ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION DEADLINES EXTENDED!
On behalf of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) and the Organizing and Scientific Committees, we have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the Trends in Natural Products Research: A Young Scientists’ Meeting that will be held at the small, picturesque seaport village of Kolymbari, in northwest Crete, in May 23-26, 2022.
The Phytochemical Society of Europe organizes annually a Young Scientists’ Meeting in order to give younger scientists (MSc students, PhD students, postdoctoral fellows) the opportunity to present their research results in the form of short talks or posters and to discuss them with colleagues and senior scientists in an informal and stimulating environment.
The scientific program will include topics, such as:
- Drug discovery from terrestrial, marine and microbial natural sources
- Synthesis of natural products and their analogues
- Biological and pharmacological activities of natural products
- Biosynthesis of natural products
- Chemical ecology
- Biotechnological applications of natural products
- Screening for bioactive metabolites through application of –omics platforms
- Dereplication and rational approaches for bioprospecting
There will be plenary lectures, invited talks, and contributed oral presentations, while poster sessions will be linked to the scientific themes.
In addition to the scientific content, there will be an exciting social program, including a welcome reception, a traditional Cretan festive dinner with live music and dancing and an excursion (optional).
We are looking forward to meeting you at Kolymbari in May of 2022.
Committees
Chair of the Conference
Ass. Prof. Efstathia Ioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Co-Chair of the Conference
Prof. Vassilios Roussis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Organizing Committee
Prof. Maria Couladis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Dr. Stefanos Kikionis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Dr. Aikaterini Koutsaviti (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Prof. Olga Tzakou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Dr. Leto-Aikaterini Tziveleka (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Scientific Committee
Prof. Pinarosa Avato (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
Prof. Franz Bucar (Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria)
Prof. Hui Cao (Guangdong Ocean University, China)
Prof. Francisco Macías (University of Cadiz, Spain)
Dr. Kenneth Ritchie (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Prof. Satyajit Sarker (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Prof. Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak (Medical University of Lublin, Poland)
Prof. Jianbo Xiao (University of Vigo, Spain)
Scientific Program
Up to now, the following speakers have confirmed their participation in the Trends in Natural Products Research: A Young Scientists’ Meeting:
Invited speakers
Prof. Pinarosa Avato (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy)
Prof. Franz Bucar (Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria)
Prof. Carlos Duarte (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Prof. Simon Gibbons (University of East Anglia, UK) - recipient of the PSE-Medal
Prof. Sotirios Kampranis (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Prof. Miroslav Kvasnica (Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Republic)
Prof. Francisco Macías (University of Cadiz, Spain)
Prof. Alfonso Mangoni (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)
Prof. Satyajit Sarker (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
Prof. Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak (Medical University of Lublin, Poland)
Prof. Miroslav Strnad (Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Republic)
Prof. Olivier Thomas (National University of Ireland - Galway, Ireland)
Prof. Christos Tsatsanis (University of Crete, Greece)
Prof. Jianbo Xiao (University of Vigo, Spain)
Prof. Nadine Ziemert (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Registration
| Type of registration | Early registration before April 30, 2022 |
Late registration after April 30, 2022 |
| Full participant, PSE member 1,2 | 450 € | 525 € |
| Full participant, non-PSE member 1 | 500 € | 575 € |
| MSc / PhD student or postdoc fellow, PSE member 1,2,3 | 350 € | 400 € |
| MSc / PhD student or postdoc fellow, non-PSE member 1,3 | 400 € | 450 € |
| Accompanying person 4 | 250 € | 300 € |
1 Registration fees include attendance to all sessions, certificate of attendance, book of abstracts, lunches, dinners, coffee breaks, welcome reception, and conference dinner (traditional Cretan festive dinner with live music and dancing).
2 Proof of an active PSE membership is needed for reduced registration fees to apply.
3 Proof of MSc / PhD student or early (<2 years from PhD defense) postdoctoral fellow status is needed for reduced registration fees to apply. Please send proof of student or postdoctoral status, as applicable, to pse.ysm2022@gmail.com.
4 Registration fees include lunches, dinners, welcome reception, conference dinner (traditional Cretan festive dinner with live music and dancing), and all-day excursion to Knossos Minoan Palace, the Archeological Museum and the city of Heraklion.
Important dates:
Deadline for early registration is April 30, 2022.
Registration process:
Please download, print and complete the registration form and send the completed form to pse.ysm2022@gmail.com. Please attach proof of payment and proof of student/postdoctoral status (if applicable).
Ensure that you enter your name and organization details exactly as you wish them to appear on your name badge and list of participants.
A confirmation of your registration will be sent within 1 week to the email address/es you indicate in the registration form.
Registration fees should be paid through bank transfer (in €, any bank charges are to be paid by the participant) at the following account:
| Beneficiary: | ORTHODOX ACADEMY OF CRETA |
| Bank name: | COOPERATIVE BANK OF CHANIA |
| Bank Code: | 069 |
| Branch Code: | 008 |
| Branch Address: | KOLYMPARI, 73006 CHANIA, CRETE |
| IBAN: | GR20 0690 0080 0000 0011 3505 004 |
| BIC: | STXAGRA1XXX |
Please state clearly at the comments section of the bank transfer "YSM2022" and "participant name".
Please contact us, for any queries you might have.
Abstract Submission
Participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral or poster communications related to the scientific topics:
- Drug discovery from terrestrial, marine and microbial natural sources
- Synthesis of natural products and their analogues
- Biological and pharmacological activities of natural products
- Biosynthesis of natural products
- Chemical ecology
- Biotechnological applications of natural products
- Screening for bioactive metabolites through application of –omics platforms
- Dereplication and rational approaches for bioprospecting
Important dates:
- Deadline for the abstract submission is April 20, 2022.
- Submitting authors will be advised if their abstract has been accepted by April 25, 2022.
- The presenting author for each abstract must register to attend the conference no later than April 30, 2022. Abstracts that do not have a registered and paid presenting author by April 30, 2022 will not be included in the conference program and book of abstracts.
Abstract submission process:
- Download the abstract template.
- Insert title, authors, affiliations and main text in the specified space and save the file as a .doc or .docx (eg. presentingauthor.doc).
- Send the abstract to pse.ysm2022@gmail.com, indicating whether an oral or a poster presentation is preferred.
Please contact us, for any queries you might have.
Fellowships & Awards
The Phytochemical Society of Europe will award a limited number of travel bursaries for PhD students or early postdoctoral researchers attending the meeting. The awardee should actively participate in the conference, communicating either an oral or a poster presentation, with preference being given to those selected to make short oral contributions.
An application form and guidelines for the application can be downloaded here or from the website of PSE: (https://new.phytochemicalsociety.org/2021/12/28/student-bursaries/)
Furthermore, the Phytochemical Society of Europe is proud to announce the Dra. Mariola Macías Award 2022, in the memory of an excellent emergency doctor, a Dr in immunology and a great person passionate about natural products, that will be given to a young researcher for the best scientific contribution in Natural Products Science during the year. For more information, you can download the relevant announcement here.
Additionally, some prizes for the best oral presentations being delivered by PhD students will be kindly sponsored by OlChemIm s.r.o. and the journals eFood and Food Frontiers
Social Program
In addition to the scientific content, there will be an exciting social program, including a welcome reception, a traditional Cretan festive dinner with live music and dancing and an excursion (optional).
views of Balos, Elafonissi and Gramvoussa near Kolymbari
traditional Cretan festive dinner with live music and dancing
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, in the small, picturesque seaport village of Kolymbari, close to the city of Chania in Crete.
The conference venue is located on the sea-front, 5 min away from one of the most beautiful and immaculate beaches of the Mediterranean Sea.
The village of Kolymbari
The small fishing port of Kolymbari is still relatively unaffected by tourism and it has very good restaurants and tavernas, cafes and all kind of accommodations, from luxury quality hotels with excellent services to simple, family-owned rooms.
In Kolymbari you can warm yourself with the Cretan sun and local hospitality and enjoy the peaceful village atmosphere.
Accommodation
The OAC Conference Venue provides accommodation in 2 chapters. There are still available:
20 rooms in the 1st chapter
35 € / night for single occupancy or 50 € / night for double occupancy
12 rooms in the 2nd chapter
50 € / night for single occupancy or 75 € / night for double occupancy
Since the number of rooms at the OAC Conference Venue is limited, you are advised to book your accommodation the earliest possible, by sending an email to us.
Otherwise, within 5-10 min walking from the Conference Venue there is a wide selection of hotels and rooms (from 5 star resorts to simple pensions) that can be found through all Web searching engines.
Some of the recommended hotels are listed below:
5* Avra Imperial Beach resort & Spa
4* Grand Bay Beach Resort
Villa Disegno
3* Chryssana Beach Hotel
Casa di Akis
Panthea Suites
Aphea Village
It is recommended to ask for a quotation directly from the hotels since frequently you can get lower prices than through booking sites. As usual, early reservations are offered at a significantly lower price.
How to get there
Travelling to/from Crete:
By plane: more than 7 flights are available daily from/to the airports of Athens and Thessaloniki. Additionally, several charter flights are available daily from/to various countries of Europe.
By boat: several ferries are available from/to Piraeus port and other Greek islands ports.
How to reach Kolymbari:
The closest airport (Chania International Airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis”) is located approximately 14 km northeast of the city of Chania, whereas the closest port is located in Souda Bay, approximately 7 km east of the city of Chania.
There are many buses daily connecting Chania International Airport and the main bus station at the city of Chania. Approximate travel time from the airport to the city of Chania is 30 minutes. For further information regarding bus schedules and fares, please visit http://www.e-ktel.com/en/.
There is also frequent public transportation (city buses) available connecting the port of Souda and the city of Chania. Approximate travel time from the port to the city of Chania is 10 minutes. For further information regarding bus schedules and fares, please visit http://chaniabus.gr/en/?content_lang=2&subsite=1#main.
Taxis are also an option for reaching Kolymbari.
Also, there is an airport (Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”) and a port in the city of Heraklion, approximately 140 km from the city of Chania.
There are frequent bus connections every day between Heraklion and Chania. Approximate travel time is 3 hours. For further information regarding bus schedules and fares, please visit http://www.e-ktel.com/en/.
Sponsors
Contact
For further information and enquiries about the conference, please contact:
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Efstathia Ioannou E-mail: eioannou@pharm.uoa.gr Tel.: + 30 210 7274913 |
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Vassilios Roussis E-mail: roussis@pharm.uoa.gr Tel.: + 30 210 7274592 |