June 2013, Botanical Gardens, Montreal, Canada

This is an ISHS international scientific symposium, scheduled for Monday through Wednesday, June 17 through 19, 2013 at the Montreal Botanical Gardens in the City of Montreal, Quebec. The symposium will provide a unique opportunity for understanding and appreciating the latest scientific knowledge on medicinal plant and natural products.  Scientific sessions in Pharmacognosy, Ethnobotany, and Ethnopharmacology will focus on the new scientific development in sciences.

All guest speakers, the first authors of all oral presentatins are expected to submit their manuscripts at or before the closing of the event.  Platform and Poster presenters will have the option of submitting a manuscript to the symposium proceedings. Manuscripts shall follow the specific guidelines provide by ISHS, a copy of authors guidelines is available, to download click here.

Workshops

Antithrombotic Potential of Plant base Natural Products: Offer by Professor Dr. Milagros Garcia Mesa of Cuba for the first time in Canada. Acute coronary disease, stroke and lower limb acute thrombosis (atherothrombotic diseases) are the threatening clinical consequences of atherosclerosis.  Aging, Diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity and smoking are atherosclerotic risk factors. This workshop will provide the attendees a methodology for discovering plants with antithrombotic potential.

Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Research Agreements with Indigenous Communities  
Dr. Joanna Michel and colleagues from University of Illinois at Chicago [UIC] will provide best tools to create a feasible, sensible and fair national agreement between community partners and scientist conducting research. The agreement will be based on policies and laws of the region, providing respect to scientific integrity of the research process, and will assure mutual understanding and respect among involved parties. The participants will learn how to frame an agreement defining right to access and benefit shares.

Writing an outstanding manuscript for publication in Acta Horticulturae  
Dr. Lyle Craker from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst will provide the best approach to develop a well organized manuscript for publication in Acta Horticulturae. The participants at this workshop will learn how to construct an outstanding manuscripts using the available guidelines provided by ISHS.

Explore Montreal

The Biodiversity Centre of the University
The Biodiversity Centre of the University of Montreal is a partner of the Botanical Garden and Insectarium Montreal. The Centre has ultramodern facilities housing many scientific research projects on biodiversity, its preservation and valuation.

Science Biodome

The research facilities are in close proximity to the venue of the symposium. Advances in habitat protection, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development are pursued in Science Biodome, Montreal. One of the most interesting project is titled Exhausted land, poor health (PLUPH). For more information please visit the site by clicking here.