CONFERENCES
Just 24 years ago the Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry (IARC) at the Technical University of Lodz, Poland, joined the exclusive "club" of pulse radiolysis laboratories. This event can be dated to May 1983, when 8 MeV LINAC and linked simple microsecond pulse-radiolysis set-up was officially opened and turned over to the team of chemists. Few months later Professor Jerzy Kroh, the Director of IARC, encouraged by the technical progress and scientific activity around new facilities proposed to organize, on premises of IARC, a dedicated international conference, tentatively named as PULS'85. The aim of this conference (first truly international in pulse radiolysis since 1967 Miller Conference held in Kazimierz Dolny) was to bring together the scientists who in different fields were exploring fascinating world of very fast processes and short living intermediates. Wide and very positive response to this idea showed that PULS filled the existing niche and soon became important forum for presenting results of experimental and theoretical studies of micro, nano, pico and femto time world. Tentative name PULS turned into the flag one. Each Conference took place at different location in Poland, giving the participants an opportunity to visit picturesque parts of our country. PULS conferences group together up to 80 - 90 participants, representing different fields from chemistry through biology to physics, who are lodged under one roof. This facilitates mutual contacts and... |
(The Guest House 'PRZEGORZAŁY' of the Jagiellonian University Kraków, Poland) MEETING PROGRAMME - LECTURES • Redox reactions of the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine, Thomas Nauser and Daniel Steinmann • Kinetics of oxidation of glutathione and ascorbate by amino acid and protein radicals, Janusz M. Gebicki, A. Domazou, T. Nauser, and W. H. Koppenol • Limiting factors of intramolecular hydrogen-atom transfer reactions. steric and kinetic solvent effects, Gerald Hörner, Gordon L. Hug, and Bronislaw Marciniak • One-electron reduction of 8-bromopurine nucleosides and excess electron transfer through DNA, Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu • Experimental studies on electron transfer within DNA, Marian Wolszczak • Do oxygen free radicals exert a retro-control on the production of superoxide ions by NADPH oxidase? A radiolysis study, M. Gelinotte, T. Bizouarn, L. Baciou, and Chantal Houée Levin • Theoretical calculations and experimental data on spectral, kinetic and thermodynamic properties of Se ••• N and S ••• N... |
