Table of Contents General Information ............................... 4 Technical Information ............................. 6 Schedule At A Glance ............................ 10 Scientific Program Monday ....................................... 13 Tuesday ...................................... 18 Wednesday ................................. 19 Thursday .................................... 28 Maps .................................................. 32 3 CRYO 2006, Hamburg, Germany, July 24-27, 2006 Handelskammer Hamburg CRYO 2006 is the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology and will be held in association with the Society for Low Temperature Biology. The meeting covers a wide range of subjects including hypothermia, physiology of resistance to cold in plants, and applications of cryobiology in conservation/freeze-drying, surgery, cell, tissue and organ preservation. Relevant aspects of biology, molecular biology, physics, chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, physio- logy, medicine, transfusion medicine, cryosurgery, cryomicroscopy, mechanical engineering, tissue engineering and transplantation will also be covered. The Societies The Society for Cryobiology is an international scientific society that aims to promote and disseminate research in the field of low temperature biology and its applications in biology, medicine, veterinary practice, agriculture and conservation. The Society for Low Temperature Biology promotes research into the effects of low temperatures on all types of organisms and their constituent cells, tissues and organs. Such studies have applications in a diverse variety of scientific fields from biology and medicine to engineering. Conference Desk The Conference Desk is located on the ground floor in Halle 2 of the Handelskammer Hamburg (Hamburg Chamber of Commerce), Adolphsplatz 1. In urgent cases the desk can be reached using: +49-40-36138-519 (phone) +49-40-36138-403 (fax) during the opening hours. The opening hours of the Conference Desk will be as follows: Sunday, July 23, 2006: 17:00 - 21:00 Monday, July 24, 2006: 8:30 - 19:30 Tuesday, July 25, 2006: 8:30 - 14:00 Wednesday, July 26, 2006: 8:30 - 18:00 Thursday, July 27, 2006: 8:00 - 18:00 4 Scientific Program There will be 3 symposia , 7 sessions of free communications and a poster session. This year the PLS Crystal Award Competition will take place in a single session on Thursday, July 27, 2006, from 8:30 – 13:00. The Best Poster Award Competition takes place during the poster session on Wednesday, July 26, 2006. Both awards and the Society for Cryobiology Student Travel Grants will be handed over during the Banquet on Thursday, July 27, 2006, 20:00 – 24:00. Scientific Advisory Board The organizer wishes to express his gratitude to the following persons: Jason P. Acker, Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton (Alberta), Canada John M. Baust, State University of New York, Binghampton (NY), USA Erica E. Benson, DAMAR, Conservation & Environmental Science, Scotland, UK Thomas Binder, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany John C. Bischof, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis(MN), USA Gary J. Bryant, RMIT University, Melbourne (Victoria), Australia John K. Critser, University of Missouri, Columbia (MO), USA John G. Day, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Argyll, UK Gregory M. Fahy, Twenty-First Century Medicine, Rancho Cucamonga (CA), USA Barry J. Fuller, Royal Free & UK Medical School, London, UK Birgit Glasmacher, Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany Keith Harding, DAMAR, Conservation & Biotechnology, Scotland, UK Dirk K. Hincha, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam, Germany Hiroshi Ishiguro, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan Igor I. Katkov, University of South California, San Diego (CA), USA Fritz W. Kleinhans, Indiana University Purdue University (IUPUI), Indianapolis (IN), USA Christoph Körber, European Patent Office, München, Germany David E. Pegg, University of York, York, UK Hugh W. Pritchard, Royal Botanic Gardens KEW, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, UK Yoed Rabin, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (PA), USA Ursula Rauen, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany Barbara M. Reed, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis (OR), USA Arthur W. Rowe, New York University School of Medicine, New York (NY), USA Wendell Q. Sun, LifeCell Corporation, Branchburg (NJ), USA Michael J. Taylor, Cell and Tissue Systems, Charleston (SC), USA Paul F. Watson, The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK David G. Whittingham, St. George´s, University of London, London, UK Maureen Wood, Maternity Hospital, Aberdeen, UK Erik J. Woods, General BioTechnology, Indianapolis (IN), USA 5 Acknowledgement of Financial Support The organizer wishes to express his gratitude to the exhibitors (as listed in this booklet), the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (German Science Foundation) and the Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (Department of Labor and Economics of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg). Badges Your badge serves as evidence of registration and admission. Therefore please wear it during all scientific and social events for security and catering information as well. Oral Presentations Check-in All oral presentations must be submitted on a CD or a "smart stick" with USB interface at the media desk in front of the Albert-Schäfer- Saal at least 30 min before the respective symposium/session starts. We will not accept private laptops for the presentation. We can "process" PowerPoint presentations using Windows 2000 and higher. If your presentation contains a video or if you need a slide projector or want to show overheads, please notify us as soon as possible. Posters Posters will be on display in the Halle 2 and Halle 3 on Wednesday, July 25, 14:00 – 18:00. The size of the poster must not exceed 95 cm (37 inches) in width and 200 cm (79 inches) in height. Please note that the posters must be mounted before the session starts and must be dismounted after the session. The presenter of a poster is expected to be present during the above mentioned period. Abstract Corrections A Master Copy of the abstract book is available at the Conference Desk to allow authors final corrections before publication of the abstracts in CRYOBIOLOGY. Corrections will be accepted up to the close of the conference but not thereafter. 6 Catering Coffee breaks and lunches are included in your registration fee. Lunch will be served daily from 13:00 – 14:00 in Halle 2 of the Handelskammer. Additional lunch tickets can be bought at the conference desk for € 12. Other Events The Board of Governors Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology will take place on Sunday, July 23, 2006, 9:00-16:30 in the Hamburg Zimmer on the 2nd floor. The CRYOBIOLOGY Editorial Board Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, during lunch break (13:00 – 14:00) in the Hanse Zimmer on the 2nd floor. The Annual General Meeting of the Society for Low Temperature Biology will take place on Wednesday, July 26, 18:00 – 19:00, in the Hanse Zimmer on the 2nd floor. The Annual General Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology will be on Thursday, July 27, 17:30 – 18:30, in the Albert-Schäfer-Saal. Social Events Sunday, July 23, 2006, Welcome Reception at the 17:00 – 21:00 Handelskammer (free admission) Tuesday, July 25, 2006, Guided bus tour of Hamburg. The 14:00 – 17:00 busses leave from the Handelskammer end at Hamburg Stadtpark (tickets € 25). Tuesday, July 25, 2006, Barbecue and ICYR sport event in 17:00 – 21:00 Hamburg Stadtpark (see map at the end of this booklet for details). Transportation back to the hotels will be provided (fee: € 25, free for students). Thursday; July 27, 2006, Banquet on board the Cap San Diego 20:00 – 24:00 at Landungsbrücken. Busses will leave from the Handelskammer at 19:45, afterwards there will be a transportation back to the hotels (fee: € 40). 7 Local Organizing Committee I hardly know how to thank the following persons: Heidi Clinefelter Heike Fischer Frauke Frommann Petra Günther Jan Hambach Rabea Hambach-Richter Oliver Malms Pedro Roca Doris Rowe Rebekka Sputtek Bianca Strelow Organizer of Industrial Exhibition, Conference Desk, Hotel Reservation etc. Kongress- und Messebüro Lentzsch GmbH Seifgrundstr. 2, 61348 Bad Homburg, Germany Phone: +49-6172-6796-0, Fax: -26 Dr. Andreas Sputtek Conference Chairman CRYO 2006 President, Society for Cryobiology 8 Schedule At A Glance Time Börsensaal 2 Albert-Schäfer-Saal Merkur-Saal Hamburg-Zimmer Hanse-Zimmer Sunday, July 23 09:00–16:30 Setup Conference SfC BOG Meeting Desk & Exhibition 17:00–21:00 Registration, Reception Monday, July 24 09:00–13:00 Conference Desk, Opening Ceremony Exhibition Clinical Applications of Cryobiology 13:00–14:00 Lunch 14:00–19:45 Conference Desk, Session 1 Sessions 2, 3 Exhibition Tuesday, July 25 09:00–13:00 Conference Desk, Molecular Exhibition Determinants of Low Temperature and Dehydration Tolerance in Plants 13:00–14:00 Lunch Coffee Breaks Monday 11:35 - 11:55 Tuesday 11:10 - 11:35 16:30 - 17:00 Time Börsensaal 2 Albert-Schäfer-Saal Merkur-Saal Hamburg-Zimmer Hanse-Zimmer Wednesday, July 26 09:00–13:00 Conference Desk, Effects of Hypothermia Exhibition on Mammalian Cells and Tissues 13:00–14:00 Lunch Editorial Board Meeting CRYOBIOLOGY 14:00–18:00 Conference Desk, Exhibition, Poster Session 18:00–19:00 SLTB Annual General Meeting Thursday, July 27 08:45-13:00 Conference Desk, PLS Crystal Award Exhibition Competition 13:00–14:00 Lunch 14:00–17:30 Conference Desk, Session 5 Session 4, 6 Exhibition 17:30–18:30