Ukraine & Kharkiv Researchers Support Foundation

Dear friends! Dear colleagues!

Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine (IPCC) is the biggest well-known research center of cryobiology in  Ukraine. IPCC is based in the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city of Ukraine, just 30 km away from the Russian-Ukrainian border. Kharkiv became almost empty in a couple of days after the beginning of military aggression of Russia against Ukraine.

Those who had to stay in the city tried to continue their daily routine and maintain life-sustaining activity in the city and IPCC in particular (both remotely and in-person). However, days of long-term shelling and  bombardments of city infrastructure by Russian troops resulted in frequent power outages and voltage fluctuations, which in turn caused equipment failures, reagent deterioration and hinder the research progress of the Institute.

Moreover, the ongoing war with its impact on life, ecology  and economy of Ukraine has a huge impact on  providing an adequate allocation of funding as well as supporting science and researchers in the near future.

To address the challenges and to manage the consequences of Russia’s invasion which hit hard science and its funding, in particular at the IPCC, the “Ukraine and Kharkiv Researchers Support” Charitable Fund (UKRSF) (ukrsf.org.ua) was established by a group of the IPCC employees.

The main areas of the fund’s activity are  

1) to support the staff  forced to stay in Kharkiv through the wartime to perform their projects and ongoing duties, and

2) to contribute to the preservation and development of scientific potential of the Institute during the post-war period.

We will greatly appreciate it if you consider any type of support as for the missions of our fund.

Annual Conference of Young Scientists "Cold in Biology and Medicine - 2023" May 23rd, 2023 Kharkіv, Ukraine

Dear colleagues!

Longer than a year Russia's military invasion to Ukraine, has made Kharkiv and the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine the zone of active hostilities. Nevertheless, we are invincible, so despite the obstacles, the leadership and staff of the Institute go on their scientific and educational activities.

The Council of Young Scientists jointly with the Administration of the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the NAS of Ukraine are pleased to invite you to participate in the 47th Annual Conference of Young Scientists

"Cold in Biology and Medicine - 2023".


Details of participation

Young scientists, PhD students, undergraduate students are welcome to take part in the conference activity.

The work of the conference is planned in three major areas: cryobiology, cryomedicine, biotechnology.

The main topics are as follows:

  • mechanisms of damage to biological objects under the influence of low and extremely low temperatures;

  • low temperature storage of human, animal or plant cells, tissues, organs, including preparing for storage, thawing/warming;

  • culturing of cells and tissues;

  • response of biological objects to low temperature;

  • mechanisms of natural cold resistance of living systems and recovery after cold exposure;

  • cold adaptation in animals and plants;

  • low and extremely low temperatures in medicine;

  • experimental and clinical transplantation;

  • cryobiological and cryomedical devices;

  • low temperature banks and depositories.

Conference languages: Ukrainian, English.

Presentation formats: oral (Ukrainian/English), poster.

Abstracts of the report and presentation of illustrative materials of the oral report (slides) should be submitted in English, regardless of the language of the report to be presented.

The poster should be presented in English and submitted as *.pdf file (to be posted to the conference website https://coldbiomed.cryo.org.ua/ on the eve of the event).

Participation in the conference is free!

At the same time, everyone can contribute and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine by transferring funds to account 4731 1856 1290 4265 (Internet card of Privat Bank) to the name of Oleksandr Shilo.

The conference will be held online via zoom platform.

To participate in the conference, you need to be registered by May 1st, 2023 and the abstracts of the report must be sent by filling out the form at the link https://forms.gle/WszEeGSYeveWxyRG6.

The abstract will be electronically published in the Abstract book as well as in the Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine journal (Scopus-indexed).

 

Each speaker will receive a participant certificate.

 

Requirements for abstract:

It is recommended to adhere to the following structure in abstract:

  • introduction;

  • materials and methods;

  • results;

  • conclusions.

References should be noted in square brackets with the name of the first author and the year of publication. Drawings, graphs and tables are not accepted.

For writing abstract, use the MS Word application, place the text on one sheet of A4 format, with margins of 2 cm on all sides, Times New Roman font, 14 pt point, single spacing. At the beginning of the text, place the title of the report, on the next line the surname of the author (authors), below - the place of work, then with one space, provide  the text of abstract. Name the file after the first author's last name and upload to the registration form.

To create a file with abstracts, it is recommended to use template.

The organizing committee keeps the right to edit and reject abstracts not corresponding to the theme of the conference or are not designed according to the requirements.

 

Requirements for creating a poster:

When creating a poster, it is recommended to follow the following rules:

  • landscape orientation;

  • 16:9 aspect ratio;

  • high resolution.

The created poster must be saved in .pdf format and sent to the conference e-mail: coldbiomed@gmail.com after notification of the acceptance of your abstract.

The 59th meeting of Society for Low Temperature Biology, 20-22th September 2023, Vigo, Spain

Society for Low Temperature Biology invites You to the 59th meeting of Society for Low Temperature Biology, which will be held on 20-22th September 2023 in the Spanish city of Vigo. You will find out more information about abstract submission and registration here. We are looking forward to your participation!