Call for Abstracts
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 hybrid live and on-line conference – with live session at Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), Education City, Doha, Qatar – see https://www.qncc.qa/. 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 throughout 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 and we look forward to welcoming you to Qatar, live and on-line, September this year.
Kind regards,
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 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
1. Please download and complete the abstract template.
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Receipt of Abstract
Abstracts can only be submitted by above procedure and MUST be submitted BEFORE 30th June 2021 24:00 h Doha time (Arabian Standard Time). The outcome of review will be notified by 16th July 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.
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
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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.
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; …
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.
Registration Fees (USD)
Registration scheduled to open on the conference website on 1st May 2021
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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:
Application for IMARS membership in two easy steps:
1. Pay membership dues (annual subscription fee; USD)
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2. Brief description of interest in glycation researchPlease upload a brief description of your scientific training and interest in glycation research.
You may also join IMARS at https://www.imarsonline.com/membership.html |
Sponsorship of IMARS-14
We welcome sponsorship of IMARS-14 by corporate and other organizations. Sponsorship pack options are given below, including e-exhibition stand and complementary registrations.
Sponsorship Packs
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Gold – 2000 USD (e-exhibition stand, logo on fliers, conference booklet and registration, virtual and live event sessions; two complementary registrations).
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Silver – 1000 USD (e-exhibition stand, logo at virtual and live event sessions; one complementary registration)
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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)
IMARS-14 logo by Jarape, reproduced with permission