Primošten, Croatia
Primošten is a town in Croatia situated in the south, between the cities of Šibenik and Trogir, on the Adriatic coast.
Primošten, Croatia
Set upon a little island linked by a bridge to the land with stone houses and narrow lanes in Mediterranean style, with many bays, islets and peninsulas, place with extraordinary sea.
Hotel Zora, Primošten
Hotel Zora Complex is situated on the peninsula in a pine forest with a path that goes for 800 meters through thick pine woods, with beautiful views at the old town of Primošten, only 500 meters away.
Hotel Zora, Primošten
Hotel Zora Complex is surrounded by lovely rocky and pebbly beaches. Mala Raduča Beach was voted one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Croatia.
Hotel Zora, Primošten
One of the main Hotel attractions is the swimming pool, covered by Dome which can be open for 2/3, with heated sea water (26°C) and with whirlpools.
Primošten Vineyards
Primošten is famous for its huge and beautiful vineyards. The area's vineyards are currently under consideration to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Invitation
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the symposium “Power of Fungi and Mycotoxins in Health and Disease”, which will be held in Primošten, Croatia from 19 to 22, October 2011.
The symposium will cover current topics in mycology and mycotoxicology with the aim to bring together scientists from many different disciplines, including applied and clinical mycology and mycotoxicology. Primošten is an attractive tourist city at the Adriatic coast situated between Split and Šibenik which is easily accessed by airplane (35 km from Split Airport) and/or by bus. This “pearl” of Adriatic coast with picturesque landscapes, vineyards protected by UNESCO and people’s hospitality make excellent place for exchanging ideas and promoting scientific contacts among mycologists and mycotoxicologists from Europe and broader.
The organisation of the symposium is supported by FEMS enabling grants for young scientists and invited speakers. All necessary details will be announced on the symposium web-site.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Primošten!
News
All authors invited to submit their papers for the journal "Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology"
Archives is the official journal of Croatian Toxicological Society...
Abstract submission and Meeting Grant deadline extended
Abstract submission deadline as well as application for FEMS Young Scientist Meeting Grant have been extended to 31 August 2011.
Main Symposium Topics
- Molecular Subtyping of Fungi
- Mechanisms of Fungal Pathogenesis
- Fungal Diseases of Humans
- Fungal Diseases of Animals
- Fungal Diseases of Plants
- Mycotoxigenic Fungi
- Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses
- Fungi and the Environment
- Antifungal Management
- Food and Feed Mycology
Meet the Speakers
Sybren de Hoog, The Netherlands
Emilija Mlinarić-Missoni, Croatia
Radka Borutova, Austria Product manager for Mycofix product line in Biomin Austria. PhD in Animal Physiology University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic.
Axel Brakhage, Germany Professor for Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Director of the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI) Jena.
Ana-Marija Domjan, Croatia Assistant Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb. Her areas of research include mycotoxins, more specifically ochratoxin A and fumonisin B1 mechanisms of toxicity. 
Julia Dvorska, Ukraine Associate Professor at the Sumy National Agrarian University in Ukraine. Her research interests include mycotoxin and antioxidant metabolism in relation to poultry health.
Jaques Guillot, France Professor of Parasitology and Mycology at the veterinary college of Alfort (ENVA), France. Head of the research Unit ANSES, ENVA, UPEC BIPAR (Molecular Biology and Immunology of Parasitic and fungal diseases).
Sybren de Hoog, The Netherlands Senior researcher at the CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, extraordinary professor at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam.
Emilija Mlinarić-Missoni, Croatia Head of Reference Centre for Diagnosis of Systemic Mycoses, professor of medical microbiology and chairwomen of the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Applied Health Studies, Zagreb.
Laura Mugnai, Italy Associate Professor of Plant pathology at the Faculty of Agriculture in Florence. Chair person of the Committee on Grapevine trunk diseases within the ICGTD and co-Editor in Chief of the journal Phytopathologia Mediterranea.
Maja Peraica, Croatia Senior Researcher at Unit of Toxicology, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb. President of the Croatian Toxicological Society.
Elena Pieckova, Slovakia Associated Professor of Public Health and Senior Scientist at the Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Slovakia. She is an internationally recognized specialist mainly in indoor mycology and mycotoxicology.
Rasmus Roeder, Germany Technical Manager for Cereals Crop Protection Central Europe in BASF Prague. Degree in Agricultural Sciences from the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg.
Stoycho Dimitrov Stoev, Bulgaria Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Bulgaria. Member of Euroscience Association, Science Advisory Board and International Society on Toxinology.
Maja Šegvić Klarić, Croatia Assistant Professor of Microbiology with Parasitology and Applied Microbiology at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb. Her research interests are mycotoxicology and environmental mycology.
Giovanni Vannacci, Italy Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Tree Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology "G. Scaramuzzi", University of Pisa, Italy. His main expertise is biological control of plant pathogens by antagonistic fungi.
Aristea Velegraki, Greece Assistant Professor in Mycology at the Medical School of the University of Athens. Vice President of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM).
Bart Vennekens, Belgium Sr Research Associate I, Biochemistry section in the R&D department of Kemin Agrifoods EMEA (Herentals, Belgium).
Birgit Willinger, Austria Associate professor and medical specialist in hygiene and clinical microbiology at the Medical University of Vienna, head of the Austrian reference laboratory for yeasts and moulds.