introduction

The goal of the Phytochemical Society of North America is to encourage and stimulate research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant constituents, their effects upon plant and animal physiology and pathology, and their industrial importance and utilization (PSNA official web site).

conference information

This year's PSNA meeting will be held at Towson University, a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland on Aug. 8-12, 2009. We will feature a broad Symposia topic on Biologically Active Phytochemicals which should be of interest to all members of the PSNA and will invited a wide spectrum of invited speakers to address this topic. Contributed presentations or posters on any area of Plant Science are welcome. Towson University has committed $5000 to help sponsor this meeting as well as providing the meeting facilities at no cost to the society. We are looking forward to publishing a volume from this meeting organized by the editorial board of the PSNA and hope that all members of the Society will come and enjoy the 49th Annual Meeting and Symposia of the Phytochemical Society of North America in the Baltimore area.