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SCI Biology for Chemists Meeting

The Young Chemists Panel of the SCI is holding a 2 day residential course
entitled "Biology for Chemists" at Loughborough University on June 26/27 2006.

This meeting is aimed at practising Chemists who wish to gain a greater
understanding of Biology and how it relates to the Chemical Sciences, and will
be suitable for for industrialists, academics and research students. Further
information and registration details can be found in the Flyer, on the
SCI website (www.soci.org) or from the conference office via e-mail
(conference.producer@soci.org).

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3rd Central European Conference "Chemistry Towards Biology"

8th to 12th September 2006, Kraków, Poland.

This conference is a continuation of a long-term
cooperation among scientists from Central Europe sharing a scientific
interest in chemical biology and biological chemistry.
The 3rd Central European Conference "Chemistry towards Biology" will
specifically address the following research topics:

- Biocatalysis
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Biological energy conversion
- Biospectroscopy
- Modelling of biological processes and systems
- New materials in medicine
- Structural biology

A major objective of the conference will be to develop a platform for
mutual scientific contacts between researchers from European and other
countries and to foster future collaborations between scientists in these
countries. In view of this perspective we specifically encourage younger
scientists to participate in this event.
In order to register please fill in and send back the attached
registration form before June 15th, 2006. Registration before May 20th
gives you reduction of the conference fee.
Details concerning registration, programme and abstract submission are
given on our web site: http://www.chemia.uj.edu.pl/chtb2006.

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Gordon Research Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry

Magdalen College Oxford July 30th-August 4th 2006

For the FIRST TIME the GRC conference on Bioorganic Chemistry will be held in the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to hear a range of Leading International speakers presenting recent and currently unpublished research in the bio-organic, chemical biology and drug discovery areas.
Antibiotics: Biosynthesis and Mechanisms of Action (Jim Naismith / Wilfred van der Donk / Suzanne Walker)

Evolution and Design (Alanna Schepartz / Mark Smythe / Hiro-Aki Suga)

Enzyme Catalysis and Inhibition (John Blanchard / Martin Tanner/Neil Thomas)

Following the Yellow Brick Road: Pathways for Assembling Molecules in Cells (Tadhg Begley / Michael Burkart / Rajesh Gokhale)

Drug Discovery (Girija Krishnamurthy / David Rees / Paul Richardson)

Understanding and Dissecting Complex Systems (Shankar Balasubramanian / Hagan Bayley / Dan Kahne / Jürgen Plitzko)

Diversity: The Spice of Life (Sharon Cload / Peter Seeberger / Derek Tan)

Signal Transduction and Gene Expression (Karen Anderson / Phil Cole / Mary Kay Pflum)

Chemical Biology of Diseases (Chris Dobson / Gary Glick / Chris Schofield)
Further Information: http://grc.org/programs/2006/bioorg.htm

Registration Details can be found at: http://grc.org/attend.htm

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Southampton Postgraduate Meeting December 2005

Poster Session
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The Southampton postgraduate meeting was a great success with over 75 attendees, 10 speakers and 28 posters. Excellent sponsorship was received from Syngenta, GlaxoSmithKline and Ely Lilly, and prizes were awarded for the best posters and presentations.

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Forthcoming Events and Conferences

The Bio-Organic group is active in organising conferences and events for its members. Here's a taste of some of the upcoming meetings:

Chemical biology, Directing Biosynthesis: Cambridge 10-13th September 2006
Gordon Research Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry
Winter Postgraduate Meeting and AGM: Manchester December 2006
Firbush 2007, Novel biosynthetic pathways : September 2007

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Previous Meetings and News

Some of our recent events include:

Chemistry of the Cell 2006 - Cardiff
Winter 2005 Postgraduate Meeting in Southampton

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Committee

Professor Rudolf K Allemann DiplChem DrScNat CChem FRSC Chairman Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 9014 Fax: +44 (0)29 2087 4030 Email: Professor Rudolf K Allemann Website: Professor Rudolf Allemann
Dr David R Kelly Vice Chairman Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 4063 Fax: +44 (0)29 2087 4030 Email: Dr David R Kelly Website: Dr David Kelly
Dr Rebecca Goss Joint Secretary Tel: +44 (0) 1603 593766 Email: Dr Rebecca Goss Website: Dr Rebecca Goss
Dr Anna Croft Joint Secretary Tel: +44 (0) 1248 382 391 Email: Dr Anna Croft Website: Dr Anna Croft
Dr Russell Cox Treasurer Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 (internal x9184) Fax: +44 (0)117 929 8611 Email: Dr Russell Cox Website: Dr Russell Cox

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The BioOrganic Group of the RSC

Bio-Organic Chemistry can be defined as the application of chemical principles and techniques to solve biological problems. It encompasses the synthesis of natural products and other biologically active or medicinal compounds, the use of micro-organisms or enzymes as synthetic reagents (biotransformations), the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and the elucidation of biological reaction mechanisms. The development of gene manipulation technology and genomic information provides enormous opportunities for the developments in Bio-Organic Chemistry.

The group acts to promote Bio-Organic chemistry principally by organising meetings. The main meetings run by the group are held at Firbush in alternate years in September and an annual one day postgraduate symposium in late December, or early January. Other meetings are held on subjects of topical interest as the need arises. Suggestions for meetings are welcomed, particularly joint meetings with other RSC groups or external organisations. The group is run by a committee consisting of a chairman, a secretary, the treasurer and six members. The annual general meeting is held at the postgraduate symposium and is usually followed by a committee meeting.

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