Hi All,
You’ll find below some informations about the XIV International Congress of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (ICPLM) that will be held prior to WorldLab congress in Durban (October 20th-22nd 2017).
The Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolisms (www.ssiem.org) have kindly offered 10 travel grants of 500 euro to support individuals with an interest in inherited metabolic diseases to attend the XIV International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine (details are described below).
Application deadline is fixed on 15th June 2017.
Best regards,
Guilaine
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On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the XIV International Congress of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (ICPLM) and the Task Force on Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (TF-PLM) of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), we would like encourage Young Scientists to attend this Congress in Durban, South Africa on October 20th-22nd 2017, held prior to WorldLab.
Detailed information about the 2017 ICPLM Durban and its program can be found at the following link:www.icplm2017.org
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP
The Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolisms (www.ssiem.org) have kindly offered 10 travel grants of 500 euro to support individuals with an interest in inherited metabolic diseases to attend the XIV International Congress of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine
The criteria for the grants are described below:
Applications for the grants will be considered by a sub-group of the organising committee of the ICPLM. There will be five grants available to applications from the African continent and 5 grants to the rest of the world. Application will be welcomed from those that have shown an interested in inherited metabolic diseases. Grants are open to all regardless of age, position or seniority providing that the individual is a member of the IFCC member society of their country.
If it is necessary to distinguish between applicants priority will be given to those who are to present oral or poster presentations at a meeting, those who have particular financial difficulties and those whom at the discretion of the Committee have shown commitment to the furtherance of the management and study of metabolic disease.
Application deadline is fixed on 15th June 2017.
Many thanks
Dr Tim Lang
Vice-chair of IFCC Task Force on Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (TF-PLM)
Dr Tim Lang FRCPath
Head of Department
Clinical Biochemistry Department
University Hospital of North Durham
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Durham
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