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ESPEN 1989
ESPEN Abbott Fellowships
The 11th ESPEN Congress was held in Helsinki on September 9-14 1989 under the presidency of Dr Jukka Takala. The meeting was most successful on both scientific and social level, there being more than 1400 participants from all over Europe, as well as many from further afield. The meeting commenced with a tribute by Professor John Kinney to Sir David Cuthbertson, who died on 15th April 1989. The Sir David Cuthbertson lecture was given by Professor J. W. Alexander on the subject ‘Nutrition in Sepsis’, and the Arvid Wretlind lecture was given by Dr J. Millward on the subject ‘Hormonal Regulation of Protein Turnover’. There were four symposia, one workshop and curriculum session, together with 94 oral and 147 poster research communications which had been selected from over 400 submitted. In addition, there was a large exhibition of nutritional products which was generously supported by industry members. At the Congress, the following ESPEN awards were announced for 1989.
Karatzas K. D. Wutzke B. J. Moran
(Greece) (GDR) (UK)
ESPEN Ajinomoto Fellowships G. Schafer A. M. Cruickshank R. Weiner F. Wui Chien C. Elcock 0. Selberg A. Simmel
(FRG) (UK) (DDR) (UK) (UK) (UK) (Austria)
ESPEN BARCELONA F. F. Banares C. Ribera-Serra
FELLOWSHIPS
(Spain) (Spain)
ESPEN Kabi Fellowship R. Myriam
(Belgium)
ESPEN Poster Prizes ESPEN Travel Fellowships D. P. Halpin G. Franch-Arcas M. H. Godfried E. W. H. M. Fredrix U. Staedt C. Chambrier R. Pierrugues M. M. Bayer-Berger C. Cangiano D. Brasseur C. Rossle P. Stehle T. Almdal P. E. Ballmer P. I. Manse11 R. Sandstrom F. Hammarqvist J. E. Murio C. L. Pichard P. Singer
(Ireland) (Spain) (The Netherlands) (The Netherlands) (FRG) (France) (France) (Switzerland) (Italy) (Belgium) (FRG) (FRG) (Denmark) (UK) (UK) (Sweden) (Sweden) (Spain) (Switzerland)
M. M. Bayer-Berger I. Magnusson J. A. Levine
(Switzerland) (Sweden) (UK)
ESPEN 1990 ESPEN Congress 1990 will be held in Athens, Greece, 10-19 September, under the Presidency of Professor George Androulakis, President of the Organizing Committee, 52 Vas Sofias Street, Athens 115 28, Greece. Further details and registration forms can be obtained fom above address. Applications are invited for the following ESPEN Research Fellowships 1990. ESPEN-Ajinomoto
Research Fellowships
Fellowships of up to 2000 DM per month are awarded to the best applications on research topics primarily dealing with clinical and nutritional aspects of amino acid or protein metabolism or related topics.
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Research Fellowships
Fellowships of variable amount, will be awarded for the best applications on research involving clinical aspects of enteral nutrition. A proportion of these fellowships will be awarded to non-medical staff. ESPEN-KabiVitrum
Fellowships
Fellowships of 25 000 Swedish Kroner each on (1) Lipid, (2) Lipid containing all-in-one parenteral nutritional mixtures. ESPEN-Research
Fellowships
Fellowships of $3000 each are also available to the best applications on any aspects of clinical nutrition.
All of these fellowships are designed to support young investigators to undertake research studies in Europe. Successful applicants will be required to provide a research report by the end of September, the year following the ESPEN Meeting at which the grant is awarded, indicating the way in which the grant aided their work. A renewal of up to one year may be granted on receipt of a new request together with a progress report. Application forms can be obtained from the ESPEN Honorary Secretary, Professor A. SitgesSerra, Hospital Nuestra Senora de1 Mar, University Autonoma de Barcelona, Paeso Maritima S/N, E08003, Barcelona, Spain, and should be returned before 16th April 1990.