IMARS-14

#IMARS14, Doha 2021
Protein glycation in food, health and disease

4 pm - 8 pm AST (Arabia Standard Time)*, 20th – 24th September 2021

* For timing in different time zones, see IMARS landing page

Main sponsors:

Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)

International Maillard Reaction Society (IMARS)

SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT

Abstract submission is now CLOSED

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Registration - open now

Call for Abstracts (now CLOSED)

As Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 14th International Symposium on the Maillard Reaction (IMARS-14), I and the President of IMARS would like to invite you to submit abstracts for presentation at the IMARS-14 conference. IMARS-14 will be a virtual on-line conference. Accepted abstracts may be presented as a short talk (10 min) in the main agenda or as a poster with audio commentary in the virtual poster exhibition, as advised by the abstract review committee. Presenters will be able to respond to questions posed by delegates in on-line Q & A at specified times during the meeting.

We will also be presenting and inviting input into the Doha 2021 Glycation Declaration – a statement of the “Grand Challenges in glycation research” to which the glycation research community commit ourselves to advance and progress in the coming years.

We encourage you to join us at IMARS-14, submit abstracts on glycation research for presentation - Late breaking abstract submission is still live - and we look forward to welcoming you to Qatar, live and on-line, September this year.

Kind regards,

Professor Naila Rabbani
Chair, IMARS-14 Organizing Committee
Department of Basic Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
QU Health
Qatar University
Doha
Qatar

Professor Paul J Thornalley
President of IMARS & Member IMARS-14 Organizing Committee
Diabetes Research Center
Qatar Biomedical Research Institute
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Qatar Foundation
Education City
Doha
Qatar

Submitting an Abstract (now CLOSED)

1. Please download and complete the abstract template.
2. Please prepare and submit your abstract on the Word file template downloaded from this site, using Arial font, 11 point.
3. Please indicate your preference for oral or poster presentation and section for presentation using the checkbox in the template.
4. Please give your consent to sharing of your abstract, if accepted with delegates in the conference booklet at the live and virtual events and on IMARS website thereafter (see template checkbox).
5. Please submit your abstract by email to Maillard.Society@gmail.com

DOWNLOAD ABSTRACT TEMPLATE

Receipt of Abstract

Late-breaking abstracts can only be submitted by above procedure and MUST be submitted by 31st July 2021 24:00 h Doha time (AST). The outcome of review will be notified by 7th August 2021. The decision of the abstract review committee is final. If the abstract is accepted, one or more authors must be registered for IMARS-14 conference and present the work in the format advised. If a poster presentation is requested, poster and audio files must be uploaded to the conference website by 24th August 2021. Abstract submission is now CLOSED

Subjects sections for abstract submission

Section 1 Glycation analytics and chemistry
Section 2 Glycation in food chemistry and nutrition
Section 3 Glycation in plant and other life sciences
Section 4 Glycation in health and disease
Section 5 Glycation – other aspects

Conditions for abstract submission

Abstracts submitted on Human Studies:
The study must have been reviewed by the Local Ethics Committee and therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the Helsinki Declaration (see World Medical Association: https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/medical-ethics/declaration-of-helsinki/). The box must be ticked in the template indicating this.

Abstracts submitted on Animal Studies:
The study must have been carried out along the “Principles of laboratory animal care” (NIH Publication no. 85-23, revised 1985) and according to the national law, if applicable. The box must be ticked in the template indicating this.

Each author can be listed up to TWO TIMES as the PRESENTING author (presenting author is always the first named author in the author block) on two abstracts. Presenting authors may be co-authors of other abstracts. Abstracts are welcome from members and non-members of IMARS. The abstract must be submitted in English. Your abstract submission must adhere to the following structure:

The maximum number of characters is 3,200 (excl. spaces) including the title and the author block.
Please enter your name and the names of co-authors as given in the example below. Start each name with a capital letter and continue in lower case. After this, add brief author affiliations (department, center or unit, organization, city, country) linked to author names by superscript numbers 1,2 etc.
Please structure the abstract. Enter each section into the corresponding text field with the provided sub-headings in bold (Background and aims:, Materials and methods:, Results: and Conclusion:). Please use one or two sentences to describe the methods. The results must include hard data and statistical analysis, as relevant.
One table OR one graph may be included in the abstract and are to count as 400 characters of the total character allowance.
Please use generic names for drugs (no trademarks).
Please include up to 5 keywords for indexing.

In case of questions, please contact the IMARS office: Maillard.Society@gmail.com

Example of abstract structure

Title: Use of protein informatics to assess how mutations of glucokinase affect enzymatic function
Authors: Maryam S.M. Al-Motawa1, Naila Rabbani2 and Paul J. Thornalley1
Affiliations: 1Diabetes Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Doha, Qatar, 2College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
ABSTRACT
Background and aims: Glucokinase (GCK) enzyme …..
Materials and methods: Receptor-binding domain (RBD) analysis …
Results: RBD plot of wild type GCK. ….
Conclusion: RBD analysis may assist ….

Keywords: Glucokinase; …

Please download the abstract template for the required fields and structure in Word format, including example responses.

DOWNLOAD ABSTRACT TEMPLATE

Conference Agenda

Click the button below to download the provisional agenda for IMARS-14.

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Registration Fees (USD)

Registration site open now - click here

	IMARS Member*	Non-IMARS Member*
Full	60	160
Post-doctoral research assistant or fellow	45	120
PhD or Masters Student	20	80

*Early Bird Rate's as shown on the table above will end at September 6th 2021! *Fees will have a 25 USD increment after September 6th on all categories.

NB If you wish to register for the fee at IMARS member rates and are not currently a member, please join or renew your membership before the meeting – see below. If you apply for registration at IMARS membership rates and you are NOT an IMARS member, the registration will not be approved and payment returned with an administration fee deducted.

Membership of IMARS

Benefits: be part of the glycation research, bimonthly newsletter “IMARS Highlights”, access to members-only website with back issues of Highlights, compendium of protocols and more

Application for IMARS membership in two easy steps:

1. Pay membership dues (annual subscription fee; USD)

Full	Post-doctoral research assistant or fellow	PhD or Masters Student
80	55	40

2. Brief description of interest in glycation research

Please upload a brief description of your scientific training and interest in glycation research.
You may join IMARS at https://www.imarsonline.com/membership.html

Sponsorship of IMARS-14

We welcome sponsorship of IMARS-14 by corporate and other organizations.
Please contact us for details (Maillard.Society@gmail.com)

Session on Dicarbonyl stress in obesity and diabetes presented in association with European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Reactive Metabolites Study Group (RMSG)

Other sponsors:
Iris Biotech GmbH (Germany)