Haematology

The Fondazione Lorenzini has been sponsoring Postgraduate Courses for physicians and specialists, in Italy, since 1970.

Hemoglobin and the red cell have continued to set a dizzying pace as the objects of research in the two and one-half year interval since the First International Conference on Red Cell Metabolism and Function.

In the last six years, a remarkable series of stUdies have demonstrated an intimate relationship between red cell metabolism and the function of the cell as an organ of gas transport.

I am prepared to predict that this monograph by Dr.

This monograph is the first of a series which is designed to present in depth timely reviews of subjects related to the blood.

Under the broad heading of blood oxygenation there may be specific areas of study, such as the kinetics of the oxygen- hemoglobin reaction, diffusion of gases through the red cell, blood preservation, blood chemistry, oxygen electrode design and the design and evaluation of artificial blood oxygenators.

Each of the four authors of this book has a particular interest in disorders of porphyrin metabolism and special experience in their management.

The International Symposium on Heparin, held May 13-15, 1974, in St.

Each year, it becomes more apparent that trace elements play an important role in human metabolism.

The hematopoietic system plays roles that are crucial for survival of the host: delivery of oxygen to tissues, arrest of accidental blood leaking from blood vessels, and fending off of invading microbes by humoral, cell-mediated, and phagocytic immunity.

Since the first concepts of gene therapy were formulated, the hemopoietic system has been considered the most natural first target tissue for genetic manipulation.

Cellular drug resistance is a major limitation to the success of chemotherapy of leu- kemia and lymphoma.

The first International Meeting on Apheresis was held in Dyon in 1984.

With great pleasure I welcome you to the City of Groningen.

The International Scientific Symposium on Fibrinogen, Thrombosis, Coagulation, and Fibrinolysis was held in Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, on August 30 - September 1, 1989.

Recent progress in molecular biology has led to a rapid expansion of our understanding of the proteins that are essential for hemostasis and thrombosis.

In transfusion medicine the scientific fundamentals of immunology have had a considerable clinical impact.

A variety of metabolic processes are known to be intimately involved in the maintenance of cellular structure and function.

In summary, the technical, scientific and medical aspects of transfusion me- dicine continue to be critical.

The biology of solid tumor metastasis has been the subject of significant scientific and clinical interest for years and while experimental evidence reveals that metastasis is not solely a random event, very little is known about the biology of metastasis originating from prostate cancer.

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States and other industrialized nations.

TQM AND TAYLORISM; HOW THEY COMPARE H.

These Proceedings contain the contributions of the partIcIpants of the Third International Symposium on Dendritic Cells that was held in Annecy, France, from June 19 to June 24, 1994.

Scintigraphic imaging with radiolabeled blood elements has continued to be a useful diagnostic modality.

th It is a great pleasure for me to open the jubilee 25 International Symposium on Blood Transfusion here in Groningen.

There should be, and in the best of cases there is, a synergy between basic research and patient care.

Progress in Basic and Clinical Immunology is a result of the 14th European Immunology Meeting - EFIS 2000, held in Poznan, Poland, on 23-27 September 2000.

The idea to compile recent results on the ectoenzymes aminopeptidase N/CD13 and dipeptidylpeptidase IV/CD26 arose from the great interest given by readers world-wide to the two proceedings volumes edited by us in 1997 and 2000 (Ansorge and Langner, 1997; Langner and Ansorge, 2000).

Within the last few years, iron research has yielded exciting new insights into the under- standing of normal iron homeostasis.

There have been many changes in the field of coagulation during the past decade.

This is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and biology of multiple myeloma and related plasma disorders.

Soft tissue tumors are a large and heterogeneous group of tumors and pseudotumors with a spectrum of behavior from benign to frankly malignant.

Stem cells are the building blocks for all other cells in an organism.

Typically, manuals of pediatric hematology-oncology are written by specialists from high-income countries, and usually target an audience with a sub-specialist level of training, often assisted by cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment facilities.

Experimental Hematology Today - 1989 comprises selected papers presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Experimental Hematology, July 16-20, 1989, Paris, France.

Experimental Hematology Today - 1988 presents the latest results of research reflecting the diverse interests of basic and clinical hematologists.

The International Workshop - Conference on Atherosclerosis was held at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, September 1 - 3, 1975.

Plasma fractionation and blood transfusion are inherently linked.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE BLOOD BANK H.

In 1628 William Harvey published his discovery of the existence of the microcirculation which he deduced from careful anatomical and physiological study.

As a clinical discipline blood transfusion encompasses enormous vista, vary- ing from biotechnology to molecular biology, from plasma products, cell biology and growth factors to interleukines.

This symposium is devoted to Biotechnology in Blood Transfusion; there are 22 experts discussing the state of the art in the application of monoclonal anti- bodies, recombinant DNA technologies and heterologous expression systems to the improvement and sometimes replacement of blood products, charac- terization of blood constituents, and the effect of these developments on blood transfusion procedures.

Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management of a particular malignancy?

The theme of this 14th International Symposium on Blood Transfusion is closely related to the work and scientific contributions of the Dutch cryobiology pioneer Dr.