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Are you interested in X-ray crystallography, NMR, rational drug design? **The First African Structural Biology Conference** Macromolecular Structure, Health and Biotechnology in Developing Countries The Wilderness, South Africa 24-27 October 2006 The First African Structural Biology (FASB) conference will be held in The Wilderness, South Africa. Structural Biology is fundamental to rational drug design and central to the drug discovery process. The conference will focus on the contributions and potential contributions of Structural Biology to science in Africa with some emphasis on biotechnology and health. In particular, the conference has the following aims: * To promote structural biology in Africa, particularly in South Africa * To discuss contributions to the relief of disease, especially, TB, AIDS and malaria that have been made through an understanding of macromolecular structure * To provide the opportunity for South African students and scientists to m eet and interact with some of the leading Structural Biologists in several fields that are relevant to our continent * To explore the merit and practicality of studying macromolecular structure in Africa * To discuss strategic and funding policies for structural biology and benchmark South Africa against other developing countries, notably Brazil and India * To identify projects of interest to the South African community in which structural analysis could play a role. We are fortunate in having a number of speakers who have been successful in this area and who have applied their minds to the diseases of the developing world. Expression of interest and registration forms can be submitted online by visiting our website: http://sbio.uct.ac.za/conference *SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS:* * The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) * UNCTAD * The Department of Science and Technology * Carnegie Corporation of New York * The National Research Foundation * MSSA * Academy of Science of South Africa * The Royal Society of South Africa * EMBO * Apollo/FEI * Bruker South Africa * Marresearch * Advanced Laboratory Supplies * Protea Hotel Wilderness * Rigaku * Zeiss * Medical Research Council *Conference Organizer:* Trevor Sewell Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine Wolfson Pavilion, Level 3 Faculty of Healh Sciences University of Cape Town Anzio Road Observatory 7925 South Africa Tel.: +27-21-6502817 Fax: +27-21-6891528 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Conference Organizing Committee:* Dr Arvind Varsani ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Professor Girish Kotwal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Professor Ed Sturrock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Dr Muhammed Sayed ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Dr David Pugh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Miss Amanda Gillespie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Miss Eulashini Chuntharpursat ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mrs Miranda Waldron ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
