Genetic Monitoring of Human Populations:
Planning, design and analysis of molecular epidemiology studies
Barcelona, 9-12 June 2008

Dr. Stefano BONASSI
National Cancer Research Institute
Genova, Italy

Monday, 9 June
9.30-10.30 Introduction and course overview
10.30-11.30 Biomarkers in human genetic monitoring (Practical and theoretical issues)
Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 Biomarkers of exposure and risk assessment
Lunch
14.00-15.00 Biomarkers of early biological effect
15.00-16.00 Statistics and Biomarkers (I)

Tuesday, 10 June
9.30-10.30 Statistics and biomarker (II)
10.30-11.30 Biological sampling in population studies
Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 Can biomarkers predict diseases in healthy subjects ?
Lunch
14.00-16.00 Genetic variability in population studies and gene-environment interaction

Wednesday, 11 June
9.30-10.30 Observational Epidemiologic studies: Design
10.30-11.30 Study design in Molecular Epidemiology
Coffee Break
12.00-13.00 Observational Epidemiologic studies: Analysis
Lunch
15:00-16:30 High-throughput technologies in human population studies

Thursday, 12 June
9.30-10.30 Molecular epidemiology studies in children: Overview and critical issues
Coffee Break
11.00-12.00 Ethical, social, and legal implications of population studies with genetic biomarkers
12.00-13.00 Practical exercise: Designing a biomonitoring study in a population exposed to urban air pollution.
General discussion and conclusion

Dear Colleagues, Dear Students

The Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal, are offering a Master on Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Participants may be colleagues having a first degree in Biology, Environmental Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry or any other area within life sciences. Therefore, I am asking your cooperation in the dissemination of the Master among potentially interested students.

Spanish students will be most welcome! Lectures will be in Portuguese, Spanish, “Portunhol” (a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish) or English according the language of the participants. More detailed information is enclosed in a pdf file, sorry for being in Portuguese.

The submission of applications starts at the beginning of June and can be performed by internet (website: www.icbas.up.pt).

Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer grants. However, we can help in getting funding support (recommendation letters) from national or international organizations.

Looking forward hearing from you,

Lúcia Guilhermino
Full Professor of the
Institute of Biomedical Sciences of Abel Salazar
University of Porto, Portugal
Coordinator of the Master

La Fundación Química Argentina organiza el curso «Contaminación Ambiental: Análisis Multidisciplinario», que tendrá lugar entre los días 28 de julio y 1 de agosto en la localidad de Morón (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

Puedes encontrar más información sobre este curso aquí.

Entre los días 1 y 4 de julio de 2008 tendrá lugar en la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares el curso de verano «Programa, registro, evaluación, autorización y restricción de las sustancias y de los preparados químicos. REACH», organizado por los doctores Eduardo de la Peña de Torres, María José González Muñoz y Ana de la Torre Reoyo.

Desde aquí puedes acceder al tríptico del curso, con el boletín de inscripción y el programa completo.