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Notices F A L K S Y M P O S I U M N O . 86 October 17-18, 1995
Convention Center Basel Basel, Switzerland This conference, p a r t I of t h e Base] Liver W e e k 1995, is titled "Bile Acids a n d I m m u n o l o g y . " F o r information, contact: P r o f D r P. A. Berg, A b t e i l u n g f o r I n n e r Medizin II, Medizinische U n i v e r s i t a t s k l i n i k , Ottfried-Multers t r a s s e 10, D-72076 T u b i n g e n , G e r m a n y ; telephone: (49)7071-29-44-79; fax: (49)7071-29-27-60.
F A L K S Y M P O S I U M NO. 87 October 19-21, 1995
Convention Center Basel Basel, Switzerland This conference, p a r t II of t h e Basel Liver W e e k 1995, is titled "Acute a n d Chronic L i v e r Diseases: Molecular Biology a n d Clinics." F o r m o r e information, contact: P r o f D r L. Bianchi, I n s t i t u t fiir Pathologie der Universit~t, S c h S n b e n s t r a s s e 40. CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland; telephone: (41)61-265-26-25; fax: (41)61-265-31-94.
F A L K S Y M P O S I U M NO. 88 October 22-23, 1995
Convention Center Basel Basel, Switzerland This conference, p a r t III of the Basel Liver W e e k 1995, is titled "Molecular Diagnosis a n d Gene T h e r a p y . " F o r m o r e information, contact: P r o f D r m e d H. E. Blum, Medizinische Klinik B, D e p a r t e m e n t f o r I n n e r e Medizin, Universit~itsspital Zorich, R~imstrasse 100, CH-8091 Ziirich, Switzerland; telephone: (41)1-2-55-40-20; fax: (41)12-55-44-46.
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THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE FIFTH ANNUAL IRWIN M. ARIAS, M.D. SYMPOSIUM "BRIDGING BASIC SCIENCE AND LIVER DISEASE" N o v e m b e r 1, 1995 Boston, MA Chairperson, Irwin M. Arias, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine: Angiogenesis, Judah Folkman, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Epithelial Morphogenesis and Maintenance of Cell Polarity, Daniel Louyard, Institute Curie, Paris, France; Nanometers and Piconewtons: Using Optical Tweezers to Study Biological Motors, Steven Block, PhD, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Chairperson, Herbert L. Bonkovsky, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center: Transcriptional Regulation of Signal Transduction, Brent Cochran, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Nitric Oxide and the Liver, Timothy Billiar, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Chairperson: Valeer J. Desmet, MD, Phi), Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium: The fas System and Apoptosis, Shigekazu Nagata, PhD, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Osaka, Japan; Yeast Reveal How Multi Drug Resistant Gene Products Function in the Liver, Philippe Gros, PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; DNA Repair Genes and Cancer, Richard Kolodner, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Chairperson, John L. Gollan, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital: Bile Ductules: The Importance of a Minority, Valeer J. Desmet, MD, PhD, Universitaire Ziekenhuzien, Leuven, Belgium; Viral Hepatitis, Molecular Subtypes and Clinical Phenotypes, Jack Wands, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA; Arrows and Targets for Treating Liver Disease, George Wu, MD, PhD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT. Registration $75 ($25 for Residents and Trainees) including luncheon with the faculty. For registration and information please write or fax: American Liver Foundation, New England Chapter, c/o Department of Physiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111; fax: 617636-0445.
NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION ANNUAL MEETING AND POSTGRADUATE COURSE N o v e m b e r 2-4, 1995 P a l m e r H o u s e Hilton Chicago, IL
CME credit is available. For further information: NASPGN Registration Manager, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447; telephone: 609-848-1000; fax: 609-848-5274.
46TH ANNUAL MEETING AND POSTGRADUATE COURSE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASES N o v e m b e r 3-7, 1995 S h e r a t o n Chicago Hotel a n d T o w e r Chicago, IL November 3, 1995: "The Liver Transplant Evaluation: Linking Risk Factors and Outcome," a 1-day course cosponsored by the AASLD and the ILTS; November 3 and 4, 1995: "Genetic and Molecular Advances in Liver Disease: Theory and Practice for the Clinician," AASLD Postgraduate Course; November 4, 1995: "Forum on Hepatobiliary Malignancies," a 1-day surgical forum; November 5, 1995: "Apoptosis: A Mechanism of Liver Cell Injury and Carcinogenesis," AASLD Research Workshop; November 5, 6, and 7, 1995: 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. For more information please contact: AASLD Registration Manager, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086; telephone: 609-848-1000, extension 213; fax: 609-848-5274.
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ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY November 10-11, 1995 This l~-day course presented by the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital will include lectures and live case demonstrations. Live demonstrations using a variety of endoscopic ultrasonography equipment will illustrate the numerous clinical applications for endoscopic ultrasonography. Guest faculty include: Charles J. Lightdale, Maurits J. Wiersema, and Teruo Kouzu. For more information, please call Harvard MED-CME, telephone: 617-432-1525.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THERAPIES FOR VIRAL HEPATITIS December 11-15, 1995 Kauai, HI Preliminary program: epidemiologyand genetics, pathogenesis and immunology, biochemistry and pharmacology, molecular targets and drug design, In vitro and in vivo models for evaluation of antiviral compounds, and clinical studies of antiviral compounds. Further details can be obtained from: Louise Ham, MediTech (UK), 125 High Holborn, London WCIV 6QA, United Kingdom; telephone: (44) 171 404 7151; fax: (44) 171 404 6946; E-mail: [email protected]; or Louisa Kelly, MediTech Media (USA), 3123 Gables Dr, Atlanta, GA 30319; telephone: 404-233-6446; fax: 404-233-2827.
1996 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL "RECENT ADVANCES ON THE EFFECTS OF ETHANOL ON CELL METABOLISM AND CELL INJURY" January 7-11, 1996 Ventura, CA Organizers: Esteban Mezey, MD (Chairman), and Gary S. Wand, MD (Co-Chairman). For further information on the scientific content of the conference, contact: Esteban Mezey, MD, 921 Ross, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205; telephone: 410-9557856, fax: 410-955-9677. To participate in the conference, contact: Gordon Research Conferences, Gordon Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881-0801; telephone: 401-783-4011; fax: 401-7837644.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM "OXIDANT STRESS: FROM MOLECULES TO MAN" J a n u a r y 8-14, 1996 Santa Fe, NM Deadline for Applications/Abstracts: September 6, 1995 Organizers are Mary E. Gerritsen, D. Neil Granger, and Guy Zimmerman. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303262-1525.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM "HEPATITIS C AND BEYOND" January 23-29, 1996 Burlington, VT Deadline for Applications/Abstracts: September 20, 1995 Organizers are Richard H. Decker and Robert H. Purcell. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303-262-1525.
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VII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIRAL HEPATITIS January 25-27, 1996 Madrid, Spain The organizer of this symposium is FundaciSn para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales, Madrid, Spain. Topics will include pathogenesis and molecular biology of hepatitis B, C, D, and E viruses and antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B, C, and D. Opportunities for discussions will be provided. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is October 1, 1995. For information, contact: Dr. Inmaculada Castillo, Scientific Secretary, Hepatology Unit, Fundaci6n Jim6nez Diaz, Avda. Reyes Cat61icos 2, E-28040 Madrid, Spain; telephone: (+34-1) 543.19.64; fax: (+34-1) 544.92.28.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM "CELL BIOLOGY AND VIRUS ENTRY, REPLICATION, AND PATHOGENESIS" February 10-16, 1996 Santa Fe, NM Deadline for Applications/Abstracts: October 4, 1995 Organizers are Richard W. Compans, Ari Helenius, and Michael B. A. Oldstone. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office; Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303262-1525.
17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE "PROBLEMS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL APPROACH" February 18-23, 1996 Keystone, CO Sponsored by the Section of Digestive Diseases, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, this 6-day course will highlight recent advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Each day will be devoted to a different clinical entity. The format will include short lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and case presentations. Course Director: Seymour M. Sabesin, MD. CME Credits: 28 hours, Category 1. A special discount $450 program fee will be offered to those who register by September 11, 1995 ($525 after that date). Call 1-800-846-9245 and identify the course as the "Keystone Gastroenterology Program."
IASL BIENNIAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING February 20-24, 1996 Cape Town, South Africa This meeting will include satellite meetings on Portal Hypertension, Hepatic Fibrogenesis, Liver Tumours, Haem Metabolism, What's New in Liver Surgery and Viral Hepatitis. A postgraduate course will include Alcohol, Iron and the Liver; Porphyria; Acute Liver Failure and Sclerosing Cholangitis. There will be six state-of-theart lectures. Abstracts related to clinical and laboratory investigations of liver and biliary tract diseases are invited. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is July 15. All abstracts will be published in HEPATOLOGY. For further information, please contact: Prof R. F. Kirsch, c/o Global Conferences, P.O. Box 44503, Claremont, Cape Town, 7735, South Africa. Courier Address: 4 Tennant St, Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa; telephone: International +27 (21) 762-8600; fax: International +27 (21) 762-8606.
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KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM '~¢IRAL GENOME R E P L I C A T I O N " March 1-7, 1996 Tamarron D e a d l i n e for Applications/Abstracts: October 18, 1995 Organizers are Paul Ahlquist, Jeremy Breunn, and Echard Wimmer. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303-262-1525.
1996 SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LIVER CANCER & H E P A T I T I S March 5-7, 1996 Shanghai, China After two successful symposiums (the first and second were in 1986 and 1991), this symposium is expected to have 500 participants, including 70 eminent speakers from around the world. The topics will cover most fields concerning primary liver cancer and hepatitis, and will highlight the most recent progress toward the understanding, prevention, and management of liver cancer and hepatitis through expanding technologies. Payment in US dollar by check exclusively: paid on or before December 31, 1995, $350; paid on or after January 1, 1996, $380; and accompanying person, $150. Please make your check payable to Shanghai Medical University. For more information, please contact: Sheng-Long Ye, MD, PhD, Secretary General, 1996 Shanghai International Symposium on Liver Cancer & Hepatitis, c/o Liver Cancer Institute, Shanghai Medical University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai 200032, China.
Convention Center Basel Basel, Switzerland This conference, p a r t I of t h e Base] Liver W e e k 1995, is titled "Bile Acids a n d I m m u n o l o g y . " F o r information, contact: P r o f D r P. A. Berg, A b t e i l u n g f o r I n n e r Medizin II, Medizinische U n i v e r s i t a t s k l i n i k , Ottfried-Multers t r a s s e 10, D-72076 T u b i n g e n , G e r m a n y ; telephone: (49)7071-29-44-79; fax: (49)7071-29-27-60.
F A L K S Y M P O S I U M NO. 87 October 19-21, 1995
Convention Center Basel Basel, Switzerland This conference, p a r t II of t h e Basel Liver W e e k 1995, is titled "Acute a n d Chronic L i v e r Diseases: Molecular Biology a n d Clinics." F o r m o r e information, contact: P r o f D r L. Bianchi, I n s t i t u t fiir Pathologie der Universit~t, S c h S n b e n s t r a s s e 40. CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland; telephone: (41)61-265-26-25; fax: (41)61-265-31-94.
F A L K S Y M P O S I U M NO. 88 October 22-23, 1995
Convention Center Basel Basel, Switzerland This conference, p a r t III of the Basel Liver W e e k 1995, is titled "Molecular Diagnosis a n d Gene T h e r a p y . " F o r m o r e information, contact: P r o f D r m e d H. E. Blum, Medizinische Klinik B, D e p a r t e m e n t f o r I n n e r e Medizin, Universit~itsspital Zorich, R~imstrasse 100, CH-8091 Ziirich, Switzerland; telephone: (41)1-2-55-40-20; fax: (41)12-55-44-46.
* Items for the "Notices"sectionof HEPATOLOGYshould be submittedaccordingto the followingformatand deadlines: Name of the event/opportunitybeing announced Date and location,if an event Briefdescription(subjectmatter, sponsors,deadlines) Tuition and credit available,if any The contactfor information/application
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HEPATOLOGYOctober1995
THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE FIFTH ANNUAL IRWIN M. ARIAS, M.D. SYMPOSIUM "BRIDGING BASIC SCIENCE AND LIVER DISEASE" N o v e m b e r 1, 1995 Boston, MA Chairperson, Irwin M. Arias, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine: Angiogenesis, Judah Folkman, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Epithelial Morphogenesis and Maintenance of Cell Polarity, Daniel Louyard, Institute Curie, Paris, France; Nanometers and Piconewtons: Using Optical Tweezers to Study Biological Motors, Steven Block, PhD, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Chairperson, Herbert L. Bonkovsky, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center: Transcriptional Regulation of Signal Transduction, Brent Cochran, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Nitric Oxide and the Liver, Timothy Billiar, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Chairperson: Valeer J. Desmet, MD, Phi), Universitaire Ziekenhuizen, Leuven, Belgium: The fas System and Apoptosis, Shigekazu Nagata, PhD, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Osaka, Japan; Yeast Reveal How Multi Drug Resistant Gene Products Function in the Liver, Philippe Gros, PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; DNA Repair Genes and Cancer, Richard Kolodner, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Chairperson, John L. Gollan, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital: Bile Ductules: The Importance of a Minority, Valeer J. Desmet, MD, PhD, Universitaire Ziekenhuzien, Leuven, Belgium; Viral Hepatitis, Molecular Subtypes and Clinical Phenotypes, Jack Wands, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA; Arrows and Targets for Treating Liver Disease, George Wu, MD, PhD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT. Registration $75 ($25 for Residents and Trainees) including luncheon with the faculty. For registration and information please write or fax: American Liver Foundation, New England Chapter, c/o Department of Physiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111; fax: 617636-0445.
NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION ANNUAL MEETING AND POSTGRADUATE COURSE N o v e m b e r 2-4, 1995 P a l m e r H o u s e Hilton Chicago, IL
CME credit is available. For further information: NASPGN Registration Manager, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447; telephone: 609-848-1000; fax: 609-848-5274.
46TH ANNUAL MEETING AND POSTGRADUATE COURSE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASES N o v e m b e r 3-7, 1995 S h e r a t o n Chicago Hotel a n d T o w e r Chicago, IL November 3, 1995: "The Liver Transplant Evaluation: Linking Risk Factors and Outcome," a 1-day course cosponsored by the AASLD and the ILTS; November 3 and 4, 1995: "Genetic and Molecular Advances in Liver Disease: Theory and Practice for the Clinician," AASLD Postgraduate Course; November 4, 1995: "Forum on Hepatobiliary Malignancies," a 1-day surgical forum; November 5, 1995: "Apoptosis: A Mechanism of Liver Cell Injury and Carcinogenesis," AASLD Research Workshop; November 5, 6, and 7, 1995: 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. For more information please contact: AASLD Registration Manager, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086; telephone: 609-848-1000, extension 213; fax: 609-848-5274.
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ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY November 10-11, 1995 This l~-day course presented by the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital will include lectures and live case demonstrations. Live demonstrations using a variety of endoscopic ultrasonography equipment will illustrate the numerous clinical applications for endoscopic ultrasonography. Guest faculty include: Charles J. Lightdale, Maurits J. Wiersema, and Teruo Kouzu. For more information, please call Harvard MED-CME, telephone: 617-432-1525.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THERAPIES FOR VIRAL HEPATITIS December 11-15, 1995 Kauai, HI Preliminary program: epidemiologyand genetics, pathogenesis and immunology, biochemistry and pharmacology, molecular targets and drug design, In vitro and in vivo models for evaluation of antiviral compounds, and clinical studies of antiviral compounds. Further details can be obtained from: Louise Ham, MediTech (UK), 125 High Holborn, London WCIV 6QA, United Kingdom; telephone: (44) 171 404 7151; fax: (44) 171 404 6946; E-mail: [email protected]; or Louisa Kelly, MediTech Media (USA), 3123 Gables Dr, Atlanta, GA 30319; telephone: 404-233-6446; fax: 404-233-2827.
1996 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL "RECENT ADVANCES ON THE EFFECTS OF ETHANOL ON CELL METABOLISM AND CELL INJURY" January 7-11, 1996 Ventura, CA Organizers: Esteban Mezey, MD (Chairman), and Gary S. Wand, MD (Co-Chairman). For further information on the scientific content of the conference, contact: Esteban Mezey, MD, 921 Ross, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205; telephone: 410-9557856, fax: 410-955-9677. To participate in the conference, contact: Gordon Research Conferences, Gordon Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881-0801; telephone: 401-783-4011; fax: 401-7837644.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM "OXIDANT STRESS: FROM MOLECULES TO MAN" J a n u a r y 8-14, 1996 Santa Fe, NM Deadline for Applications/Abstracts: September 6, 1995 Organizers are Mary E. Gerritsen, D. Neil Granger, and Guy Zimmerman. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303262-1525.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM "HEPATITIS C AND BEYOND" January 23-29, 1996 Burlington, VT Deadline for Applications/Abstracts: September 20, 1995 Organizers are Richard H. Decker and Robert H. Purcell. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303-262-1525.
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VII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIRAL HEPATITIS January 25-27, 1996 Madrid, Spain The organizer of this symposium is FundaciSn para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales, Madrid, Spain. Topics will include pathogenesis and molecular biology of hepatitis B, C, D, and E viruses and antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B, C, and D. Opportunities for discussions will be provided. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is October 1, 1995. For information, contact: Dr. Inmaculada Castillo, Scientific Secretary, Hepatology Unit, Fundaci6n Jim6nez Diaz, Avda. Reyes Cat61icos 2, E-28040 Madrid, Spain; telephone: (+34-1) 543.19.64; fax: (+34-1) 544.92.28.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM "CELL BIOLOGY AND VIRUS ENTRY, REPLICATION, AND PATHOGENESIS" February 10-16, 1996 Santa Fe, NM Deadline for Applications/Abstracts: October 4, 1995 Organizers are Richard W. Compans, Ari Helenius, and Michael B. A. Oldstone. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office; Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303262-1525.
17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE "PROBLEMS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL APPROACH" February 18-23, 1996 Keystone, CO Sponsored by the Section of Digestive Diseases, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, this 6-day course will highlight recent advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. Each day will be devoted to a different clinical entity. The format will include short lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and case presentations. Course Director: Seymour M. Sabesin, MD. CME Credits: 28 hours, Category 1. A special discount $450 program fee will be offered to those who register by September 11, 1995 ($525 after that date). Call 1-800-846-9245 and identify the course as the "Keystone Gastroenterology Program."
IASL BIENNIAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING February 20-24, 1996 Cape Town, South Africa This meeting will include satellite meetings on Portal Hypertension, Hepatic Fibrogenesis, Liver Tumours, Haem Metabolism, What's New in Liver Surgery and Viral Hepatitis. A postgraduate course will include Alcohol, Iron and the Liver; Porphyria; Acute Liver Failure and Sclerosing Cholangitis. There will be six state-of-theart lectures. Abstracts related to clinical and laboratory investigations of liver and biliary tract diseases are invited. Deadline for receipt of abstracts is July 15. All abstracts will be published in HEPATOLOGY. For further information, please contact: Prof R. F. Kirsch, c/o Global Conferences, P.O. Box 44503, Claremont, Cape Town, 7735, South Africa. Courier Address: 4 Tennant St, Kenilworth, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa; telephone: International +27 (21) 762-8600; fax: International +27 (21) 762-8606.
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KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM '~¢IRAL GENOME R E P L I C A T I O N " March 1-7, 1996 Tamarron D e a d l i n e for Applications/Abstracts: October 18, 1995 Organizers are Paul Ahlquist, Jeremy Breunn, and Echard Wimmer. For more information, please contact: Keystone Symposia Office, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; telephone: 303-262-1230; fax: 303-262-1525.
1996 SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LIVER CANCER & H E P A T I T I S March 5-7, 1996 Shanghai, China After two successful symposiums (the first and second were in 1986 and 1991), this symposium is expected to have 500 participants, including 70 eminent speakers from around the world. The topics will cover most fields concerning primary liver cancer and hepatitis, and will highlight the most recent progress toward the understanding, prevention, and management of liver cancer and hepatitis through expanding technologies. Payment in US dollar by check exclusively: paid on or before December 31, 1995, $350; paid on or after January 1, 1996, $380; and accompanying person, $150. Please make your check payable to Shanghai Medical University. For more information, please contact: Sheng-Long Ye, MD, PhD, Secretary General, 1996 Shanghai International Symposium on Liver Cancer & Hepatitis, c/o Liver Cancer Institute, Shanghai Medical University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Rd, Shanghai 200032, China.