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e Final Announcement s . n i m e d a Linnaeus and Medicinal Products k a September th–th , Uppsala, Sweden s l An international conference on drugs of natural origin e in the honour of Carl Linnaeus d e m e k a l . w w w LÄKEMEDELSAKADEMIN SWEDISH ACADEMY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES INTRODUCTION Tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus The Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Uppsala University invites you to an international conference on drugs of natural origin, in the honour of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus. The conference takes place in Uppsala, the town where Carl Linnaeus once lived and greatly contributed to scientific progress. Linnaeus’ dissertations on drugs (copies included in the conference fee) The scientific program of the conference is based on four of Linnaeus many dissertations: Medicamenta graveolentia, Sapor medicamentorum, De methodo investigandi vires medicamentorum chemica, and Inebriantia. The program is divided into three themes with a bearing on these dissertations. The historical arena is chosen as a platform from which recent research in the fields of pharmacognosy and natural product chemistry will be high-lighted. Short lecture – Poster Session Participants are encouraged to present a short lecture or a poster in English. Please indicate on the booking form if you would offer to give a short lecture or present a poster presentation. Abstracts should be sent electronically to Agnetha Ekestam, [email protected], by June th . Abstract instructions will be mailed out with the booking confirmation. Organizing Committee Prof. Lars Bohlin, Uppsala University, Assoc. Prof. Anders Backlund, Uppsala University, Prof. Åke Bruce, National Food Administration, Prof. Torbjörn Norin, The Royal Institute of Technology, Barbro Gerdén, M.D., Medical Product Agency, Prof. Björn Lindeke, The Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Dr. Erika Svangård, The Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Location, Venue, Language The meeting takes place in Room X (Sal X) in the main building at Uppsala University, located in the center of Uppsala. Registration opens from ., Wednesday, September 5th and the scientific programme starts at . and ends with a closing ceremony on Saturday September th . The meeting will be held in English. You can reach Uppsala from Arlanda airport, by taxi, bus or train (www.arlanda.se). Social program The social program will include a visit to the museum of Linnaeus in his house situated in central Uppsala, a conference dinner in the Linnaeus botanical garden, and a guided botanical field trip along one of Linnaeus’ herbaciones (flower walks) starting in downtown Uppsala. Immediately following the meeting there is a Cultural Evening in Uppsala town, open to the public (www.uppland.nu/en). Participation fee and Accommodation The participation fee, which includes documentation and all meals within the program, with exception to the conference dinner, is (approx. € ) before May nd and (approx. € ) after that date. Accommodation is not included in the participation fee. For accommodation at First Hotel Linné, arrival September th and departure September th , the price is (participation fee not incl.). All prices given excluding . Application, Cancellations, Substitutions You will receive a confirmation of your registration within three weeks. Cancellations can be made at no charge up until May st . After this our cancellation policy applies, which can be found in the confirmation document and on our home page, www.lakemedelsakademin.se/register-cancel Further Information For further questions, please contact the Project Assistant Agnetha Ekestam Lindström, tel + ()- [email protected], or the Project Manager Anders Pesula, tel + ()- , [email protected] This brochure can also be downloaded as a from www.lakemedelsakademin.se/materiamedica PROGRAM Wednesday 5 th Welcome reception and discussion . . – . Herbal medicinal products or dietary supplements – pros and cons, in cooperation with the Medical Products Agency, Uppsala and The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. . – . Science on stage: how to raise the curtain, Prof. Carl Djerassi , Stanford University . – . Reception with the Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University, Prof. Anders Hallberg Thursday 6 th The Odour and Flavour (Medicamenta graveolenti and Sapor medicamentorum) Chair person: Prof. Åke Bruce , National Food Administration, Uppsala . – . Opening ceremony and historical perspectives Linneaus in the th century, Prof. Marie-Christine Skuncke , Uppsala University . – . . – . The pharmacology of the olfactory sense, Prof. Bill S. Hansson , Dept. of Crop Science Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden . – . Techniques for analyzing odours and flavours, Prof. Anna-Karin Borg-Karlsson , Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm . – . , First Hotel Linné . – . The scent of the vanishing flora, Prof. Roman Kaiser , Switzerland . – . Short lectures . – . . – . Short lectures . – . The chemistry of wines, Dr. Kent Nilsson , V&S Wine, Stockholm Friday 7 th Chemical Characterisation of Drugs (De methodo investigandi vires medicamentorum chemica) Chair person: Prof. Torbjörn Norin , The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm . – . Politics in natural product chemistry, Prof. Carl Djerassi , Stanford University, Stanford . – . . – . Magic of natural product chemistry, Prof. Koji Nakanishi , Columbia University . – . Natural Products-valuable tools and potent drugs in cancer research, Prof. Angelika Vollmar , Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich . – . What Linne’ did not know about plants, Prof. Olof Sterner , Lund University . – . , First Hotel Linné . – . The landscape of Linnaeus, Assoc. Prof. Anders Backlund , Uppsala University . – . Herbaciones (flower walk) . in the Linnaeus botanical garden. Saturday 8 th Poisons and Intoxications (Inebriantia) Chair person: Barbro Gerdén, M.D. , Medical Product Agency, Uppsala . – . De venenis – the concept of toxicology through years, Prof. John Caldwell , University of Liverpool . – . . – . Drug addiction – effects on the brain and new modalities for treatment, Prof. Fred Nyberg , Uppsala University . – . New drugs to treat alcoholism, Prof. Mats Berglund , Malmö University Hospital, Sweden . – . When “Green” is toxic! Neurotoxins from diverse cyanobacteria, Prof. William Gerwick , Scripps Research Institute, University of California, San Diego . – . , First Hotel Linné . – . From Opium to Ecstasy: A Chemical Perspective on Linnaeus’ Inebriantia, Prof. Jan G Bruhn , , Uppsala . – . at Uppsala University, (popular science lectures) . follow by Cultural Evening in Uppsala SVERIGE PORTO BETALT B PORT PAYÉ w w w Application/Registration form for Materia Medica, September th -th , Uppsala, Sweden. You may also register on our home page www.lakemedelsakademin.se/materiamedica l a k (. ) ( ): e : . ( ) m : e ( ) . d / , , e l ( ) s a k - a d ( . ) e The above information can be used for marketing purposes regarding upcoming events arranged by The Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. m Please notify us if you don’t wish to receive such information. I’m interested in presenting a: I Short lecture I Poster i n Accommodation/meals I Participation fee (exclusive of /without accommodation): SEK (SEK after May nd) . I Accommodation First Hotel Linné September th- th: SEK ( nights) s I Conference dinner September th: SEK e / : + ()- | : Läkemedelsakademin, Att: Agnetha Ekestam, P. O. Box , - Stockholm, Sweden LÄKEMEDELSAKADEMIN SWEDISH ACADEMY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES /aps/aem.

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