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Preface
Seventh International Conference on the Juvenile Hormones
The Seventh International Conference on the Juvenile
Hormones (JH VII) convened on the Mount Scopus
Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from
August 28 to September 3, 1999. Conferences dedicated
to progress in the study of the insect juvenile hormones
have met at four to five year intervals since the first
meeting at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in 1975, which
dealt with the chemistry, synthesis, transport, metabolism and multi-level modes of action of JH. This
agenda has not changed considerably since that meeting,
but as can be seen from the contributions to this special
issue, there is now more emphasis on JH biosynthesis
and its hierarchical control by peptide hormones—allatostatins and allatotropins. JH metabolism and its regulation of the JH titer, the role of JH in reproduction,
migration, and behavior, and the development of JH analogs for pest control are still major issues. New
approaches to the investigation of the pleiotropic modes
of JH action at the molecular and cellular levels included
studies on the interaction of JH with nuclear receptors
and of JH action on membranes. Expectations are high
that at the next JH conference, to be held in 2003 in
Mexico, many of the current issues may be resolved,
with new ones arising.
JH VII was planned as a half-jubilee meeting, one
year short of the year 2000, in order to precede numerous
conferences and congresses scheduled for the start of
new millennium. It is encouraging to note that at this
temporal juncture, most of the participants at JH VII
were young scientists: graduate students, postdoctoral
associates, non-tenured staff of universities and governmental institutions, with a few from industry. Jerusalem,
with its long and rich history and religious significance,
was an excellent choice for the timing of this meeting.
The Mount Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University
provided a convivial and relaxed atmosphere for both
the 55 oral and 11 poster presentations that composed
the formal part of the conference, as well as for the many
informal discussions and interactions that added substance to the experience.
There were four plenary lectures at JH VII, to introduce each day’s sessions: J.R. Tata opened the conference with a discussion of the autoinduction of nuclear
hormone receptors during metamorphosis. This was fol-
lowed on subsequent days by the Peter Karlson lecture
on the modes of action of juvenile hormone, presented
by K.G. Davey; the Bertha Scharrer lecture on the role
of neurosecretion in the control of juvenile hormone synthesis, presented by B. Stay; and by an overview of the
history, current status and future prospects of juvenile
hormone research, presented by L.I. Gilbert.
We are grateful to Professor L.I. Gilbert, executive
editor of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
to Ms. Kristien van Lunen, Publishing Editor of Biological Sciences, Elsevier Science, for offering to devote a
special issue of this journal to the publication of papers
based on the presentations at the conference. Completing
this special issue within the time allotted was demanding
of the authors, reviewers, editors and publication staff
of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. We are
particularly grateful to our reviewers for accepting multiple manuscripts to review and for their exceptional
effort in completing their assignments in record time.
We believe that the final product makes a solid contribution to the field, and we thank the Jerusalem organizers, the administration of the Hebrew University, the
meeting participants and everyone else involved for their
enthusiasm, interest, efforts and good-will.
A National Science Foundation grant provided support for the attendance of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Corporate and international sponsors
provided funds to support the attendance of some participants, to publish the program and abstract booklets,
and to enhance the ambience of the meeting. We gratefully acknowledge financial contributions from: the
Authority for Research and Development of the Hebrew
University, the Ministry of Science of Israel, the Peter
Karlson Foundation, the Royal Society of London,
American Cyanamid Company, and Elsevier Science,
Ltd.
0965-1748/00/$ - see front matter 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Shalom W. Applebaum
Noelle A. Granger
Co-Editors
The Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture,
Department of Entomology,
Rehovot 76100, Israel
E-mail address: shalom@agri.huji.ac.il
www.elsevier.com/locate/ibmb
Preface
Seventh International Conference on the Juvenile Hormones
The Seventh International Conference on the Juvenile
Hormones (JH VII) convened on the Mount Scopus
Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from
August 28 to September 3, 1999. Conferences dedicated
to progress in the study of the insect juvenile hormones
have met at four to five year intervals since the first
meeting at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in 1975, which
dealt with the chemistry, synthesis, transport, metabolism and multi-level modes of action of JH. This
agenda has not changed considerably since that meeting,
but as can be seen from the contributions to this special
issue, there is now more emphasis on JH biosynthesis
and its hierarchical control by peptide hormones—allatostatins and allatotropins. JH metabolism and its regulation of the JH titer, the role of JH in reproduction,
migration, and behavior, and the development of JH analogs for pest control are still major issues. New
approaches to the investigation of the pleiotropic modes
of JH action at the molecular and cellular levels included
studies on the interaction of JH with nuclear receptors
and of JH action on membranes. Expectations are high
that at the next JH conference, to be held in 2003 in
Mexico, many of the current issues may be resolved,
with new ones arising.
JH VII was planned as a half-jubilee meeting, one
year short of the year 2000, in order to precede numerous
conferences and congresses scheduled for the start of
new millennium. It is encouraging to note that at this
temporal juncture, most of the participants at JH VII
were young scientists: graduate students, postdoctoral
associates, non-tenured staff of universities and governmental institutions, with a few from industry. Jerusalem,
with its long and rich history and religious significance,
was an excellent choice for the timing of this meeting.
The Mount Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University
provided a convivial and relaxed atmosphere for both
the 55 oral and 11 poster presentations that composed
the formal part of the conference, as well as for the many
informal discussions and interactions that added substance to the experience.
There were four plenary lectures at JH VII, to introduce each day’s sessions: J.R. Tata opened the conference with a discussion of the autoinduction of nuclear
hormone receptors during metamorphosis. This was fol-
lowed on subsequent days by the Peter Karlson lecture
on the modes of action of juvenile hormone, presented
by K.G. Davey; the Bertha Scharrer lecture on the role
of neurosecretion in the control of juvenile hormone synthesis, presented by B. Stay; and by an overview of the
history, current status and future prospects of juvenile
hormone research, presented by L.I. Gilbert.
We are grateful to Professor L.I. Gilbert, executive
editor of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
to Ms. Kristien van Lunen, Publishing Editor of Biological Sciences, Elsevier Science, for offering to devote a
special issue of this journal to the publication of papers
based on the presentations at the conference. Completing
this special issue within the time allotted was demanding
of the authors, reviewers, editors and publication staff
of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. We are
particularly grateful to our reviewers for accepting multiple manuscripts to review and for their exceptional
effort in completing their assignments in record time.
We believe that the final product makes a solid contribution to the field, and we thank the Jerusalem organizers, the administration of the Hebrew University, the
meeting participants and everyone else involved for their
enthusiasm, interest, efforts and good-will.
A National Science Foundation grant provided support for the attendance of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Corporate and international sponsors
provided funds to support the attendance of some participants, to publish the program and abstract booklets,
and to enhance the ambience of the meeting. We gratefully acknowledge financial contributions from: the
Authority for Research and Development of the Hebrew
University, the Ministry of Science of Israel, the Peter
Karlson Foundation, the Royal Society of London,
American Cyanamid Company, and Elsevier Science,
Ltd.
0965-1748/00/$ - see front matter 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
PII: S 0 9 6 5 - 1 7 4 8 ( 0 0 ) 0 0 0 3 3 - 3
Shalom W. Applebaum
Noelle A. Granger
Co-Editors
The Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture,
Department of Entomology,
Rehovot 76100, Israel
E-mail address: shalom@agri.huji.ac.il