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SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Supramolecular Structure
and Function 9
Edited by
Greta Pifat-Mrzljak
Rudjer Bošković Institute,
Zagreb, Croatia
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Preface
The frontiers in scientific research are difficult to define. Nowadays the new
knowledge depends not only on new methods and concepts but also on the
interaction with other fields of research. Biophysics offers a rational language
for discussion among scientists of different disciplines. This is the general
philosophy behind the organization of the Summer Schools organized by
Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia and the Croatian Biophysical
Society from 1981 on each third year.
Internationally recognized and successfully established nine international
summer schools have been organized under the title «Supramolecular
Structure and Function». The International Summer Schools on Biophysics
have a very broad scope devoted to the structure-function relationship of
biological macromolecules and to mayor biophysical techniques. The inten-
tion is to organize courses which provide advanced training at doctoral or
postdoctoral level in biosciences. Sixteen main contributions presented here
by prominent lecturers illustrate the principals, concepts and methods of bio-
physics coupled with molecular biology approaches. Since the great diversity
of topics the book should be of interest for scientists of different disciplines
as was the audience at the School.
The ninth Summer Schools, as Master Classes of UNESCO was supported
by UNESCO and could be considered as a part of the mosaic forming the
European Research Area (ERA) and the European Higher Education Area
(EHEA). The organizers of the International Summer School on Biophysics
think that the publication of this volume and its distribution within the
scientific community will serve towards the objectives of expanding, sharing
and providing easy access to scientific knowledge.
Other supporters of the School were IUPAB and EBSA reflecting inter-
national and European interest to bring together scientists of different
profiles from all over the world. It is necessary to mention domestic financial
supporters: Ministry of science, education and sport of the Republic of
Croatia, Croatian Academy for Science and Art and The National Founda-
tion for Science, Higher Education and Technological Development of the
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Republic of Croatia which substantial supports enabled the participation of
young domestic scientists.
The outcome of the ninth School is not only exchange of knowledge
between lecturers and participants at the beautiful atmosphere of Red Island,
near Rovinj, Croatia, not only this volume which will inform broader
scientific community on the profile of Summer School and new biophysical
achievements but, what we are very proud of, the Schools due to their
quality, are included into the curricula of doctoral studies of some European
universities.
Greta Pifat-rzljak
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