[Neutron] Only one week to go: Register for the MLZ Conference Neutrons for Health, June 27-30, 2017

[Ina Lommatzsch]

Dear colleagues,

the upcoming MLZ conference "Neutrons for Health" will be held on June 27-30, 2017 in Bad Reichenhall, Germany.

Deadline for registration is May 31st, 2017.

https://webapps.frm2.tum.de/indico/event/48/registration/<https://webapps.frm2.tum.de/indico/event/48/call-for-abstracts/>

The conference will cover major topics of neutron scattering and neutron radiation for health ranging from treatment of amyloid diseases, protein folding, details of enzyme behaviour, understanding of cell-membrane interactions, identification of new drug targets, development of advanced drug-delivery systems, antibiotic resistance, treatment of genetic diseases, implants and biocompatible materials,  tissue regeneration, cancer diagnosis and therapy, radiopharmaceuticals as well as medical applications and treatments. In addition methodological instrument developments are an important contribution to enhance medical and health research with neutrons.

The conference targets scientists and health professionals to discuss current status and perspectives of neutron scattering, spectroscopy and irradiation in life sciences and medical treatments. Invited speakers include

  *   Christoph Alexiou/ Rainer Tietze (University Hospital Erlangen)
  *   Heloisa Bordallo (University of Copenhagen)
  *   Joke Bouwstra (Leiden University)
  *   Oliver Buck (ITG)
  *   Robert C. Emery (University of Washingtom)
  *   Jeremy Lakey (University Newcastle)
  *   Alberto Podjarny (IGBMC)
  *   Wolfgang Sauerwein (University of Duisburg-Essen)
  *   Olivier Sandre (University of Bordeaux, CNRS)
  *   Giorgio Schiro (IBS Grenoble)
  *   Jeremy Smith (ORNL)
  *   Anna Stradner (Lund University)
  *   Birgit Strodel (FZ Jülich)

Detailed information can be found at the conference web page

https://webapps.frm2.tum.de/indico/e/neutronsforhealth

We hope to meet you at the conference.
Winfried Petry, Thomas Brückel
(MLZ Conference Chair Persons)

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On behalf of the NEUTRONS FOR HEALTH team:

Dr. Ina Lommatzsch
Technische Universität München
Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)
User Office Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)
Lichtenbergstraße 1
D-85747 Garching
Phone: +49-(0)89.289.10794
Fax: +49-(0)89.289.10799
Mail: neutrons-for-health at fz-juelich.de<mailto:neutrons-for-health at fz-juelich.de>

https://webapps.frm2.tum.de/indico/event/48/overview




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