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29th January – 1st February 2012
SASBMB/FASBMB Congress 2012
Venue: Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, Kwa-Zulu Natal
The South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/
Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
will be hosting a congress in January 2012. The call for abstracts has
been released. For further information on deadlines, registration dates
and accommodation see SASBMB/FASBMB website.
20th October 2011
4th Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum
Venue: ARC- Head Office (1134 Park Street, Hatfield), Pretoria
The ACGT and ARC will be hosting the next installment of the sucessfull
Regional Plant Biotechnology Fora on the 20th
of October 2011 at the Agricultural Research Council’s head office in
Pretoria. The forum will be held at the ARC’s auditorium (1134 Park
Street, Hatfield) which is located a short walking distance from the
Hatfield Gautrain Station. The programme includes scientific
presentations as well as an introductory presentation on the ARC's new
proteomics research and services unit.
Please refer to the agenda for further information.
The event is graciously sponsored by Whitehead
Scientific. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Please RSVp by no later than the 15th August 2011. To RSVP for this
event please click on the RSVP link on the agenda
Visit the newsroom to read more on this
event.
24th August 2011
Synthetic Biology Forum
Venue: CSIR- Knowledge Commons, Pretoria
The ACGT and CSIR will be hosting a Synthetic Biology Forum on the 24th
of August 2011. The programme includes presentations on the South
African BioDesign
Initiative, iGEM and the current synthetic biology initiatives at CSIR
and WITS. The keynote address will be given by Prof Julian Kinderlerer
on the ethical issues of synthetic biology. The event is generously
sponsored by Inqaba Biotec.
Please see the programme for more details.
To RSVP contact John Becker or Jessika
Samuels before the 19th of
August 2011. Also indicate if you be attending the tour of the
synthetic biology facilities at CSIR.
Visit the newsroom to read more on this
event.
11 - 14 July 2011
Proteomics Symposium and Workshop
Venue: 11- 12 July Medical Campus (University of Pretoria), 13 - 14
July Biosciences (CSIR) & Department of Pharmacology
(University
of Pretoria)
ACGT partners the University of Pretoria and CSIR are hosting a
proteomics symposium and workshop.
Please see programme for more details.
Should you be interested, contact Duncan Cromarty or
John Becker.
Visit the newsroom
to
read more on
this event.
11 July 2011
Mini Structural Biology Symposium
Venue: FABI Square 3-13, University of Pretoria
Talks will be by Trevor Sewell, Jean Watermeyer and JC Gumbart from
UIUC.
The topics will include the national future of structural biology, some
case studies in structural biology and molecular modeling.
For more information contact
Fourie Joubert.
12 & 13 July 2011
Symposium- Latest Advances in Microarray Applications and
NGS Target Enrichment Technology
Venue: Pretoria: 12 July 2011 (University of Pretoria)
Johannesburg: 13 July 2011 (University of Johannesburg)
Anatech and the ACGT Microarray Facility will be hosting a short
symposium on the Latest Advances in Microarray Applications and NGS
Target Enrichment Technology.
For further information see programme
or contact Gerald
Kimbi Chiafiinii.
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read more on
this event.
14 June 2011
ACGT Five Year Strategy Session
Venue: FABI Boardroom, University of Pretoria
Visit the newsroom to
read more on
this event.
25 March 2011
3rd Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum
The next instalment of the successful ACGT Regional Plant Biotechnology
Fora will be hosted by the CSIR on the 25th of March, 2011, in the DST
Auditorium. The programme will include scientific presentations, as
well as a strong focus on “omics” facilities in the ACGT partnership.
The meeting is generously sponsored by Monsanto. Refreshments and lunch
will be provided. A complete programme and directions to the venue will
be provided in due course. Please RSVP to Jessika, John or Eugenia.
Visit the newsroom to read more
this event.
14th March
2011
Taverna Workshop,
ACGT partners CSIR and the University of Pretoria will be hosting a
Taverna workshop on the 14th March 2011. This follows on from an
NRF-funded UK-SA bilateral visit by Prof Jane Morris to the University
of Manchester in May 2010. We would like to invite you to view a live
stream of the workshop on 14 March 2011. The event will include
presentations around Taverna, myExperiment and BioCatalogue, among
other tools, and their use in scientific domains such as biology and
chemistry. You can view the event at streaming.csir.co.za/live/?streaming
or, alternatively at 146.64.81.80/live/?streaming.
The workshop will be presented by Dr Peter Li, one of the scientists
who developed Taverna and associated tools.
Please also see www.taverna.org.uk,
www.myexperiment.org
and www.biocatalogue.org.
Visit the newsroom
to read more on this event.
21 February
2011
POL SABINA/SABINA 3rd Review Meeting and Training Workshop,
The POL SABINA/SABINA projects, funded by the European Union
Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (EU-ACP) programme and the Carnegie
Corporation respectively, will hold their 3rd Review Meeting and
Training Workshop in Windhoek, Namibia from the 21st to the 25th of
February 2011. The event will include training in grant proposal and
scientific writing, student progress reports and networking. This
workshop is only open to POL SABINA/SABINA staff and students.
5-8 October
2010
Forum
on Regional Networks in Africa and RISE Students Conference, 5-8
October 2010
The African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT), a partnership between
the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the
University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand is one
of the key organisers of a Forum on Regional Networks in Africa and a
related Scientific Conference, which takes place from 5 to 8 October
2010 at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni. Please click
here for more information and the programme.
15 October
2010
Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum Meeting,
15 October 2010
Following the previous very successful meeting at the
University of Johannesburg, please find attached invitation to the next
meeting of the Regional Plant Biotechnology Forum, to be held on 15th
October at University of Pretoria. There will be opportunities for
poster presentations in addition to the talks listed in the programme.
A light lunch will be provided for all. Bayer Crop Science is
generously sponsoring the event. Please RSVP to Sanushka
or Lucy
as per the invitation, in order to reserve your place. If you will be
presenting a poster please let us know so we provide adequate poster
boards. Please also send through the title and a short abstract for
circulation.
11 -17
September 2010
Analysis and Engineering of Biomolecular
Systems September 11-17, 2010
Island of Spetses, Greece
An advanced course of lectures and tutorials in cutting-edge science
and technology for PhD students and early-career postdocs who wish to
be the quantitative molecular bioscientists of tomorrow. The course
will cover state-of-the-art approaches to studying the different levels
of structure, function, organisationand complexity in living systems,
and will include sessions on biomolecular structure and function,
quantitative analysis of complex biomolecular systems, modelling of
molecules and systems, rate control analysis, chemical biology,
synthetic biology and ‘omicstechnologies.
15 February
2010
The
Menace of Pathogens
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The spread of new diseases is a global concern because of their
association with animals, continually changing demographics caused by
efficient movement of people around the world and because of poor
public health facilities in many countries. All this in the background
of ineffective therapeutic products. What is the future?
18-20 January 2010
22nd Congress of the
South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Come free your energy under the big skies of the Free State and join us
in Bloemfontein for the 22nd
Congress of the SASBMB.
SASBMB 2010 will be held just outside Bloemfontein at Ilanga Estate on
18 to 20 January 2010.
Registration and welcoming will take place on 17 January at Ilanga
Estate.
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