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Announcement FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE INTERFACE B E T W E E N ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY A N D MICROBIOLOGY
Applications of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 3 - 5 June 1987 Co-Chairmen: Alvin Fox, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine and Stephen L. Morgan, Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A. International Organizing Committee: Colin S. Gutteridge, Cadbury Schweppes PLC, The Lord Zuckerman Research Centre, The University, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 234, Reading R J6 2LA, England; Lennart Larsson, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden S-223 62; Henk L.C. Meuzelaar, Biomaterials Profiling Center, University of Utah, 390 S. Chipeta Way, Research Park, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, U.S.A.; G6ran Odham, Laboratory of Ecological Chemistry, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden S-223 62; David C. White, Institute for Applied Microbiology, 10515 Research Drive, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37932-2567, U.S.A.
Scope and Purpose This new international symposium is intended to forge connections between analytical chemistry and microbiology at a level that emphasizes both the fundamental development and practical application of chromatographic and spectrometric methods, and will be planned with ample opportunity for discussion in large groups as well as in informal settings. Plenary lectures will be presented by speakers invited by the International Organizing Committee. Contributions in the forms of presented papers and posters are also solicited from participants. A book of the symposium papers will be published after a normal editing and review process.
Topics The interdisciplinary flavor will emphasize analytical and chemical applications of chromatography and mass spectrometry in microbiology, including the following: chemotaxonomy; direct analysis of chemical markers for microorganisms; GC, LC and MS in environmental microbiology; applications of GC, LC and MS to food microbiology; analysis of tissues and fluids for bacteria and fungi; rapid detection and identification of biological materials; clinical microbiology applications; computer assisted pattern recognition/data handling; sample handling/preparation; pyrolysis GC, MS and G C - M S or microorganisms; derivatization methods coupled to GC, G C - M S , LC and LC-MS; headspace analysis of volatile fermentation products; GC and MS monitoring of fermentation; high resolution MS methods; new detection methods. Registration fee: $150 if paid by 24 February 1987, $180 if paid after this date. This fee will cover the cost of attending the meeting, a copy of the symposium proceedings book when published, a banquet and hospitality mixers. Mailing Address for Symposia Correspondence: First International Symposium on the Interface between Analytical Chemistry and Microbiology, P.O. Box 7126, Columbia, SC 29202, U.S.A.