Invitation and Call for Abstracts

The Polish Histamine Research Society and Department of Thyroidology Medical University of Lodz cordially invite your participation in the biannual scientific meeting,

X Conference
"Biogenic Amines and related endogenous biologically active compounds"

(this meeting will be held in collaboration with a Working Group 2 meeting of COST 922 "Health Implications of Dietary Amines").

Conference dates and venue:
5-6 November 2004,
Ambasador Hotel, 8, Kosynierow Gdynskich str, 93-320 Lodz, Poland

Conference language:
English

The meeting keynote:

Biogenic Amines and Polyamines in health and diseases; their interplays with Hormones and Cytokines, will be addressed in invited lectures, oral and poster sessions.

We are pleased to announce that Professor Andrzej Lewinski of Lodz Medical University will be giving the Conference Lecture. Professor Lewinski is Rector of the Medical University of Lodz.

Our list of invited speakers includes scientists of a high international reputation:

Madeleine Ennis,
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute of Clinical Science, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast ,Northern Ireland, UK
Andrzej Lewinski,
Department of Endocrinology and Isotope Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Bruno Mondovi,
Department of Biochemical Sciences, & CNR Centre of Molecular Biology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome,
Walter Schunack,
Institute of Pharmacy, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Heather M Wallace,
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Schools of Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Leena Tuomisto,
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kuopio, Finland
Satoshi Tanaka,
Department of Physiological Chemistry,Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
Mercedes Unzeta,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Autonomous University Barcelona, Spain

We are sure that participants will benefit from visiting this upcoming conference, and we look forward to seeing you there. Please find below supplementary conference information.

Yours Sincerely,
Organisers:
prof. dr W.A. Fogel
prof. dr A. Lewinski
dr K. Sasiak
dr W. Wagner
prof. dr B. Skrzydło-Radomanska
prof. dr E. Sewerynek
prof. dr M. Karbownik