Dear amyloid-friend,

In 1967 Professor Enno Mandema hosted the first International Symposium on Amyloidosis in Groningen. We are proud to announce that, almost 45 years later, Groningen will be again the venue of the XIIIth Symposium. The scientific program will include oral presentations and posters on the process of fibrillogenesis, mechanisms of cell damage and tissue toxicity, emerging diagnostics, and innovative therapeutics. These are current, cutting edge research topics in the systemic amyloidoses.

Main topics

- Mechanisms of amyloid formation
- Animal models and cell culture systems
- Pathogenesis of organ dysfunction
- Improving diagnosis and amyloid typing
- Patient registries and tissue banking
- Clinical evaluation and prognosis
- Monitoring of response to treatment
- Gene therapy and innovative drug trials

Investigators and trainees

This symposium will encourage a training environment for junior investigators and trainees. Their presentations will be encouraged. All sessions will provide ample time for discussion after each presentation. We hope to bring together senior investigators, junior investigators, and trainees of all disciplines of science and medicine from a large world-wide community of amyloid researchers.

Learn more?

We hereby cordially invite you to attend this symposium. More information and the preliminary program can be found on www.amyloidosis2012.com.

On behalf of the organizing committee,

Bouke Hazenberg, Ingrid van Gameren and Johan Bijzet
Groningen Unit for Amyloidosis Research & Development (GUARD)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts can only be submitted online at the website from October 31, 2011. Submission deadline: January 16, 2012