Sunday, November 11, 2018

Bioscope Group

Conferences and courses from Bioscope could be the product of enterprising faculty in Lisbon. Their motto is "at the forefront of science," and they sell books of abstracts (for 200 Euros) from past conferences. They also publish a Journal of Integrated OMICS (JIOMICS), which consists largely of "selected abstracts" from their conferences on such subjects as "Urine OMICS." The "editorial team" on the website is a blank page.

UPDATE (17 Sept. 2019): The website of the journal now lists two editors at www.jiomics.com/index.php/jio/about/editorialTeam. In response to an email from the first editor, Jose Luis Capelo Martinez, I have made changes to the original posting. The most significant is the removal of a statement on the absence of any abstracts on forensic science in the "1st International Caparica Conference On Translational Forensics (FORENSICS 2017), Vol 7, No 1 (2017), Jun 2017 ISSN 2182-0287." The abstracts can be found on pages 54-110 of Issue 2. Additional email with Dr. Martinez confirms that the Bioscope conferences are the work of bona fide academics.
Email
  • From: José Luis Capelo Martínez [jlcm.courses@bioscopegroup.org]
    Date: 11/9/18 6:26 AM, and 11/12/18 at 11:28 AM
    Subject: Professor Capelo. Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal.
    Dear Dr. Kaye, D.H.,
    I hope this email finds you well.
    1.- This is to kindly inform you that we are organizing the 2019 Bioscope Winter Courses in February, in Caparica (Lisbon, Portugal), as follows: February 18th-20th 2019 X Hands-on course in ultrafast sample treatment for proteomics February 25th-27th 2019 IX Hands-on course in sample preparation using nanoparticles for proteomics
    2.- The course is 80% hands-on in the laboratory and 20% theory. Further information is appended bellow.
    3.- The cost is 460 euros/person. Groups with 2/3 persons have a 10% discount. Groups with 4 or more persons have a 20% discount. We have managed a hotel (4 stars) by just 60 euros night with breakfast included. In addition, there is a direct tram communication with the University.
    I would like to kindly ask you to talk your PhD students and young doctors about the course
    More information is available at the Bioscope Group Website: ...
    If you have any question, please do not hesitate in contacting me at your convenience: + 351 919404933.
    We would like to kindly ask you to divulge this information among your colleagues and students.
    We hope hearing from you soon.
    Thank you very much for your attention and kindest regards,
    J. L. Capelo, PhD, MSc, FRSC
    Carlos Lodeiro, PhD, MSc, FRSC