CHEMICAL SIGNALS IN VERTEBRATES

BRITISH WORKSHOP VII

1997 PROGRAMME


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The UNIVERSITY OF KENT AT CANTERBURY

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DAY ONE - 4th September 1997

12 noon Arrival and registration at Rutherford College
1:00 pm Welcome and Lunch
2:30 pm Introduction (History of the Workshop's formation, introducing founders, aims, etc)
2:40 pm David R Kelly, Chemistry Dept, College of Cardiff: The chemistry of sexual attraction
3:05 pm Luca Turin, University College, London: Smell and Molecular Vibrations - the history of a strange idea
3:30 pm Jenny Oliver, UKC Chemical Sensors Group: Introducing SPR
4:00 pm Tea and general discussion
4:30 pm Eric Albone, Clifton Scientific Trust: School-Semiochemistry Partnerships;
The Challenge of Making Semiochemistry real for young people.
4:55 pm Nick Aikenhead, AromaScan plc: Electronic odour recognition of human volatile chemicals.
5:30 pm Poster Session and Discussion
7 pm Workshop Dinner

DAY TWO - 5th September 1997

9:15 am Paul Castle, University of Warwick Psychology Department
9:40 am Russell King, Cambridge University Olfactometry and complex odours: rats versus humans in more ways than one!
10:05 am Barbara Sommerville, Cambridge University What one Knows about one's nose - a brief review of olfactory awareness
10:30 am Coffee, with time for informal discussion
11:00 am Steve van Toller, Warwick Olfaction Research Group, University of Warwick, Smell and Language
11:25 am Tim Jacob, University of Wales, The Challenge for Olfactory Research
11:50 am Final Discussion and Conclusion
12:15 pm Formal End of Workshop

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