Confdetail18 : European Science Foundation

ESF-COST High-Level Research Conference

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - METAL-NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTIONS

Chaired by

CHAIR:

JanReedijkE-Mail: Leiden UniversityLeiden Institute of ChemistryCBACLeidenNetherlands

http://www.leiden.edu/

Dates

12-17 November 2006

Location

John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, “Pallas Athena”, Athens, Greece
The Foundation is located in Kifissia, 13 km north from the center of Athens and 15 kilometers north-east from Athens International Airport.

Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants

The Conference will deal with several aspects of the interaction of Metal ions and Nucleic acids and their relevance for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases.

The Inorganic Chemistry approach (i.e. the metal) will be a key central issue in all sub-topics:

New drugs that bind at and distort DNA
Methods to study M-DNA interactions
Cell division controlled by metal ions
Labeling of nucleic acids with metals
Artificial, nanostructured materials built from DNA fragments and metals
DNA and cation binding: can it act as a wire?

The conference will include main lectures (45 minutes), short lectures (30 minutes) as well as selected short talks (15 minutes), in addition to posters (which will all be up for the whole duration of the conference).

Final Programme PDF (52 KB) Last Updated 2-November-2006
List of Invited Speakers & Accepted Participants

Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide

Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference (access to site, guidelines for travel reimbursement, registration & fee payments, accommodation...) is available from the Practical Information Guide. Please read it fully and carefully...

Practical Information Guide PDF (69 KB) Last Updated 6-November-2006

GROUP TRANSPORTATION

From Athens Airport to Hotel President:
Group transportation (2 buses) will be arranged on Sunday 12 November from Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) to the hotel. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
Bus departure times: 15.00 - 18.30
Airport departure point: the buses will wait in the special bus parking area located just before the Arrivals terminal. Each bus has been requested to be at the meeting point 20-30 minutes before scheduled departure. The coaches will have a sign in the window indicating “ESF Research Conferences” for easy recognition.
Bus transportation back to the airport will be organised in a similar way on Friday 17 November, with buses departing at 08.00 - 10.00.
From Hotel President to the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, “Pallas Athena”:
A daily bus has been arranged leaving at 08.00 sharp from the hotel and departing from the conference venue after the last lecture (around 17.30).

Conference Fees

Fees (1)	What the fees cover
EUR 860	conference, meals and single room
EUR 710	conference, meals and twin OR double room (2)
EUR 640	non-resident: conference, meals (no room)
(1) A 100 EUR supplement is charged on any payment received after the closing date for registration (4 weeks prior to the conference) (2) Board & lodging for accompanying guests (in double room with conferee) must be arranged and paid to the hotel.

Registration Form

All participants - including speakers & session chairs - are kindly expected to confirm their attendance (and, when applicable, to pay the conference fee) by filling in a Registration Form.
Closing date for registration & fee payment: 16 October 2006