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 and Friends,

Welcome to the Congress ESTIV2008, the 15th International Congress on In Vitro Toxicology which will be held in a unique environment in the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden, September 25-28, 2008. The congress is a joint venture organised by ESTIV (European Society of Toxicology In Vitro), SSCT (Scandinavian Society for Cell Toxicology) and Expertrådet ECB Environmental Competence Ltd.

We are happy to inform you, that the interest for developing and using non-animal (in vitro) methods for toxicity testing has increased the last couple of years and the former INVITOX, held every second year, have been upgraded to ESTIV Congress, since “workshop” does no longer properly describe the size of these meetings. INVITOX Workshops have had an outstanding tradition of bringing together junior and senior researchers, involved in the development and use of in vitro methods and the ESTIV Congress will continue to do that.

Se publica a continuación la carta enviada el 7 de mayo por la Dra. María Fernanda Cavieres a colegas toxicólogos de Latinoamérica:

Estimados Colegas Toxicólogos de Latinoamérica
¡Un gran saludo a todos!

Desde el año 2006 se ha desarrollado la Red Iberoamericana de Toxicología y Seguridad Química (RITSQ), acogida hasta recientemente en la página del Comité Español de Toxicología. Actualmente RITSQ tiene página propia (www.ritsq.org) y cuenta con un total de 265 personas registradas. Somos muchos los colegas que deseamos que RITSQ se siga comportando como una vía de comunicación perfecta para el desarrollo de la Toxicología y para ello se ha creado esta nueva página presentada como blog y que ha sido coordinada desde España por el Dr. Eduardo de la Peña de Torres y el MSc Oscar Herrero Felipe. La nueva página cuenta con un apartado de congresos, reniones y actividades que queda abierto y ofrecemos a todos las personas que deseen anunciar cualquier tipo de evento relacionado con la Toxicología (cursos, congresos, seminarios, jornadas, reuniones, edición de libros y CDs, etc..).

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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