshop will begin on February 24th at 2 p.m. ending on February 27th at 12 p.m. Topics of the scientific program/sessions: neopterin, biopterin, folate, other pteridines, tryptophan, phenylalanine, related biogenic amines, iron, homocysteine, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, iNOS, mediators of inflammation, redox-systems clinical immunology, immunology, biochemistry, clinical biochemistry, metabolic disorders, nutrition, chemistry, analysis, laboratory diagnosis, biology, molecular biology, molecular modelling, phytomedicine Language: Presentation: Lectures: The official conference language is English Beamer (PC) Oral presentations only, 20 min (including 5 min for discussion) Abstracts are to be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] until November 30th, 2014. Format: 1 1/2 spacing, 1 page maximum, including title, authors (last names followed by initials), affiliation; no figure, no table, up to 5 references in Vancouver style Presented abstracts will be published in PTERIDINES, vol 26, 2015 (by deGruyter Publishers; IF 0.963). Publication: Contributors are invited to submit original articles of their work to the Journal PTERIDINES (on-line submission via http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dgpterid). Papers based on conference contributions will be subjected to a special rapid reviewing process Blair-Curtius-Pfleiderer-Wachter Award for Pteridine Research The best contribution will be awarded by the International Society of Pteridinology (ISP). € 50.-- (free for members of the International Society of Pteridinology - ISP) Lunch at CCB on Wednesday and Thursday, non-alcoholic beverages Coffee/tea during the breaks Certificate of attending the Workshop Please make remittance to the account “Workshop-Pteridines” at HYPO-Bank Tirol, Innsbruck, Austria (BIC: HYPTAT22, IBAN: AT16 57000 00210 083 786) Confirm registration by sending your details to [email protected] Registration fee: This fee includes: How to get to Innsbruck: Plane: Innsbruck airport with direct connections to/from Frankfurt (Germany) and Vienna (Austria) Train: from Munich (170 km), Zurich (280 km), Vienna (460 km), for trains see www.oebb.at Accommodation (to be self-reserved): As a touristic hot spot, there are several hotel options in and around Innsbruck (see several internet booking platforms), convenient locations are: Moderate budget, 5 min walking distance: www.garni-technikerhaus.at/, www.boardinghouse-innsbruck.at/ Superior quality, city center, 15-20 min walking distance from CCB or direct public transport connection: www.hotel-maximilian.com/ (old center), www.hotelinnsbruck.com/ (old center) www.ibis.com/de/hotel-5174-ibis-innsbruck/index.shtml (next to train station) Active presenters are welcome to apply for financial support of accommodation! Cancellation of event: The International Winter-Workshop Clinical, Chemical, and Biochemical Aspects of Pteridines and Related Topics has the right for any reason to alter or cancel, without prior notice, the Workshop or any of the arrangements, timetables, plans or other items relating directly or indirectly to the Workshop. The Workshop 2015 shall not be liable for any loss, damage, expenditure or inconvenience caused as a result of such alteration, cancellation. Scientific committee: Prof.Dr.Dietmar Fuchs (Managing Organizer) Sektion für Biologische Chemie, Biozentrum Medizinische Universität Innsbruck 6020 Innsbruck, Austria [email protected] Tel. (512) 9003 70350, Fax (512) 9003 73330 Prim.Prof.Dr.Andrea Griesmacher Zentralinstitut für Medizinische und Chemische Laboratoriumsdiagnostik Universitätsklinik Innsbruck 6020 Innsbruck, Austria [email protected] Prof.Dr.Bohuslav Melichar Onkologická klinika Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní nemocnice, I.P. 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic [email protected] Prof.DDr.Barbara Prüller-Strasser Institut für Ernährungswissenschaften und Physiologie Department für Medizinische Wissenschaften UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften 6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria [email protected] Prof.Dr.Gilbert Reibnegger Institut für Physiologische Chemie und Pregl Laboratorium Medizinische Universität Graz 8010 Graz, Austria [email protected]