Book Description

The purposes of the Fourth International Conference on Red Cell Metabolism and Function are essentially the same as the first three. The Conference is an opportunity for a mix of investigators with common interests in blood and the red blood cell, but with divergent interests in specific research areas, to come together and share information formally and informally. Thus, on September 14-17, 1977, researchers and clinicians from a variety of red cell-related disciplines met in the Towsley Center for Continuing Medical Education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to share their newest work and insights. The meeting was dedicated to Max Perutz, Nobel Laureate, of Cambridge University, England, in recognition of his major (and continuing) contributions to an understanding of the structure and function of hemoglobin.