Малаколог

The Eleventh International Congress on Medical and Applied Malacology will be held in Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, from 25th to 29th September 2012. The 11th ICMAM will be a great opportunity for professional, student and amateur malacologists to meet and discuss their research and also to exchange ideas and methodologies. In order to reach these purposes, there will be plenary lectures, oral presentations and a poster session. The fundamental aim of this Congress will be to assemble researchers interested in several aspects of Malacology:

Alien species;
Aquaculture and Fisheries;
Breeding;
Conchology;
Conservation;
Ecology and Biodiversity;
Education and Teaching;
Genomics and Genetics;
Mollusks as bioindicators;
Morphology;
Paleontology;
Parasitology;
Physiology and Pathology;
Reproduction and Development;
Systematics (Taxonomy and Phylogeny).

The Congress web site (http://www.icmam2012.com.br) is being offered for your reference as an overview of ICMAM, its activities and goals.
Your attendance at the event would greatly contribute to the success of the ICMAM 2012, and we look forward to welcoming you in Rio de Janeiro.
This Congress is being co-hosted by the International Society for Medical and Applied Malacology (ISMAM) and the Brazilian Malacological Society (SBMa).

Dra. Sonia Barbosa dos Santos – President of the Brazilian Society of Malacology (sbmalacologia@yahoo.com.br)

Dra. Silvana Thiengo – President of the Organizing Committee (sthiengo@ioc.fiocruz.br)

Dr. John Burch – Chair of the International Committee for the ICMAMs (jbburch@umich.edu)

See you soon in Rio de Janeiro!

Organizing Committee
secretary@icmam2012.com.br