International Society for Bioactive Peptides (ISBAP) and VIP PACAP and related Peptide Meeting
The schedule below is tentative and subject to change.
Queen of Sheba, Eilat, Israel January 11-14, 2024
Chair: Professor Illana Gozes (Israel)
Committee:
Professor Zhang Li (China)
Professor Dimitra Mangoura (Greece)
Professor Victor May (US)
Dr. Natalia N. Nalivaeva (UK)
Professor Manuel Narváez Peláez (Spain)
Professor Erika Pinter (Hungary)
Professor Dora Reglodi (Hungary)
Dr. Moran Rubinstein (Israel)
Professor Stephen Salton (US)
Professor David Vaudry (France)
Satellite to the Israel Society for Neuroscience January 14-16th 2024
Supported in part, by the:
European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN)
Summer Neuropeptide Conference
Akira Arimura Foundation
Peptides (Elsevier)
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (Springer Nature)
The planned meeting will include 11 sessions including 9 symposia, 2 keynote lectures, Arimua & Mutt Awards. Student and postdoctoral fellow competition and prizes. Topics to span regulatory peptides, peptide toxins, peptide drug development (ADNP/NAP), peptidases, & highlights for VIP, PACAP and related peptides.
Tentative meeting plan:
Thursday, January 11th, 2024
12:00 Get together lunch
13:00-20:00 Sessions 1,2,3 + evening lecture (three coffee breaks)
Friday, January 12th, 2024:
9:00-11:00 Morning lecture + Session 4; 11:30-13:30 Session 5, 14:30-16:30 Session 6, 17:00-19:00 Session 7, Lunch and two coffee breaks
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
9:00-10:30 Arimua and Mutt Awards – session 8, Boat tour, tentative (11:00-13:00), Lunch (13:30-14:30)
15:30-16:00 Session 9 – Blitz presentations
16:30-19:00 – Session 10
Sunday, January 14th, 2024
8:30-10:30 Session 11
Each night, festive dinner
Important information:
Registration fees (covering meeting materials, coffee breaks, lunches & social events): Waived
Hotel Accommodation (proof of registration): 500 NIS/person/night (Double room, two in a room including breakfast and dinner, register together), 900 NIS/night (Single room accommodation, including breakfast and dinner), these special prices will be available for all meeting participants.
Registration Process (Hotel):
Limited registration dates - from 15.7.23 to 30.09.23 guests can either call or e-mail Shimrit Peretz (Astral Hotels - Reservations 4) Res11@AstralHotels.co.il mobile phone number 0534407878 (in Israel) or + 972534407878 for international reservations.
The meeting space is limited, early registration is advised.
Abstract submissions for short lecture competition:
Eight presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts
Chairs: Professor Erika Pinter (Hungary) erika.pinter@aok.pte.hu
Professor Dóra Reglődi (Hungary) dora.reglodi@aok.pte.hu
Abstracts (10 words title, 250 words, text) by Ph.D. students or Postdoctoral fellow along with current CVs and list of publications should be submitted 15.7.23 – 01.10.2023
Selected abstracts will be notified by e-mail by 5 October 2023. Unselected works will be presented as e-posters.
Meeting full papers are invited for the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (will be rigorously peer reviewed). Submission by 01.03.2024 https://www.springer.com/journal/12031
Tentative pre-meeting day tour of Petra (25 participants at minimum), January 10
Extra expenses (extra stay): January 9 and 10 - hotel – 500 NIS/person/night (Double room, two in a room including breakfast and dinner, register together), 900 NIS/night (Single room accommodation, including breakfast and dinner) for two nights. Tour – about 1000 NIS (including transportation, lunch etc. excluding tips, drinks, camel, donkey and horseback riding) + Visas for foreign visitors - $65
Scientific sessions and speakers:
1] "Therapeutic Peptides: New Frontiers in Molecular Medicine"
Prof. Gary Gellerman (Chair, Israel)
Prof. Zvi Hayouka (Israel)
Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld (Israel)
Prof. Terry Moody (USA)
2] “Peripheral-central crosstalk of secretin, VPAC and related neuropeptides”
Prof. Li Zhang (Co-Chair, China)
Prof. Billy KC Chow (Co-Chair, Hong Kong, China)
Prof. Jiqiu Wang (China)
Prof. Gang Chen (China)
3] “Advances in VIP/PACAP Roles in Disease Processes”
Prof. Victor May (Co-Chair, USA)
Prof. James Waschek (Co-Chair, USA)
Prof. Abha Rajbhandari (USA)
Prof. Anel Jaramillo (USA)
Prof. Sung Han (USA)
Prof. Sayamwong (Jom) Hammack (USA)
Special evening lecture: Prof. Friedemann Paul (Germany): Translational Medicine
Special morning lecture: Prof. Martin Klingenspor (Germany): Nutrition
4] “Metabolic Effects of VIP, PACAP, GLP-1 and Related Peptides”
Prof. Joseph R. Pisegna (Co-Chair, USA)
Prof Jens Holst (Co-Chair)
Dr. Tien Dong (USA)
5] “Animal toxins, from bench to bed”
Prof. Nicolas Gilles (Chair, France)
Prof. Jan Tytgat (Belgium)
Prof. Glenn King (Australia)
Prof. Lingueglia E (France)
Prof. Kini R. Manjunatha (Singapore)
6] “Animal toxin, omics, structures and evolution”
Prof. Loic Quinton (Co-Chair, Belgium)
Prof. Izhar Karbat (Co-Chair, Israel)
Prof. Yuyong Tao (China)
Prof. Izhar Karbat (Israel)
Prof. David Julius (USA)
Prof. Xiangyu Liu (China)
7] “Bioactive peptides in brain physiology and pathophysiology”
Prof. Dimitra Mangoura (Chair, Greece)
Prof. Kostas Vekrellis (Greece)
Dr. George Skretas (Greece)
Prof. Irini Skaliora (Greece)
8] Distinguished Awards
Professor Akira Arimura Award for a young researcher
Professor Victor Mutt Award for an established investigator
9] Young Investigators’ session– student/postdoc competition
Professor Erika Pinter (Co-Chair, Hungary)
Professor Dora Reglodi (Co-Chair, Hungary)
10] "Therapeutic Peptides: NAP, ADNP snippet peptide as a therapy for autism and developmental epilepsy”
Prof. Illana Gozes (Chair, Israel)
Dr. Moran Rubinstein (Israel)
Ms. Maram Ganaiem (Israel)
Dr. Shula Shazman (Israel)
Mr. Claudio D’Incal (Israel)
11] “New and emerging roles of peptidases in brain health and disease”
Prof. Illana Gozes (Co-Chair, Israel)
Dr. Natalia Nalivaeva (Co-Chair, UK)
Prof. Anthony J Turner (UK)
Prof. Frédéric Checler (France)
Dr. Natalia Alenina (Germany)
Virtual symposia proposal:
Prof. Yasmina Juarranz Moratilla (Spain)
