Medical & scientific meetings

Long Ago and Far Away

Glasgow 1989

To mark a century of porphyria, a conference was held in April 1989 in the Western Infirmary, Glasgow. This syposium, dedicated to Professor Sir Abraham Goldberg in the year of his retirement, reviewed the porphyrias and all other aspects of tetrapyrrole chemistry and biology. The meeting was hosted by The Tetrapyrrole Discussion Group and the Porphyria Service, University Department of Medicine, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland and coordinated by Dr. Michael Moore.

It was a great pleasure to welcome so many distinguished colleagues in the field from all continents of the world. From its inception, the welcoming ceilidh on Monday, March 3, 1989, in Dr. Michael Moore's hometown of Kilsyth, to its close on Friday, July 4, 1989, the flow of discussion and debate was continuous and stimulating.

As always on these occasions, old acquaintances were renewed and new friendships made.

The photograph shows many of the delegates on The Lion & Unicorn Staircase of the University of Glasgow, which dates back to its foundation in 1451. In the center front are pioneers in porphyria metabolism, Professor Charles Rimington and Professor Sir Abraham Goldberg.