IST European Section

The European Section of the IST is the oldest Section and traditionally has been able to draw on the large number of toxinology researchers working in the region, whose work often encompasses toxins from around the World, since Europe itself is not home to as many toxin producing fauna and flora as some other regions.

Current Office Bearers:
President: Dr. Jan Tytgat, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Secretary: Dr. Igor Krizaj, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubjana, Slovenia

Past European Section Meetings:

1. Paris, France, October 1975
Organiser: P.Boquet
Proceedings: Venins et Toxins d´Origine Animale, Vegetale et Microbienne,
Bull.Inst.Pasteur 74, 1976.
2. Portoroz, Yugoslavia, September 1977
Organiser: F.Gubensek
Proceedings: Period.Biol. suppl.1, 1978
3. London, England, September 1978
Organiser: B.E.C.Banks
Proceedings: 3rd Symposium on Plant, Animal and Microbial Toxins (G.Habermehl and D.Mebs, eds.), THD Schriftenreihe Wissenschaft und Technik 14, 1979.
4. Marseille, France, June 1981
Organiser: H.Rochat
Proceedings: Toxicon 20, no.1, 1982.
5. Hannover, West-Germany, August 1983
Organisers: G.G.Habermehl and D.Mebs
Proceedings: Proc.of the 5th Eur.Symp.on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins (D.Mebs and G.G.Habermehl, eds.), publ. by the European Section, Hannover, 1983.
6. Basel, Switzerland, August 1984
Organisers: K.Stocker, T.A.Freyvogel, J.Meier
Proceedings: Proc.of the 6th Eur.Symp.on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins (J.Meier, K.Stocker, T.A.Freyvogel, eds.), publ. by the European Section, Basel, 1984.
7. Prague, Czechoslovakia, August, 1986
Organiser: F.Kornalik, H.Raskova, K.Masek
Proceedings:Proc.of the 6th Eur.Symp.on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins (F.Kornalik and D.Mebs, eds.), publ. by the European Section, Prague, 1986.
8. Porec, Yugoslavia, September 1989
Organiser: F.Gubensek
Proceedings: Abstracts published in: Toxicon 28 , 141-170, 1990.
9. Lohusalu, Estonia, September 1990
Organiser: J.Siigur
Proceedings: Abstracts published in: Toxicon 29 , 279-299, 1991.
10. Paris, France, September 1992
Organisers: P.Boquet, A.Menez, J.Pusset
Proceedings: Abstracts published in: Toxicon 31 , 497- 540, 1993.
11. Arezzo, Italy, October 1993
Organiser: A.Grasso
Proceedings: Abstracts published in: Toxicon 32 , 381-410, 1994.
12. Basel, Switzerland, August 1996
Organiser: J.Meier
Proceedings: Abstracts published in: Toxicon (in press, 1997).
13. London, UK, April 1998
Organiser: D Theakston
14. Stockholm, Sweden, October 2001
Organiser: H Persson
15. Brdo Estate, Kranj, Slovenia, June 2004
Organiser: F Gubensek & I Krizaj

Next Planned IST European Section Meeting

Leuven, Belgium, 7-10 September 2008. The venue will be Auditorium De Valk, Tiensestraat 42, B-3000 Leuven. There is a dedicated website for the Congress at www.istleuven2008.be A number of exciting speakers and topics have been confirmed, which combined with the location, the delightful and historic town of Leuven, make this a meeting not to miss.

For further information contact Jan Tytgat, Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg, Postbus 922, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Email: jan.tytgat@pharm.kuleuven.be

Most Recent IST European Section Meeting

The most recent IST European Section Meeting was held at Brdo Estate (Kranj), Slovenia, june 19-22, 2004.

Scientific sessions covered molecular mechanisms of toxin action, genetics and evolution of toxins, toxins as tools and drugs, and poisoning, envenomation and clinical studies, and a round table discussion on the initiative to sequence the genome of a toxic organism.

The Alistair Reid Memorial Lecturer was Dr. Jan Tytgat, University of Leuven, Belgium.

Proceedings, edited by M Dolinar, I Krizaj & P Macek, will be available from the Secretary, IST European Section, Dr. Igor Krizaj at the Jozef Stefan Institute (address below).

Congress website at http://bio.ijs.si/conf/eurotoxins.html

Information can also be obtained by writing to:
Dr. Franc Gubensek
Jozef Stefan Institute
Jamova 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIA

Phone: ++386-1-257 3594

Email: franc.gubensek@ijs.si