The Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry is a learned society

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 established to advance research and education in the field of biological inorganic chemistry

Chemistry

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. It holds training courses, workshops and conferences to facilitate exchange of information between scientists

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 involved in the research

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 and teaching of biological inorganic chemistry. Its official journal is the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It is an official publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry and published by Springer Science+Business Media...

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The society was founded in 1995 following discussions within the Steering Committee of the European Science Foundation

European Science Foundation

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program "The Chemistry of Metals in Biological Systems". The first president was C. David Garner (1995–1998). Later presidents were Elizabeth C. Theil (1998–2000), Alfred X. Trautwein (2000–2002), Harry B. Gray (2002–2004), Fraser Armstrong (2004–2006), and Jose J. G. Moura (2010-2012).