Scientific topics
Oxidative Stress and Diseases
Oxidative Stress and Aging
Biomarkers and Diagnostic Methods
Antioxidants
Redox Signaling Mechanisms
Pharmacological or Dietetic Interventions
Oxidative damage, formation, repair and biological consequences
Call for papers (short lectures, posters)
Short lectures (25 min, including discussion) and posters related to the congress topics are kindly requested. Contributions in other fields of redox research will be also welcomed. Please down load instructions from the web side.
POSTER SESSIONS
During each day of this tree-day session, poster will be on display all day (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) and can be viewed at any time during this period. Each afternoon, nearly one hours of formal presentation time will be scheduled for authors to be available to discuss their work with other attendees. Poster boards for display of abstracts will be approximately 4 feet (122 cm) wide X 8 feet (244 cm) long for greater display area (please bring Poster Ready to Hang).
PLENARY SESSIONS
Plenary sessions, which will be held during each morning (9:00 – 12:45), will be comprised of speakers who will address common or closely related topics. Each will deliver a 25 min talk followed by 5 min questions and answer session moderated by 2-3 member panels.
KEY DATES TO REMEMBER
Submission
deadline for Abstracts: December 1, 2010
Submission deadline for Short Communications: December 30, 2010
Preliminary program
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January 26, 2011 |
Wednesday |
9.00 |
12.00 |
Registration Hotel Meliá-Habana |
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January 27, 2011 |
Thursday |
9.00 |
12.00 |
Registration Hotel Meliá-Habana |
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9.00 |
9.30 |
Open ceremony |
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9.30 |
11.00 |
Plenary lecture / Parallel Poster Section |
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11.00 |
11.15 |
Coffee Break |
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11.15 |
12.45 |
Plenary lecture / Parallel Poster Section |
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12.45 |
13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
14.00 |
Transfer to Scientific tour “West Scientific Community of Havana” |
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14.00 |
15.00 |
Lecture: Current Research in Cuba Biotechnology |
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15.00 |
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Hotel transfer |
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January 28, 2011 |
Thursday |
9.00 |
11.00 |
Plenary lecture / Parallel Poster Section |
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11.00 |
11.15 |
Coffee Break |
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11.15 |
12.45 |
Plenary lecture / Parallel Poster Section |
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12.45 |
13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
14.00 |
Cultural tour “Havana City Tour” |
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16.00 |
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Hotel transfer |
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January 29, 2011 |
Saturday |
9.00 |
11.00 |
Plenary lecture / Parallel Poster Section |
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11.00 |
11.15 |
Coffee Break |
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11.15 |
12.45 |
Plenary lecture / Parallel Poster Section |
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12.45 |
13.00 |
Closing Ceremony |
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15.00 |
Farewell Lunch / Meliá Habana Swimming Pool |
The following speakers for plenary lecture are expecting (alphabetical order):
Dr. Ashley Bush (Harvard University), Dr. Stefano Sensi, (Univ. of California-Irvine), Dr. Elias Aizenman (Univ. of Pittsburgh), Dr. Eugenio Mocchegiani, (INRCA, Italy) Reactive oxygen species and Zn2+ in the pathophysiology of traumatic and degenerative brain injury.
Dr. Eduardo Pentón Areas (Center of Genetic Engineering, Havana, Cuba). Science in Cuba an up-date
Dr. Gregorio Martínez Sánchez (Havana Univ.) Revolution in oxidative stress concepts.
Dr. Grzegorz Bartosz (Univ. of Łódź, Poland).
Dr. Joe Vinson (University of Scranton, USA) Clinical perspective of natural antioxidants.
Dr. Lamberto Re (Ancona Univ.), Dra. Olga Sonia León (Havana Univ.), Dra. Silvia Menéndez (Ozone Research Center, Cuba). Ozone Therapy-Molecular Mechanism.
Dr. Mattew B. Grisham (LSU Health Science Center, Shreveport, LA, USA) Reactive oxygen species in immune responses.
Dr. René Delgado Hernández (Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cuba) Nitric oxide-pharmacological implications.
Dr. Tilman Grune (Humboldt Univ. Berlin, Germany) Protein oxidation, aging and antioxidants
Dr. W. Wayne Lautt (Univ. of Manitoba, Canada) Age-dependent insulin resistance an antioxidant supplements.
Dr. Werner Siems (Research Institute of Physiotherapy and Gerontology, Germany) Beta-carotene breakdown research.
Dr. Zsolt Radak (Hungary) Exercise, aging and oxidative stress.
Commercial exhibition and sponsorization
The meeting will represent a unique opportunity for companies to promote their products to specialists in the field of Oxidative Stress Research-Antioxidants. Commercial exhibition will be located in an area interlocked with meeting rooms. Financial support from companies to the congress will be welcomed. Companies interested, please contact the congress organization.
Official language
The official language of the meeting will be English / Spanish. Simultaneous translation will be provided (Spanish®English). All authors should display during lecture slides in English. All official documents (abstract, etc.) will be processed in English.
Travel grants
No funds are available for travel grants for students.
Registration Fees
Pay before 1st December 2010
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200.00 |
Eur Active Participant |
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100.00 |
Eur Students |
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80.00 |
Eur Spouses and Guests |
Pay after 1st December 2010
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250.00 |
Eur Active Participant |
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150.00 |
Eur Students |
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100.00 |
Eur Spouses and Guests |
Price includes:
Active participants: Welcome reception, participation in scientific sessions and exhibition, the congress documents (badge, congress bag, pen, program, abstracts CD, attendance certification), closing ceremony.
Student: Idem to active participants, except the CD.
Spouses and Guests: Badge, welcome reception, closing ceremony and souvenir.
Lunches are included in the registration fees; delegates with special diet regiment, please get in contact with organising committee.
Money transfer (congress fees) should be to:
Name: "Havanaredox 2011"
Account number: Not yet available
Bank Name: Banco Financiero Internacional
Branch address: BFI Office on 5 th Ave. and 92 Str., Havana, Cuba
Bank identification code: BFICCUHH (SWIFT Code)
IBAN (International Bank Account Number): There is not IBAN for Cuban banks
Beneficiary: Sociedad Cubana de Farmacologia
Note: Please do not forget to indicate your name in the money transfer. It’s more favourable to do the money transfer in Euros than in US Dollars. All transfer charges must be paid by the sender. If you have no chance to do money transfer, all payments must be at cash in the hosted of the event.
Accommodation and climate:
Contact: ECOTUR Mabel Laserna E-mail: ecotureventos@yahoo.es Phone: 53-7-204 5188
34 Street, between 49 and 49 A, Kohly Trade Center, 6th floor, Office 62, Kohly, Playa, Havana City..
Money transfer (Accommodation) should be to:
Name: Agencia de
Viajes Ecotur S.A.
Account number: 43918110177009
Branch: 9181
Bank Name: BANDEC
Identification
code: bdcrcuhhxxx
Branch address: FINATUR Building, 23 and D street, # 672, Vedado, Plaza de La Revolución, Havana City
IBAN (International Bank Account Number): There is not IBAN for Cuban banks
Please quote participants name on the transfer slip. All transfer charges must be paid by the sender.
The fact that Cuba is an island and its location under the Tropic of Cancer favours a nice subtropical moderate climate, prevailing warm temperatures. There is an average number of 330 days of sun a year, and two seasons rule: the rain season (May to October) and the dry season (November to April). The average temperature is 25, 5°C (77° F) and water temperature is 25°C. Be happy in Cuba, January is not hurricane season.
Social programme and excursions:
Besides the congress
activities a number of cultural and historical tours will be organised for both
the participants and accompanying persons. Special tours, with price
reductions, for groups of student will be available.
Official airline:
Copa Airlines the official airline of the event, offer all participants an special discount on public fare available when reserve at Copa sales offices in all 41 destinations in 22 countries of South, Central, Northamerica and Caribbean. All participants must show a document from organization committee of the event in order to get the discount offered by the airline.
Web Site: www.copaair.com
Groups for 10 or more coming from Europe/Asia can contact with AirFrance for special discount. www.airfrance.com
Correspondence
· All correspondence concerning scientific items (abstracts, ………....) should be addressed to: Dr. C. Gregorio Martínez Sánchez.
E-Mail: hr2011@cieb.sld.cu or gregorioms@infomed.sld.cu
Post: Dr.C. Gregorio Martínez Sánchez
Apartado Postal 4301, Ciudad de La Habana 4
Zona 10400 Ciudad de La Habana (Cuba)
Personalized Invitation Letters are available on request.
Invitation letter, get in contact with: Gema Pérez Davison E. Mail: gema@infomed.sld.cu
Accommodation: Mabel Laserna E-Mail: ecotureventos@yahoo.es
Student and low cost accommodation in Havana: Heinay de Armas Muñoz E.Mail: grupoevento@infomed.sld.cu
Hotel Meliá Habana contact: Milay Rodríguez Rigau
E-mail:promotor.eventos4.mha@solmeliacuba.com
Registration: E-mail: hr2011@cieb.sld.cu
Web page http://www.scf.sld.cu
Havana Redox 2011 will be held in Meliá
Havana Hotel, Calle 3ra. e/ 76 y 80, Miramar
Telf.: (53-7)
204-8500 FAX: 204-8505 (reservations #)
E-mail: melia.habana.mha@solmeliacuba.com WEB : http://www.melia-habana.com
Milay
Rodríguez Rigau, sales manager: Telef: (537) 2048500, ext. 5935, Fax: (537)
2048505
E-mail: promotor.eventos4.mha@solmeliacuba.com
Deadline for the submission of abstracts: 1st December 2010
Notification of acceptance/rejection: 15th December 2010
We look forward to seeing you in Havana in January 2011!!!