9th IST ASIA PACIFIC MEETING on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins September 4 - 8, 2011, Vladivostok, RUSSIA
	Welcome to Vladivostok! On behalf of the International Society on Toxinology (IST) we are pleased to announce the 9th IST Asia Pacific Meeting on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins in Vladivostok, Russia on September 4–8, 2011. The Congress Program will focus on the following main topics: Toxin Structure and Mode of Action Proteomics and Genomics Bioactive Substance from the Sea (Marine Toxins) Drug Development Clinical Toxinology Toxins Miscellaneous Some prominent scientists in the field of toxinology have already confirmed their willingness to join us in Vladivostok as invited speakers and to contribute to the Congress Program: Geoffrey Isbister R Manjunatha Kini Songping Liang Hideyuki Nakagawa David J. Newman Baldomero M. Olivera School of Medicine and Public Health,The University of Newcastle, Australia Protein Science Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China University of Tokushima, Department of Life Sciences, Tokushima-City, Japan Natural Products Branch, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, USA Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA The Congress will be hosted by Vladivostok, the largest city of the Russian Far East and, of course, one of the most interesting and remarkable cities of Russia. Lying on the border between the mountains and the taiga, this area was home for Amur tigers for centuries. Even now you might encounter tigers in the woods near Vladivostok. Nowadays, Vladivostok is among the ten most prospective cities of the world, as determined by the special UNESCO Commission. What could be even of more interest for the potential attendees of our Congress, Vladivostok has become a centre of marine biotechnology and biological research in Russia. Welcome to Vladivostok – a city where the morning of Russia begins! If you happen to see this city once, you will remember it forever. Eugene GRISHIN Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Valentin STONIK Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok	MAIN MENUE Welcome International Scientific Committee Scientific Program General Information Important Dates Abstract Submission Guidelines Online Abstract Submission Online Registration Online Hotel and Tour Reservation Vladivostok Hotels Congress Tours Vladivostok Useful Information Cancellation Policy Contact Us
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