It is a pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract for the 227th ACS National 
Meeting Symposium entitled, "Biomacromolecule Interactions with Synthetic 
Surfaces", which will be held in Anaheim, CA (March 28, 2004-April 1, 2004). This 
one-day symposium is sponsored by the Division of Polymer Chemistry and will 
feature two sessions, with ca. 16-20 oral presentations, bringing together 
chemists with specialization in organic, physical, biological and polymer 
chemistries to discuss the state-of-the-art in the understanding of the 
fundamental mechanisms by which various biological macromolecules interact with 
and adsorb onto synthetic substrates. The biomacromolecules may be composed of 
polynucleotides, peptides, proteins, or polysaccharides. Research on cell surface 
interactions would be appropriate if the focus is on the involvement of 
biomacromolecular components at the molecular level. Implications of these 
discussions are expected to be significant in areas broadly from marine biofouling 
to biomedical implant performance. 

Opportunities for oral presentations as well as posters remain; please visit the 
ACS website for abstract and preprint submission, 
<http://oasys.acs.org/>http://oasys.acs.org/ 

With best regards from the co-organizers, 
J. Paul Armistead, Linda A. Chrisey and Karen L. Wooley 


Dr. J. Paul Armistead
Program Officer
ONR 331, Polymer Program
800 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22217
703-696-4315
703-696-6887 fax
armistj@onr.navy.mil

Linda A. Chrisey, Ph.D.
Office of Naval Research, Code 341
Program Officer for Environmental and Marine 
Biotechnology Research
800 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22217-5660
Tel: 703-696-4504
Fax: 703-696-1212
Cell: 571-334-3745
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Karen L. Wooley
Professor                            
Washington University in Saint Louis      Department of Chemistry
One Brookings Drive, CB 1134 
Saint Louis, Missouri 63130 
Tel. (314) 935-7136
Fax (314) 935-9844 or 4481
klwooley@artsci.wustl.edu
http://www.chemistry.wustl.edu/~wooley

Editor, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 
JPSA.Wooley@wuchem.wustl.edu, http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0887-624X/ 
Editorial Assistant: Dr. Christa Johnson, Tel. (314) 935-4108