Scientific Report: “Linking transcription to physiology in lipidomics”

The 54rd International Conference on the Biosciences of Lipids (ICBL), entitled “Linking transcription to physiology in lipidomics”, was held from Sept. 17-21, 2013, in Bari, Italy. The ICBL conference is organized annually at different locations around the world as a forum for presentation and discussion of recent discoveries in lipid research. This year’s meeting was held in Bari, a beautiful city in Southeast Italy considered the door to East due to its strategic geographical location in the Mediterranean Sea and a perfect place to enjoy a good blend of science and the famous Italian warmth. The organizing committee members were from Italy (Antonio Moschetta, Maurizio Crestani, Sandro Sonnino, Giuseppe Palasciano, Donatella Caruso, Emma De Fabiani, Chiara Degirolamo, Nico Mitro, Rachele Mizzi and Elda Desiderio Pinto) and Hungary (Laszlo Vigh). Nearly 200 scientists and accompanying persons from 29 different countries in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia attended with many participants from Italy, Japan, USA, Poland, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Argentina and Brazil.