COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BIOCHEMICAL 



ASSOCIATION 



Proceedings Reported by THE Secretary, 



WALTER H. EDDY 



I. SECOND REGULÄR SCIENTIFIC MEETING (SECOND ANNUAL 



BUSINESS MEETING)^ 



The second regulär scientific Session of the Association, as well 

 as the second annual business meeting, was held on June 5, 191 1, 

 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. In the absence of the 

 President, Dr. Nellis B. Foster, the chair was occupied by Dr. Gies. 

 About thirty members were present. The scientific program con- 

 sisted of a Symposium on edema, as follows:* 



I. Lymph and its relation to edema William J. Gies. 



IL The earlier theories of edema Jacob Rosenbloom. 



III. Fischer's theory of edema F. G. Goodridge.^ 



IV. The relation of the heart and blood vessels to edema. 



Wm. Weinberger. 



V. The blood as a f actor in edema Reuben Ottenberg. 



VI. Renal edema Herman O. Mosenthal. 



Abstracts of the papers are published in this issue of the Bio- 

 CHEMiCAL Bulletin (pp. 270-324). 



After a recess an executive session was held, the following 

 business being transacted after the reading and approval of the min- 

 utes of the first annual meeting. 



Biochemical Bulletin. Dr. Gies outlined plans for the publica- 

 tion of the Biochemical Bulletin. The proposed plans were 

 approved. 



^ The proceedings of previous meetings are given on pages 57-93 of the 

 Biochemical Bulletin, 191 i, i. 



^ Dr. Goodridge was unavoidably prevented f rom attending the meeting. In 

 his absence Fischer's theory of edema was discussed by Dr. Gies. 



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