On behalf of
the Purine and Pyrimidine Society and the Local Organizing Committee, we are
pleased to announce the 16th International Symposium on Purine and Pyrimidine
Metabolism in Man will be held June 6-9,
2015 in New York City, U.S.A.
International
symposia devoted to the study of human purine metabolism were initiated in 1973
in Tel Aviv, Israel and, with expansion of the focus to include pyrimidine
metabolism (1985), were convened every three years. Although sponsorship of the
international symposia has traditionally been local and without a sustained
organizing body, a European Society for the Study of Purine and Pyrimidine
Metabolism in Man (ESSPPMM) was formed in 1987, and has met every two years
since, in some years, in conjunction with the international symposium. In the
2003 joint international and European symposium in Egmond aan Zee, The
Netherlands, an agreement was reached to merge the activities of the
international and) European groups in a new organization called the Purine and
Pyrimidine Society (PPS). This decision was approved in 2005 by the ESSPPMM
membership at their final meeting in Prague. Because rapid advances in our fields
of interest dictate, PPS decided to sponsor biennial symposia, the first of
which (called PP07) was held in Chicago, in 2007. Subsequent meetings were held
in Stockholm, Sweden (2009); Tokyo, Japan (2011); and Madrid, Spain (2013).
PP15 will
provide a special opportunity for basic and clinical researchers to present and
discuss recent progress in the understanding of clinical and molecular
mechanisms of diseases related to purine and pyrimidine metabolism. These
include a myriad of pathologies such as: disorders related to uric acid metabolism;
gout; renal lithiasis; enzymopathies, immunodeficiencies, and inflammation related
to purine and pyrimidine metabolism; purine and pyrimidine transporters and
receptors; as well as purines and pyrimidines in cancer, mitochondrial
diseases, and anti-infectious agents.
The organizing Committee strives to attract participation by investigators
spanning the spectrum from gene and protein structural science and molecular
genetics to clinical investigation and therapeutics.
The meeting
venue is the Faculty House at Columbia University in New York City. Founded in
1754 as King’s College, Columbia University is one of the oldest institutions
of higher education in the United States and is located on Morningside Heights
at 116th Street and Broadway. The picturesque Columbia campus
features the Low Memorial Library, which overlooks a large plaza that is a
popular site for students to gather as well as a popular setting for Hollywood
movies. The campus is readily accessible via public transportation or taxis to
innumerable other tourist attractions in New York City.
We hope that
you will have the chance to attend New York PP15. You will have the opportunity
to present your research to your colleagues, and discuss advances and to make
new friends. In addition, you are encouraged to find the time to incorporate a
pre- or post-conference tour of New York City
Sincerely
yours,
Michio Hirano, MD
President