Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zytometrie
(DGfZ)

History

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zytometrie was founded in Heidelberg in 1989 as an association of basic research, clinical and industrial scientists interested in the promotion of the flow and image cytometric field. Its original name Gesellschaft für Zytometrie (GZ) was changed into Deutsche Gesellscft für Zytometrie (DGfZ) by membership vote in 1994

The foundation council consisted of:

C.Cornelisse (Leiden)
G.Feichter (Basel)
W.Göhde (Münster)
K.Goerttler (Heidelberg)
H.Hoehn (Würzburg)
A.Radbruch (Köln)
P.Schwarzmann (Stuttgart)
G.Valet (München)

Annual meetings in the name of the DGfZ have been regularly organized in the communication center of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) since 1990 initially by Prof.K.Goerttler and later by Drs.Hutter and Stöhr.

The abstracts are published since 1993 in the journal: Analytical Cellular Pathology (ACP) of the Europ.Soc.Anal.Cell.Pathology (ESACP) and since 1995 in the form of Proceedings with a registered international book number (see abstracts 1994/95/96).

Several newsletters per year inform the membership on new developments in cytometry.

The DGfZ entertained since Sep.1994 a Gopher information system server on the Internet: cytogerm.biochem.mpg.de. This node was transferred into the www-net in Feb.1996. Information on the DGfZ and its activities can be retrieved from this node:

http://www.biochem.mpg.de/valet/dgz.html

The node is also accessible through the cytometric CytoRelay node:

http://www.biochem.mpg.de/valet/cytorel.html

Basic research oriented flow cytometry courses have taken place in Martinsried in 1991 and 1993 as well as six clinically oriented courses in cooperation with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Klinische Zytometrie by Prof.Schmitz (Clinical Chemistry) in Regensburg since 1991. DGfZ cytometry courses were organized in 1995/96 by Drs.Nüsse and Beisker of the GSF, Munich

Workshops and flow cytometry courses are organized since 1992 by Prof.Bauer (Dermatology) in Bonn and contacts exist with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mophologische Zytometrie of Prof.Böcking (Pathology) in Düsseldorf.

The DGfZ distributes stipends for young scientists to favour their participation at international meetings.

K.Goerttler, Heidelberg (1990-92)
G.Valet, Martinsried (1992-94)
A.Radbruch, Kön (1994-1996)

M.Nüsse, Neuherberg (1991-96
P.Pürstner, Graz (1993-96)
S.Meuer, Heidelberg (1993-95)
V.Kachel, Martinsried (1990-94)
C.Cornelisse, Leiden (1990-93)
H.Hoehn, Würzburg (1990-93)
A.Radbruch, Kön (1990-92)

Questions and comments to:
G.K.Valet, E-mail: valet@biochem.mpg.de, Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz 18a, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany, Tel: +49/89/8578-2518, -2525, Fax: +49/89/8578-2563, INTERNET address: http://www.biochem.mpg.de/valet/dgz.html
Last Update: Jun.4, 1997