Previous editions of the NeuroPrion Newsletter

No 8 - February 2008
Prion2007 Special Issue
No 7 - December 2006
Prion2006 Special Issue
No 6 - July 2006
No 5 - April 2006
No 4 - January 2006
No 3 - October 2005
No 2 - June 2005
No 1 - January 2005

No 8 - February 2008

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Content

The Editorial
The NeuroPrion Risk and Control 2007 Spring meeting
NeuroPrion views about prions
End of an Era : Farewell Dr. Matthews
Jean Manson Honoured for TSE Research
The EFSA’s activity in the TSE field
The 8th Biennial Conference of the European Wildlife Disease Association
Prion2007 videos and posters available on the NeuroPrion private website
Prion 2008 in Madrid
Important announcements

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Prion2007 Special Issue

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Content

The Editorial
PMCA on the move
Reporting on the CWD workshop
CWD workshop at the Prion 2007 Conference
PhD Day - NeuroPrion reaches out to the students
Prion 2007: Pathology and Pathogenesis session
Infectious PosSession or Conformational ObSession?
IPFA session on “progress with blood safety and prions”
Prion 2008 in Madrid
Announcements

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No 7 - December 2006

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Content

The Editorial
Animal Bank of Tissue - now operational!
A brief portrait of the Scottish TSE Network (STN)
NeuroPrion activities PREVENTION / Decontamination
FP7 - Continuing the development of the European Research Area
NeuroPrion Start-Up grants - how it contributed to my work
EFSA - The BSE/TSE Unit and its role in risk assessments related to
TSE’s
Next prion conferences:
Workshop:

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Prion2006 Special Issue

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Content

The Editorial
Hot Topic - Atypical BSE
Families and Patients acknowledged - Comments from a non scientific attendee
CWD: current knowledge and European perspective - Workshop of the NeuroPrion Cervid Group
Epidemiology and Risk Assessment : Otto discorsi al Lingotto
Fundamental Science at Prion2006
Typing TSE strains at the Prion2006 conference
Diagnostics at Prion2006
Protection of Society - Decontamination
Comments on the therapy session of Prion 2006
Thanks for bringing animal health back into the field of prions
Prion2006 IPFA Session:
"Progress with Prion Assays and Blood Screening"
The next NeuroPrion conference

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No 6 - July 2006

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Content

The Editorial
Ambitious meeting of "Control - BSE & scrapie" ...
Networks of Prion Research in Germany and Europe
NeuroPrion activities : PREVENTION / Diagnostic
Working group SELDI-TSE
Working group Cellprion-test
Working group : PrionDiag
Working group : TSELab
The Scientifi c Offi cer of NeuroPrion - Jeremy Bray
NeuroPrion views about prions
Portrait : CJD Aware! A non profit organisation...
Farewell Prof. Riesner!
Congratulation to two NeuroPrion Researchers
CJD Aware! (continued)
Important announcements
Job offers (5 positions available)

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No 5 - April 2006

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Content

The Editorial
The next NeuroPrion conference
Hot Topic - The Quest for a Pre-Clinical Blood Screening Test for TSE
Portrait: International Plasma Fractionation Association
A brief look at the recent workshop of the IPFA on TSEs and the Safety of Blood Components and Plasma Derivatives
Update from the NeuroPrion management:
NeuroPrion activities: Strain differentiation
NeuroPrion activities: Heteroprion
NeuroPrion activities : PrioGen
NeuroPrion - The view from Brussels
NeuroPrion views about prions
Sorry, but I don’t speak Spanish, Italian, or German!
NeuroPrion Partners

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No 4 - January 2006

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Content

The Editorial
Prion2005 three different viewpoints
Organization and Structure - Two sides to one conference By Dr. Christian Dumpitak
Prion 2005 By Dr. Aline de Koeijer
Cell biology of Prion diseases By Prof. Jörg Tatzelt
Prion2005 and Europe - NeuroPrion promotes better communication, mobility and scientific employment in Europe
NeuroPrion Activities - Theme: Human Surveillance
NeuroPrion’s Open Call 2006: Reinforcing Training & Mobility
WebEx for NeuroPrion: a new possibility for your meetings
Upcoming prion conferences and events
2 Post-doc positions available

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No 3 - October 2005

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Content

Message of the coordinator
Important Annoucement
Summary of the EU review of the first year report
NeuroPrion views about prions
Would you like to know if you've got vCJD? By Dr Emma B.Borthwick
Risk linked to repeated administrations of subinfectious prion doses. By Prof. Jeanne Brugère-Picoux
Comments on the Review article of E.S. Williams: ”Chronic Wasting Disease”, Vet Path 42:530-549 (2005)by Dr. Dolores Gavier-Widén
Pubcrawler - an easy method to keep up with literature
eDOC news - a note from the winner of the 200 euros prize award for his contribution to eDOC
Upcoming prion conferences (5) meetings and seminars.

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No 2 - June 2005

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Content

Editorial: important content of the newsletter
NeuroPrion's vertical activites: the scientific activies of the network
Portraits of Themes of Animal Surveillance and Risk
A consise look at what NeuroPrion does : meetings
eDOC : why you should start taking an Interest
Upcoming Scientific Events
Prion Standards and the Joint Research Centre of the EC (IRMM).
Job offers : A Postdoctoral position available
Calls and fellowships : Do you want more funding?

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No 1 - January 2005

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Content

Editorial: The successful first year of NeuroPrion and more...
NeuroPrion's Internet appearance : public and private websites
Prion2005 in Düsseldorf : Announcement
Calls, Scholarships and fellowships : New FP6 calls, STREP calls, Marie Curie
Actions 2005 - INFO
A brief portrait of the German TSE Research Platform
Upcoming Scientific Events
BSE in small Ruminants : What is NeuroPrion's role?
Inside NeuroPrion : a brief description of the subgroup Animal strain typing.
NeuroPrion Research Platform : possibilities for welcoming foreign researchers and more...