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Introduction

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) and Host Defence Peptides (HDPs)

The 8th International Meeting on Antimicrobial Peptides (IMAP 2018) will take place over 2 1/2 days in Edinburgh, UK in September 2018.IMAP 2018 will cover both the antimicrobial activity of peptides as well as their role in regulation and modulation of the immune system.

Scientific Programme

• Design, synthesis and mode of action of AMPs / HDPs
• Human and veterinary therapeutic applications of AMPs / HDPs
• Role of AMPs / HDPs in fertility and reproduction
• AMPs / HDPs in immune modulation and Alzheimer’s disease
• Peptide biomaterials, peptide-polymer hybrids
• Susceptibility testing of AMPs

Hot Topics

The Organising Committee welcomes submission of abstracts on topics that may fall outside the categories above but are of great current interest in the field.

Deadlines

• Jun 01 2018
  Oral abstracts deadline

  
• Jul 20 2018
  Poster abstract deadline

  
• Jul 27 2018
  Early bird registration deadline

  
• Aug 31 2018
  Standard registration deadline

  

Useful links

Downloads

• IMAP 2018 Flyer and Offline Registration Form
• Abstract template & submission form

Speakers

• Annelise Barron Stanford School of Medicine, United States
• Margaret Brimble University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Matthew Cooper University of Queensland, Australia
• Carl N. Kraus Arrevus, United States
• Kieran Meade Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Ireland
• Victor Nizet UCSD, United States
• Deborah O'Neil NovaBiotics Ltd, United Kingdom
• Jennifer Payne Monash University, Australia
• Joel Schneider NIH Center for Cancer Research, United States
• Marc Vendrell University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Sponsorship & supporting organisations

NovaBiotics focuses on design and development of first-in-class anti-infectives.

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Sponsors

Venue

Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh

King Khalid Conference Centre, Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DW, United Kingdom

Useful links

Committee

• Steve Cobb (Co-chair) Durham University, United Kingdom
• Julia Dorin (Co-chair) University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• Kai Hilpert St Georges, University of London, United Kingdom
• Ralf Hoffmann Leipzig University, Germany
• Karl Lohner University of Graz, Austria
• Edwin Veldhuizen Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Organised by

IMAP 2018 is organised by Peptide Conferences under the auspices of the Protein & Peptide Science Group of the RSC.

Contact information

Stephen Hoare
Peptide Conferences
Orchard Bank, Fisher Lane
Bingham
NOTTINGHAM
NG13 8BQ
UK
+44 1949 839586
Contact us by email

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