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Access to PCMR online contents through the IFPCS web site

Registered IFPCS Members are entitled to access full online contents of the scientific journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR), through the MEMBERS-ONLY area of the IFPCS web site. Exclusive access requires unique (personal) username and password combinations, available for each registered IFPCS member. These parameters can be easily requested to the system, which will […]

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PASPCR 2009 Meeting, Memphis, September 4-7

Updated information about the next PASPCR 2009 Meeting, to be held in Memphis (TN, USA), on September 4-7, 2009, organised by Prof. Andrzej Slominski, is available in this most updated flyer. The topics of this meeting will include: • Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Biophysics of Melanin Pigmentation • Cell Biology of Melanin Synthesis • Malignant Transformation […]

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IFPCS Forum

The IFPCS Forum has been created within the members-only section of the IFPCS web site. There, all IFPCS Members are most welcome to contribute with their posts and replies to any topic related to Pigment Cell Research, our Society and its activities (Pigment Cell Societies’ annual meetings, International Pigment Cell Conferences, etc…).  If you are a member of IFPCS, […]

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Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly?

Previous PASPCR President, Prof. John Pawelek, proposes that tumors start to spread, or metastasize, after fusing with white blood cells. His interesting theory has been now explained in a recent article published in Scientific American (January 2009 issue). Quoting this article, it says: “The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process […]

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