ISI 2006
Third International Symposium on Isotopomers
27 -
Background and Objectives
Isotopes have been used to trace material cycles in
the solar system and planets, atmosphere, oceans, terrestrial environment and
the biosphere. Research is now developing from determination content of a
single isotope in a multi-isotope system and site specific tracer analysis at
the molecular level: these new approaches constitute the study of ISOTOPOMERS.
The progress of several analytical techniques, such as Laser Ablation, Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Continuous Flow - Isotopic Mass Spectrometry
(CF-IRMS), Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectrometers (TDLAS) and others,
permits site-specific analysis of isotopes at natural abundance level, thus
providing invaluable information for a better understanding of biogeochemical
processes occurring in nature. Site specific labeled isotopomers
allow the study of biochemical mechanisms and pathways, the response of
organisms to agents of chemical change and of metabolic networks. The study of isotopomers has an increasing number of applications in
numerous scientific fields ranging from environmental studies (including global
warming) to life sciences relevant to many areas of interests for human
activities (agriculture, food authentication, pharmacology, health care etc.).
Mass independent isotope measurements have developed into a new field of
applications, ranging from solar system evolution to paleo
atmospheric chemistry.
The purpose of the Symposium is to look into the
latest scientific achievements in the measurement and analysis of isotopomers, from the studies of environmental changes to
extended applications in environmental and life sciences including food
authenticity and biomedical research. Mass independent chemical measurements
and theory are also included. The Symposium will call for papers from a wide
range of research on isotope-containing molecules with site-specific
information and/or multi-isotopic measurements, as follows:
The papers to be presented at the Symposium will
comprise invited papers, accepted oral and poster papers. In addition to more
experienced researchers, the participation by younger generations of the
isotope and/or isotopomer community as well as newcomers
to the community is especially encouraged. The Symposium will be held August 27th
through August 30th 2006 on the campus of the University of
California, San Diego in La Jolla, California, USA. Planned activities are scheduled for August
31st as well.
The working language of the Symposium will be English.
