AIMS

The International Society of Endocytobiology (Society for Symbiosis and Cell Research) (ISE) was founded 1983 in Tübingen during the Second International Colloquium on Endocytobiology. The Society aims to promote on the one hand the research of endocytobiology and of general (endo)symbiosis, and on the other the understanding of symbiotic interactions and of antisymbiotic processes (like intertaxonic combination) at the cellular level (e.g. physiological, biochemical and genetical aspects). This field of interest embraces both the significance of these interactions for host and symbiont, and their relevance to the origin and evolution of pro- and eukaryotic cells, including exogenosomes (cell organelles like chloroplasts) and exogenons (interspecific transferred whole genes or gene fragments), and furthermore related aspects of organismic and cellular biology (e.g. differentiation, dedifferentiation and rhythms). - The aims will be promoted by holding meetings, e.g. the triannual

by publishing journals: ISE Letters (IJECR): the International Journal on

and the ISE News Letters (in unconstrained corollary) and other items. The promotion comprises additionally the improvement of education in endocytobiology and general symbiology, furthermore the support of research e.g. by encouraging the closer cooperation of those researching in the fields of interest of the Society, and last not least the awarding of outstanding scientists with the

The Society is purely scientific in purpose and there are no restrictions on membership through race, sex, political affiliation, creed, or nationality. The ISE promotes additionally the foundation of national sections.

  EXECUTIVE BOARD (1998 - 2001)

President:	Masahiro Sugiura, Prof. Dr., Nagoya University, Center for Gene Research, Nagoya 464-01, Japan Tel.: (+81) 52 789 3081 Fax: (+81) 52 789 3081
First Vicepresident:	Rüdiger Cerff, Prof. Dr., TU Braunschweig, Institut für Genetik, Spielmannstr. 7, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany Tel.: (+49) 531 391 5772 Fax: (+49) 531 391 5765 e-mail: r.cerff@tu-bs.de
Second Vicepresident:	N.N.
Acting First Secretary:	Hermann Tauchert, Dr. habil., University of Leipzig, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Talstr. 33, D-04103 Leipzig Tel.: (+49) 341 973 6923 Fax: (+49) 341 960 3099 email: thermann@rz.uni-leipzig.de
Acting Second Secretary:	Hainfried E.A. Schenk, Prof. Dr., University of Tübingen, ZMBP, Plant Physiology, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, D-72076 Tübingen Tel.: (+49) 7071 29 74643 Fax: (+49) 7071 29 3287 e-mail: hainfried.schenk@uni-tuebingen.de
Acting Treasurer:	Hainfried E.A. Schenk, Prof. Dr., University of Tübingen, Botanical Institute, ZMBP, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, D-72076 Tübingen Tel.: (+49) 7071 29 74643 Fax: (+49) 7071 29 3287 e-mail: hainfried.schenk@uni-tuebingen.de

  SENIOR PRESIDENTS

Sir David C. Smith, FRS, FRSE, Prof. Dr. (1983-1989), Oxford, U.K.
The University of Oxford, Wolfson College, OXFORD OX2 6UD, U.K., Fax: ( +44) 1865 274136
see also: International Journal on ENDOCYTOBIOSIS & CELL RESEARCH 

Kwang W. Jeon, Prof. Dr. (1989-1995), Knoxville, USA
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, The Cell Biology Laboratory, BCMB, Walterslife Science Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840 Fax: (+1) 423 974 3899, email: jeon-k@utk.edu  / http://utk-biogw.bio.utk.edu/bcmbdept.nsf/ 
see also: International Journal on ENDOCYTOBIOSIS & CELL RESEARCH, and: National Sections

  HONORARY MEMBER

Dr. Masahiro R. Ishida, Professor emeritus, President Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
Tel.: (+81) 75371 4040, Fax: (+81) 75343 3821

Sir David C. Smith, FRS, FRSE, Prof. Dr., Oxford, U.K.
The University of Oxford, Wolfson College, OXFORD OX2 6UD, U.K., Fax: ( +44) 1865 274136

  COMMITTEES

Committee for the International Colloquia on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
T. Cavalier-Smith, R. Cerff (ex officio), K.P. Chang, H. Ishikawa, K.W. Jeon, P. Nardon, H.E.A. Schenk, Sir D.C. Smith, M. Sugiura (ex officio), T. Tiivel, E. Wagner

Committee for Statutes Revision
W. Reisser, J.J. Lee, H.E.A. Schenk, Sir D.C. Smith

Committee for Education of Endocytobiology

Committee for Education in Symbiosis Research

  NATIONAL SECTIONS

• ISE-F: Int. Soc. of Endocytobiol. - French Section
  The French national section of ISE is not founded until now. Contact person:
  Prof. Dr. Paul Nardon, INSA, Biologie 406; 20, Av. Albert Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, Fax: (+33) 7243 8511
   
• ISE-G: Int. Soc. of Endocytobiol. - German Section
  The ISE-G was founded in 1987 with the aim to support the ISE on national level ideally and financially. ISE-G Presidium (1999): President: Prof. Dr. Edgar Wagner, University Freiburg, Institute of Biology II, Schänzlestr. 1, D-79104 Freiburg, Tel.: (+49) 761 203 2637, Fax: (+49) 761 203 2840, e-mail: wagner@uni-freiburg.de; First Vice-President: NN ; Sec. Vice-President: Dr. Klaus Valentin; General Secretary: Prof. Dr. Paul Wrede, FU Berlin, MKBF, Inst.Med./Tech.Physik & Lasermed., Krahmerstr. 6-10, D-12207 Berlin, Tel.: (+49) 30 8445 2843, Fax: (+49) 30 8445 4377, e-mail: wrede@zedat.fu-berlin.de; Secretary: Prof. Dr. Gunter Rothe, University Mainz, Institute of General Botany, Müllerweg 6, D-55099 Mainz, Tel.: (+49) 6131 392 535, Fax: (+49) 6131 395661, e-mail: rothe@mail.uni-mainz.de; Treasurer: Dipl.Biochem. Norbert Müller, University of Tübingen, Botanical Institute, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, D-72076 Tübingen, Tel. (+49) 7071 29 75368, Fax: (+49) 7071 29 3287, e-mail: norbert.mueller@uni-tuebingen.de; Advisory board: Prof. Dr. Thomas Börner, Prof. Dr. Klaus Kowallik, Prof. Dr. Manfred Rimpler, Prof. Dr. Hainfried Schenk; Publication organ: ISEG Brief (ISE News Letters, German edition; in unconstrained corollary)
   
• ISE-J: Int. Soc. of Endocytobiol. - Japanese Section
  The Japanese national section of ISE is not founded until now. Contact person:
  Prof. Dr. Hajime Ishikawa, University of Tokyo, Zoological Institute, Hong, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan; Fax: (+81) 35800 3553
   
• ISE-NAM: Int. Soc. of Endocytobiol. - Northamerican Section
  The Northamerican national section of ISE is not founded until now. Contact person:
  Prof. Dr. Kwang W. Jeon, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, The Cell Biology Laboratory, BCMB, Walterslife Science Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840; Fax: (+1) 423 974 3899, email: jeon-k@utk.edu

  INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIA ON ENDOCYTOBIOLOGY AND SYMBIOSIS

International Colloquium on Endosymbiosis and Cell Research
(Endosymbiosis and Cell Biology - A Synthesis of Recent Research)
Tübingen, Germany, April 11 - 15, 1980. W. Schwemmler, H.E.A. Schenk 

The 2nd International Colloquium on Endocytobiology
(Intracellular Space as Oligogenetic Ecosystem)
Tübingen, Germany, April 10 - 15, 1983. H.E.A. Schenk, W. Schwemmler   

The 3rd International Colloquium on Endocytobiology
New York, U.S.A., June 10 - 12, 1986. J.J. Lee, J.F. Fredrick

The 4th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
Lyon, France, July 4 - 8, 1989. P. Nardon, V. Gianinazzi-Pearson, Grenier, L. Margulis, D.C. Smith 

The 5th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
Kyoto, Japan, June 23 - 27, 1992. S. Sato, M. Ishida, H. Ishikawa 

The 6th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
(Intertaxonic combination and symbiotic adaptation)
Tübingen, Germany, September 6 - 10, 1995. H.E.A. Schenk, N.E. Müller, W. Schwemmler (with spade work of S. Scannerini)

The 7th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
(ENDOCYTOBIOLOGY VII - Symbiogenesis and Carcinogenesis)
Freiburg, Germany, April 5 - 9, 1998. E. Wagner

The 8th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis
(ENDOCYTOBIOLOGY VIII)
Nagoya, Japan, October 12 - 17, 2001.

  ISE PUBLICATIONS

International Journal on ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH

I S E L e t t e r s
International Journal on
ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH

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Organ of the International Society of Endocytobiology (ISE)

Executive Editors

D.C. Smith UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, Wolfson College, OXFORD OX2 6UD, U.K.
K.W. Jeon UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Department of Biochemistry, KNOXVILLE, TN 37996-0840, U.S.A.
H.E.A. Schenk UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN, Botanical Institute, ZMBP, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, D-72076 TÜBINGEN, F.R.G.

Aims and Scope:
ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH, an international journal and organ of the International Society of Endocytobiology, aims to promote the flow of information and to stimulate the cooperation between SYMBIOSIS researchers and CELL biologists.

ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH will be (along with the ISE News Letters) a communication forum between all scientists (micro) biologists, biophysicists, biochemists, genetical, medical, veterinary researchers and molecular biologists) who are concerned with the origin, development, differentiation, evolution and phylogeny of endosymbioses (including endocytoparasitism) and of the eukaryotic cell (especially of exogenosomes and exogenons).

ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH will cover all classes of organismic systems, from virus to higher plants and animals. All topics in these areas of cellular and subcellular interactions will be considered, including the coevolution of virus, plasmone and genome; gene transfer within and between cells; protein and nucleic acid sequencing; morphological, physiological, ecological, and biochemical adaptations in the cell habitat, and analytical and culture methods.

ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH is committed to the publication of inductive as well as deductive original articles, short communications and reviews on special problems in the synthetic field of endocytobioses, intertaxonic combination, exogenosomes, exogenons and related cell research ("endocytobiology").

ENDOCYTOBIOSIS AND CELL RESEARCH is covered in Current Contents (CC/AB & ES) and the Science Citation Index

ISE News Letters (in unconstrained corollary)

Proceedings: ENDOCYTOBIOLOGY : I to VII (1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999)

• E I: Endocytobiology. Endosymbiosis and Cell Biology - A Synthesis of Recent Research, Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Endosymbiosis and Cell Research, Tübingen, April 11-15, 1980. W. Schwemmler, H.E.A. Schenk (eds.). W. de Gruyter, Berlin New York (1980).
  
  
• E II: Endocytobiology II. Intracellular Space as Oligogenetic Ecosystem Proceedings of the Second International Colloquium on Endocytobiology, Tübingen, April 10-15, 1983. H.E.A. Schenk, W. Schwemmler (eds.). W. de Gruyter, Berlin New York (1983).
  
  
• E III: Endocytobiology III. Proceedings of the Third International Colloquium on Endocytobiology, New York, June 10-12, 1986. J.J. Lee, J.F. Fredrick (eds.). Ann. NYAS 503 (1987).
  
  
• E IV: Endocytobiology IV. Proceedings of the Fourth International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis, Lyon, July 4-8, 1989. P. Nardon, V. Gianinazzi-Pearson, Grenier, L. Margulis, D.C. Smith (eds.). INRA, Paris (1990).
  
  
• E V: Endocytobiology V. Proceedings of the Fifth International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis, Kyoto, June 23-27, 1992. S. Sato, M. Ishida, H. Ishikawa (eds.). Tübingen University Press, Tübingen (1993).
  
  
• E VI: Eukaryotism and Symbiosis. Intertaxonic combination versus symbiotic adaptation. Endocytobiology VI. Updated Proceedings of the Sixth International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis, Tübingen, September 6-10, 1995. H.E.A. Schenk, R.G. Herrmann, K.W. Jeon, N.E. Müller, W. Schwemmler (eds.). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York (1997).
  
  
• E VII: From Symbiosis to Eukaryotism. Endocytobiology VII. Proceedings of the Seventh International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis, Freiburg, April 5-9, 1998. E. Wagner, J. Normann, H. Greppin, J.H.P. Hackstein, R.G. Herrmann, K.V. Kowallik, H.E.A. Schenk, J. Seckbach (eds.). Geneva University Press (1999).

  MIESCHER - ISHIDA - PRIZE

Miescher-Ishida-Prize-Foundation

• The MIESCHER-ISHIDA PRIZE is established to recognize outstanding scientists who discovered or gave unique findings in the field of endocytobiology and to those who have contributed to the development of this science.
• The establishment of the MIESCHER-ISHIDA-PRIZE was suggested by Dr. Masahiro R. Ishida in 1986 and sponsored originally with gold-plated medals, "In commemoration of the discoveries of nuclear and extranuclear DNA". It was later supplemented with 30.000 DM funds by Prof. Dr. Masahiro R. Ishida on the occasion of his retirement.
• The Prize is awarded in recognition for the DNA isolation by Dr. Friedrich Miescher in Tübingen 1869, and by Dr. Masahiro R. Ishida, who first extracted chloroplast DNA together with Dr. R. Sager in 1961.
• The Foundation has no legal capacity. Its funds will be administered under the status of a special endowment by the 'Vereinigung der Freunde der Universität Tübingen (Universitätsbund) e.V.', a non-profit corporation.

The MIESCHER-ISHIDA-PRIZE was awarded in the last years to:

1986 - Dr. Lynn Margulis: Resurrection and expansion of the Endosymbiotic Hypothesis (see Endocytobiosis & Cell Research, in the following IJECR, here: IJECR 3 (1986): 245)

1987 - Dr. Kwang W. Jeon: Classic work on interactions between Amoeba proteus and intracellular bacteria (IJECR 5 (1988): 109)

1988 - Dr. Constantin Vago: Early approach to endocytobiology, e.g. intracellular latency of pathogenes (IJECR 6 (1989): 233)

1989 - Dr. Masahiro Sugiura: First complete DNA sequences of the plastomes from several higher plants (IJECR 9 (1992): 78)

1990 - Dr. Hashime Ishikawa: Discovery of Symbionin and the role of stress proteins in symbiosis (IJECR 9 (1992): 78)

1991 - Dr. Peter Sitte: Pioneering work on electron microscopy and evolution of cryptophyte nucleomorphs (IJECR 12 (1998): 218)

1992 - Dr. Jean M. Whatley: Concept of cyclical development of plastids and electron microscopical support of Serial Endosymbiosis Theory (IJECR 12 (1998): 219)

1993 - Dr. Leonard Muscatine: Introduction of green hydra as laboratory model system for studying endocytobioses, outstanding work on metabolism and economy of invertebrate symbioses (IJECR 12 (1998): 220)

1994 - Dr. Robert K. Trench: First description of metabolite flux from kleptochloroplasts to host, leading work on Symbiodinium microadriaticum and C. paradoxa (IJECR 12 (1998): 221)

The Recommendation Committee for the MIESCHER-ISHIDA PRIZE

M. Sugiura (ex officio), Prof.Dr., Nagoya University, FAX: + 81 52 789 3081

R. Hinde, Prof. Dr., University of Sydney, FAX: + 2 692 4771

P. Nardon, Prof. Dr., INSA Lyon, FAX: + 33 7243 8511

H.E.A. Schenk, Prof. Dr., University of Tübingen, FAX: + 49 7071 29 3287

Sir David Smith, Prof. Dr., University of Oxford, FAX: + 44 1865 274136

K. Yoshida, Prof. Dr., Hiroshima University, FAX: + 81 82 424 0734

Managing Board:  Members of the Recommendation Committee for the MIESCHER-ISHIDA-PRIZE and as representative of the Faculty of Biology at the Tübingen University
F. Oberwinkler, Prof. Dr., University of Tübingen, FAX: + 49 7071 29 5344

Nominations for the MIESCHER-ISHIDA PRIZE are asked to be sent to any member of the Recommendation Committee or directly to H.E.A. Schenk. All ISE members are invited to participate in the nomination (by elaborated short proposals).