Advanced Registration

Please note - We can no longer accept registrations in advance of the meeting. Should you still wish to register please contact the Meetings office on (+44) 207 7580 3481 for a PDF of the registration form and bring it with you to the meeting. However, should you wish to attend the meeting dinner please contact the Meetings office by Monday.

Trade Exhibition

The Biochemical Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the following trade exhibitors:

Sarstedt Ltd, CN Biosciences, Biacore AB, Web Scientific Ltd, ISIS Ltd, World Precision Instruments, Bibby Sterilin, Analytica Ltd, Wisepress, UNITECH, Sigma-Aldrich Ltd Packard Bioscience Ltd, Portland Press, BD Clontech, Anachem Ltd, Medical Supply Company Ltd

Predoctoral Meeting - 10 July 2001

Science Programme - Walton Lecture Theatre
09:10 Ashley Mansell (Dublin). NF-kappaB activation by bacterial products
09:30 Aine Miller (Dublin). Mechanistic explanations for the anti-cancer effects of conjugated linoleic acid
09:50 Rebecca Griffin (Cork). Alzheimer's disease is associated with dysfunctional insulin-like growth factor-protein kinase B signal transduction
10:10 Linda O'Reilly (Dublin). The properties of five rare human mutations causing medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
10:30 Alison Watt (Belfast). Peptide-induced mast cell degranulation
10:50 Coffee
11:20 Brian Keogh (Maynooth). Role of Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-12 in Semliki Forest virus induced demyelination - a murine model for multiple sclerosis
11:40 Anne Casey (Limerick). A study of fungal phytases of potential commercial use
12:00 Daniel Caffrey (Dublin). Computational and experimental analysis of MAP kinases
12:20 Catherine Collins (Galway). Molecular genetics of cellulase production in Talaromyces emersonii
12:40 Lunch/I.A.S Committee Meeting
14:00 Chris O'Hagan (Belfast). Mechanisms of LDL osidation in vivo and in vitro
14:20 Chris Creeevey (Maynooth). A method for detection of adaptive evolution in protein-coding genes
14:40 Karen Keeshan (Cork). Elevated Bcr-Abl expression levels are sufficient for a haematopoietic cell line to acquire a drug resistant phenotype
15:00 Tea
15:30 Orla Kennedy (Coleraine). Influence of corn feeding on carotenoid content of muscle tissue and eyes in chickens
15:50 Mark Johnson (Galway). Isolation and characterization of novel rainbow trout genes involved in the immune response
16:10 Niamh McLoughlin (Dublin). The use of proteases as a conformational probe for Xylanase Xln A from Chaetomium Thermophilum
16:30 Break
16:45 Royal Irish Academy Medal Lecture: Dr Therese Kinsella (UCD). Vascular hemostasis - a biochemists perspective
17:45 A.G.M of the Irish Area Section
All presentations will take place in the Walton Lecture Theatre. For further details and enquiries, please contact Dr David Croke on +353 1 402 2131 or dtcroke@rcsi.ie.

Workshop - Biochemical Society Education Group

Do you agree that there is an increasing need for practical training amongst student biochemists?
Have you done any work or research in this area that you would be interested in presenting?
Then this is an opportunity you cannot afford to miss!!
Data projection facilities will be available for up to three people to present their work at this colloquium. Work should cover resources or workschemes used in training biochemistry students in the laboratory, or simulations of experiments.Presentations will take place on Thursday 12 July from 17.30-18.15. Please contact the Meetings Office of the Biochemical Society for further information on this opportunity.

Venue

This meeting is to be hosted by the Biochemistry Department of Trinity College, Dublin. Situated in the heart of the city the campus, with its magnificant buildings, spans 35 acres. Trinity College has occupied this location for 400 years. Some of its more famous former pupils have included the scientist Rowan Hamilton, and E.T.S. Walton, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the atom. Other graduates include Ireland's first president Douglas Hyde, and, more recently, Mary Robinson, the first female president of the country.
Within walking distance of the campus are shops, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and museums. On campus facilities include Campus restaurants, coffee shops and bar, serviced laundry, residences lounge, gift and grocery shops, tennis and squash courts, a track and gym.

Dublin

Visitors will find that Dublin is a place of great cultural and historical interest - the birthplace of Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett and many other renowned writers. Dublin can claim to be one of the most beautifully situated of the world's capitals, located in the wide plain overlooked by the legendary Wicklow Mountains and facing a broad sweeping bay that leads into the Irish Sea.
Dublin is a city for walkers, talkers and a city whose people are as worth watching as the architecture. The street traders of today are renowned for the food humour, loud voices and sharp-witted banter. Music is never too far away in Dublin. The streets are full of talented buskers and Grafton Street on a Saturday afternoon is virtually impassable for crowds surrounding the young musicians. One of the most attractive features of Dublin nightlife is the music and singing pubs.

Travel

BY TRAIN
Trains operate countrywide to all parts of Ireland. Train departures are from Connolly and Heuston Train Stations. Visitors travelling from the south and west will arrive at Heuston Station, from where it is a short hop into the city centre by bus or taxi. Those arriving from the north, north-west, and also from the south-east, will arrive at Connolly Station, which is a short walk from O'Connell Street.
BY AIR
Dublin International Airport is about 12km from the city centre. Arriving passengers can travel from the airport to the city centre by taxi or by the airport bus which stops just outside the 'arrivals' terminal and goes straight to the central bus station, Busaras ands then on to Heuston Train Station. Alternatively, Dublin Bus number 41 also services the airport. Most international car-rental companies are represented at the airport. Visitors wishing to hire a car should book in advance through their travel agent. They may collect their car on arrival. The following airports offer flights to Dublin: - Amsterdam, Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Boston, Bournemouth, Bristol, Brussels, Cardiff, Chicago, Cologne, Copenhagen, Cork, Donegal, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Exeter, Frankfurt, Galway, Glasgow, Guernsey, Hamburg, Helsinki, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kerry, Leeds/Bradford, Lisbon, Liverpool, London Heathrow/Gatwick/Stanstead/London City), Luton, Madrid Malaga, Malta, Manchester, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Newark, Newcastle, Nice, Paris, Plymouth, Portugal, Rome, Shannon, Sligo, Stockholm, Stuttgart and Zurich.
Dublin Airport Enquiries: + 353 1 8444900
Gatwick Airport Enquiries: 01293 535353
Heathrow Airport Enquiries: 020 87594321
BY SEA
There are two ferry terminals in Dublin. The first at Dun Laoghaire is six miles south of the city centre. The DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) train service will take you into the centre in less than half an hour. Dublin Port is closer to the centre and is served by the local number 53 bus.
Irish Ferries operate from Dublin Port, close to the city centre to Holyhead. The Isle of Inishmore provides a luxury state of the art service with a capacity to carry 2,250 passengers and 855 cars.
Stena Line's HSS (High Speed Sea Service) operates from Dum Laoghaire to Hollyhead in just 90 minutes, that's twice the speed of a conventional ferry. The HS can carry 1,500 passengers and 375 cars. Stena Line also operate a ferry service from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has recently launched a new ferry service between Liverpool and Dublin. This service operates daily. They also operate a service between the Isle of Man and Dublin during the summer months.
Irish Ferries: + 353 1 6610511
Stena Line: + 353 1 2047700
Isle of Man Ferries: + 353 1 8365961
BY CAR
Visitors travelling from within Dublin should head for Dublin City Centre which is well sign posted. Trinity College Dublin is AA Routeplanner: http://www.theaa.com/motoringandtravel/traffic/
RAC Routeplanner: http://www.rac.co.uk/

Parking on campus is subject to availability. Permits for parking on campus or at an adjacent car park will be issued from the Accommodation Office . The charge for this facility will range from IR8 to IR15 per day.

BY COACH
Coaches form London, Victoria run twice a day. The journey time is between 11 to 12 hours long depending on traffic. The drop off point in Dublin will be Busaras, Store Street and it is advised you take a taxi to the campus. For more information, you can visit the National Express website (www.nationalexpress.co.uk) - where you will be able to find timetables as well as book your ticket.
Coach Enquiries: 0990 747777

Taxi's - Taxi's can be hailed, hired at a taxi rank or booked by telephone. There is a taxi rank located directly outside the terminal building and the fare to the city centre costs approximately 15.00.

Maps will be sent to registered delegates.

Map of the campus with suggested travel routes

Accommodation

WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AT TRINITY COLLEGE.

It has not been possible to book sufficient rooms for all delegates to stay in the University's Hall's of residence. The very limited number of en suite rooms come equipped with a private shower and facilities room. Standard rooms consist of single study bedrooms or double appartments containing two single bedrooms and a lounge. All have a wash basin in the room with further bathroom facilities shared between 4/6. The accommodation office is open between the hours of 07.30 and mid-night however, delegates should be aware that the check-time on arrival is 14.00hrs.
PLEASE NOTE - Accommodation is very limited and will strictly be on first come basis. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.The following hotels in Dublin are recommended: Bloom's Hotel, Fitzwilliam Park, Harding Hotel, Holiday Inn Dublin, Leeson Inn, The Talbot, Wellington Hotel

To book your own accommodation from the Internet

Registration and Lunches

Registration will be in the Trinity Conference Centre, located in the Arts Building. Times are as follows:
Tuesday 10 July from 16.00hrs to 19.30hrs
Wednesday 11 July from 07.30hrs to 17.00hrs.
Thursday 12 July from 08.00 hrs to 17.00hrs.
Friday 13 July from 08.00hrs to 14.00hrs.
On the day of arrival delegates entering the campus by bus/taxi are advised to check into their accommodation before returning to register.

Lunches can be purchased in the Trinity Conference Centre coffee shop, located in the Arts Building , or from the campus restaurant, The Buttery.

Biochemistry at Dublin

The Department of Biochemistry at Trinity College boasts to be the largest in Ireland. The department is presently undergoing a rapid academic expansion, with new initiatives being planned and implemented.
Currently the department has achieved a strong position with -
a record research income of 5.5 million from 50 research grants and contracts,
87 researches (12 academic, 51 graduate students and 25 post-doctoral fellows/research assistants),
research groups studying aspects of inflammation, cancer, obesity, ageing, neurobiology, nutrition, enzymology, parasitology and biotechnology state-of-the-art equipment.
The department has a strong modern instrumentation based mostly on funded research sources.
Initiatives started in 1998 and continuing for the next 5 year period include major drives to fund the following: research, post-doctoral fellows, new senior appointments, equipment, a new degree course in Bioinformatics and Immunology as well as a new chair in Immunology, refurbishment of buildings and the new graduate studentship program.
these new initiatives will ensure that Biochemistry at Trinity will continue its role as a leader in molecular biology in Ireland. A more effective role will also be played at the International level in such an exciting stage of this rapidly developing field which will be so important to society in the 21 century.

Internet and Email Access

Delegates can access the internet and email from the stand alone computer units that are situated in the Conference Centre. These machines operate on a cash basis, a rough estimate is 0.80p for 10 minutes.

Social Programme and Networking Opportunities

Wednesday 11 July: Welcome Drinks Reception
This complementary Welcome Drinks Reception, will be hosted by the Minister of Science, Technology and Commerce. The reception will be held at Dublin Castle, St Patrick's Hall at 19.30, and will give all delegates the change to meet other attendees, including speakers.


Thursday 12 July: Meeting Dinner
A drinks reception, commencing at 19.30 in the Atrium at TCD, will be followed by a sumptuous buffet meal in the large 18th Century dining hall of the University. Here lies a chance for all guests to network in a social, informal setting. Tickets cost 30 and are available from the Meetings Office.