The deadline for submitting abstracts to the annual meeting of the German Society for Cytometry (DGfZ), October 18th-21st 2006 in Leipzig, Germany has been extended to June 21st, 2006!

You have the opportunity to submit a 250 word abstract that will be considered for publication in Cell Proliferation and distributed during the congress. This abstracts may in addition get extended for a peer reviewed short article to be published also in Cell Proliferation.

Kyoto Prize goes to Cytometry – Len Herzenberg

The Inamori Foundation today announced the laureates who will receive its 22^nd Annual Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for lifetime achievement, presented to individuals and groups worldwide who have contributed significantly to humankind's betterment.

This year's Kyoto Prize laureates will be U.S. immunologist and geneticist Dr. Leonard A. Herzenberg, 74, a professor at Stanford University; Japanese statistical mathematician Dr. Hirotugu Akaike, 78, a professor emeritus at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics; and Japanese designer Issey Miyake, 68, an artist whose innovative creations transcend time, culture and social status.

Len Herzenberg is one of ISAC’s most senior and accomplished members. Over the past 40 years he has perfected the science and the art of cytometry. It is tremendously exciting for the field of cytometry to be recognized at this level and ISAC sends its congratulations to Len on this great honor.