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          <span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">May 2,
            2017                                
          </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">THIRD
              ANNOUNCEMENT             
            </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">The organizers of
            the</span><b><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Century
              Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> Second Adriatic
              Symposium on Biophysical Approaches in Biomedical Studies</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> have the following
            important updates to pass along:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">SCIENTIFIC
              PROGRAM:</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">  Our scientifically
            stimulating program continues to evolve; view the updated
            program here:
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href="http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/program-and-speakers/scientific-program"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/program-and-speakers/scientific-program</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">. 
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">ABSTRACTS:</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> Visit
          </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/dates-and-deadlines/abstracts"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/dates-and-deadlines/abstracts</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> to view guidelines and
            download the form. The submission deadline is June 1;
            acceptance notifications will be emailed by June 15.
            Questions regarding abstracts may be directed to
          </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:abstracts@babs-symposium.com"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">abstracts@babs-symposium.com</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">SPECIAL ISSUE OF <i>CELL
                BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS</i> (<i>CBBI</i>) TO BE
              DEVOTED TO THIS SYMPOSIUM: 
            </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Short research
            articles, overviews, reviews, minireview papers will be
            rapidly peer reviewed; additional details about submission
            deadline and format will follow. 
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <span style="font-size:11.5pt">CBBI publishes papers in
            biochemistry and biophysics, oxidative stress, as well as
            spectroscopic and innovative instrument design.  We are
            grateful to CBBI editor-in-chief, Lawrence Berliner, for
            this exciting opportunity.  Please visit </span><a
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href="http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/program-and-speakers/special-issue-of-cbbi"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/program-and-speakers/special-issue-of-cbbi</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt"> for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">CONFERENCE
              REGISTRATION:</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> Be sure to take
            advantage of our “early bird” lower registration rates by
            registering before July 31. Visit
          </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/dates-and-deadlines/registration"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/dates-and-deadlines/registration</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> to view registration
            info.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
              OFFERED:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">  The
            journal
            <i>Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics</i> is offering
            two $250 Young Investigator Awards for best poster and/or
            best short oral presentation (</span><a
            moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/program-and-speakers/young-investigator-award"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">http://www.babs-symposium.com/index.php/program-and-speakers/young-investigator-award</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt">).  Graduate students and
            postdoctoral fellows should </span><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt">enclose a letter from their
            institution as a confirmation of graduate
            student/postdoctoral status,</span><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt"> together with registration form,
            in order to be eligible for this award. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">ACCOMMODATIONS:</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt"> If you would like assistance
            finding accommodations in Split, please feel free to contact
            Tea Marasović (</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:tea.marasovic@mefst.hr"><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt">tea.marasovic@mefst.hr</span></a><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt">).</span><b><s><span
                style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></s></b></p>
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          <span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">From the Organizing
            Committee, we thank you for your participation in the</span><b><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Century
              Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> Second Adriatic
              Symposium on Biophysical Approaches in Biomedical Studies</span></b><b><span
              style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black">,</span></b><span
            style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"> and we look forward to
            an exciting conference!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Balaraman Kalyanaraman,
                    PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Medical College of
                    Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Milwaukee, WI, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Marija Raguz, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">University of Split <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">School of Medicine <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Split, Croatia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Tadeusz Sarna, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Jagiellonian University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size:11.5pt">Krakow, Poland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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