Naslov
Preface

Autori
Glavaš-Obrovac, Ljubica

Izvornik
Food Technology and Biotechnology (1330-9862) 47 (2009), 3; 227-228

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, uvodnik, stručni

Ključne riječi
Congress HDBMB2008; biochemistry; molecular biology

Sažetak
The Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology traditionally organizes its congresses every two years in different parts of Croatia. The last one, HDBMB2008, was organized by the Osijek branch of the Society from 17 to 20 September, 2008 in Osijek, the charming capital of Slavonia and Baranja. The HDBMB2008 hosted a hundred and sixty-nine scientists, both from Croatia and abroad, under the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, the Section of Natural Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek-Baranja County and the City of Osijek. On the first day of the meeting, the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health organized the Symposium in honour of Dr. Sc. Elsa Reiner, the first president and one of the founders of the Croatian Biochemical Society. Dr. Sc. Elsa Reiner was one of the leading scientists in the cholinesterase field, whose contribution to Croatian and global science is remarkable. Prominent experts and scientists talked about her scientific and professional activities on the national and international level. The scientific programme of HDBMB2008 was plentiful and interesting. The Congress topics were Nucleic Acids, Protein World, Cell Biochemistry, Molecular Bases of Disease and Therapy, Food and Nutrition, Ecology and Toxicology, New Technologies and Bioinformatics. Croatian scientists, as well as scientists from abroad (Austria, France, Germany, Iran, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, UK, and USA) presented and discussed the latest developments and advances in different areas of biochemistry and molecular biology through 21 lectures, 14 oral and 83 poster presentations. The plenary lecture was delivered by Professor Palmer Taylor. Almost one hundred young scientists presented their research findings as well. In this issue of Food Technology and Biotechnology, dedicated to HDBMB2008, some of the results presented at the meeting are, after peer reviewing process, reported as one review, 7 original scientific papers, one preliminary communication, and one scientific note. On behalf of the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Professor Mirna Flögel honoured a memory of Professor Berislav Pende, the President of the Croatian Biochemical Society from 1981 to 1983, and the pioneer of Croatian immunochemistry, who passed away on 26 March 2009. As a guest editor I would like to thank the Editorial Board of Food Technology and Biotechnology for giving the Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology the opportunity to summarize the results presented during HDBMB2008 in this Special Issue. I am sincerely thankful to Professor Pavao Mildner, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, and Professor Vladimir Mrša for immeasurable help in editing process. Special thanks go to all the authors for submitting their manuscripts for publication and reviewers for the contribution in evaluation process. The excellent technical assistance of the editorial staff of the journal, Ines Macan, Iva Grabarić Andonovski and Zrinka Pongrac Habdija in particular, is gratefully appreciated. Guest Editor Ljubica Glavaš-Obrovac

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Biologija

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