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The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) are recruiting for 3 new members.

COMEAP is an independent expert advisory committee which provides advice to Government Departments and Agencies through the Chief Medical Officer on all matters concerning the potential toxicity and effects upon health of air pollutants
COMEAP are looking to appoint 3 members who can demonstrate that they have a national track record of achievement in one or more of the following:

• Paediatrics - with a special interest in the effects of air pollution on children
• Toxicology - with a special interest in air pollution
• Statistics - with a special interest in statistical methods in environmental epidemiology

Applications can be made via the web link
https://www.appointments.org.uk/Jobs.aspx?Ssimple=DH10017C

The closing date is 6 January 2011.

Further information on COMEAP can be found on the committee’s website http://www.comeap.org.uk

 

 

The current issue of the NC3Rs e-newsletter is now available.  To view the newsletter online, click here.

 

Call for 2010 nominations

The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is a scientific organisation tasked by the UK Government with supporting innovation in the bioscience sector which minimises the use of animal models and improves animal welfare.

The NC3Rs awards an annual prize for an original contribution to scientific and technological developments, published in the last two years, which advances the 3Rs. Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline the prize consists of a £10k grant and a £1k personal award, and is part of the Centre’s strategy to recognise and reward high quality research which has an impact on the use of animals in advancing the life sciences.

The 2010 prize is for a piece of primary research published in a peer review journal in the last two years and is open to any researcher in academia or industry based in the UK. Nominations will be considered by a prestigious judging panel and the prize will be awarded in January 2011.

Further information can be found at www.nc3rs.org.uk/3rsprize

The deadline for entries is 10 November 2010.

 

Call for 2010 nominations

The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is a scientific organisation tasked by the UK Government with supporting innovation in the bioscience sector which minimises the use of animal models and improves animal welfare.

The NC3Rs awards an annual prize for an original contribution to scientific and technological developments, published in the last two years, which advances the 3Rs. Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline the prize consists of a £10k grant and a £1k personal award, and is part of the Centre’s strategy to recognise and reward high quality research which has an impact on the use of animals in advancing the life sciences.

The 2010 prize is for a piece of primary research published in a peer review journal in the last two years and is open to any researcher in academia or industry based in the UK. Nominations will be considered by a prestigious judging panel and the prize will be awarded in January 2011.

Further information can be found at www.nc3rs.org.uk/3rsprize

The deadline for entries is 10 November 2010.

 

 

Three ITTP studentships are available to start October 2011.  The studentships will be awarded to supervisors on a collaborative basis in a ‘sandpit’ event to be held at the MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Leicester on the 13th December 2010. The studentships will be of 4 years duration and will include taught courses in a wide range of aspects of toxicology as well as pertinent advances in molecular sciences. 

Academics and representatives of industrial companies and government agencies who wish to take part in the ‘sandpit event’ are invited to apply as soon as possible.  Places will be limited and selection of attendees for the day will include a ‘first come first served’ basis.  Those wishing to attend should have an outline of a project in mind but no formal project application will be required.  Successful attendees will be awarded studentships by consensus at the end of the ‘sandpit’ day. 

The emphasis of the ITTP is on aligning modern cell, molecular and systems biology based approaches with other fundamental and health-related disciplines to provide an integrative, holistic approach relevant to translational toxicology research and training.

Applications to be an attendee should be sent to Dr Andy Smith via ags5@le.ac.uk by 15th November 2010. Expenses will be available for those selected to attend.

 

 

RA-COURSES, a project funded by European Union Marie Curie Actions, has announced the availability of a course in Statistics for Toxicologists with focus on dose response modelling. The objective of the course is to provide knowledge on dose response modelling in toxicology, including benchmark dose analysis, for risk assessment of chemicals.

Further information can be found in the EUROTOX website within its Activities section under Education and Courses.

 

The current NC3Rs e-newsletter is now available online. 

You may view the newsletter via this link: http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/news.asp?id=1410
 

 

EVENT 1:  The European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials

The third NanoImpactNet integrating conference on “Building a bridge from NanoImpactNet to nanomedical research” will take place at Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland, Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 February 2011.

Full information is available from http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu/index.php?page=3rd-nanoimpactnet-conference

There will be five major plenary sessions on:

• Nano-pharmacological input to the research on human and environmental impact of nanomaterials
• Lessons from Nano-Immunology about the impact of nanomaterials
• Human impact of engineered nanomaterials and lessons for the nanomedical field
• Implications from environmental fate and behaviour research for the field of nanomedicine involving nanomaterials
• Involving stakeholders in setting research priorities

There will also be opportunities for participants to organise there own mini-symposia, discussion groups and networking activities.

 
EVENT 2:  The European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials

A NanoImpactNet training school on “Handling Protocols and Toxicological Testing Strategies” will take place at the University of Lausanne on Thursday 17 February 2011. This event is aimed primarily at PhD students and early stage researchers, but it is also open to representatives of regulatory agencies, government departments, industry or civil society.

 
Full information is available from http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu/index.php?page=3rd-nanoimpactnet-conference

 

Once again, the Society of Toxicology (SOT) and AstraZeneca are very generously sponsoring nine $2,000 travel fellowships for scientists to attend the SOT Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., USA (March 6–10, 2011).  Applicants may be either junior or senior scientists, reside in countries where toxicology is underrepresented, and have an active research program or currently be active in the practice of toxicology.

To find more information on the travel fellowships, please go to the the EUROTOX website http://www.eurotox.com and view the EUROTOX news & announcements section.

 

The Society of Biology has organised two upcoming events which are open to the members of the British Toxicology Society:


2010 Society of Biology Science Communication Awards

The Science Communication Awards recognise bioscience researchers from UK universities and institutes who make an outstanding and consistent contribution to communicating science to the public. There are two award categories; New Researcher (£750), for bioscience researchers currently reading for a Masters or PhD, or in the first year of a post-doctoral position; and Established Researcher (£1,500), for bioscience researchers who are beyond the first stages of their research career, as defined in the above category. Nominations for researchers working in any sector of the biosciences, from UK universities or institutes, must be supported by a member of the Society of Biology or members of the British Toxicology Society. Full details are available on the Society of Biology’s website. The closing date for nominations is the 3rd September..

Society of Biology Biodiversity Photography Competition

2010 has been designated the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations. To celebrate the Society of Biology has launched a major photography competition. Entrants are free to interpret how they capture photographically images that celebrate, explore, comment on or reveal aspects of biodiversity from around the world. The winning photograph will be used as the cover image for the Society’s leading Journal Biologist, and the winner will receive £1,000! There are four award categories; Land, Air, Water and Close Up and the Society is giving away lots of prizes to the winners and runners up in each category. Full details are available on the Society’s website or by emailing photocomp@societyofbiology.org
 

 

Each year, Journal of Applied Toxicology is packed with newsworthy research articles, comprehensive theoretical and literature reviews, and emerging issues.

In its 30th year, the journal's growing influence within the toxicology community has seen its Impact Factor reach its highest ever - to 2.127.

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a call (1) to renew the membership of the ANS and CEF Panels and (2) to expand the reserve list of its Scientific Committee and its other 8 Scientific Panels.  Scientists are invited to respond to the call, which closes on 15 September 2010.

Find more information in the EUROTOX web site http://www.eurotox.com within its NEWS section.

 

 

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Hellenic Society of Toxicology and the University of Crete are announcing the EUROTOX Basic Toxicology Course. The five day course, with 10 2h lectures, 10 working group sessions, and 4 rapports of outcome will be held in Agapi beach hotel, a four star hotel, situated in Heraklion, Crete. Find more information in the EUROTOX web site www.eurotox.com  within its section Activities ---› Other related Activities ---› EDUCATION AND COURSES

 

The School of Pharmacy Geneva-Lausanne (EPGL ) offers In collaboration with the University of Geneva and the Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT ) a program leading to the MAS in toxicology. The course is designed to comply with the regulations and guidelines for continuing education in toxicology set by the Swiss Register of Toxicologists and EUROTOX. Successful completion of the course may be used towards fulfilment of the requirements for professional registration as a toxicologist. The programme starts in September 2010 and can be completed within 2 years (see Information). Further information can be obtained through mas-toxicology@unige.ch.
 

 

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Stephane Chevalier is currently looking for a post-doctoral applicant in the area of molecular and cellular cancer biology. A prerequisite is that the applicant has not the French nationality, nor a PhD obtained in France.

The deadline is at the end of the month to submit the proposal to the University of Tours Scientific Committee.

Contact: stephane.chevalier@univ-tours.fr for more information

 

 

4 - 9 July 2010
Arosa, Switzerland
 

There are still some places open on this workshop designed for pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacologists and other scientists, pharmacists, and physicians wishing to apply pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in drug protocol design and drug evaluation. Emphasis is placed on providing a mechanistic, physiologic approach to the subject matter.

Please apply online at www.pkworkshops.com

 

September 4 – 12, 2010 at Hotel Hoeri, Bodensee, Germany.

RASS is a specialized training and educational activity which emphasizes learning rather than teaching. The objectives are to offer young toxicologists unique opportunities to broaden their knowledge and experience in the field of chemical risk assessment and to better understand the data evaluation process. RASS is an exclusive training course with few formal lectures and ample time for discussions initiated by lectures, faculty cases and most important of all, study cases, written by the students themselves in advance.

For further information, please contact the RASS secretariat:
Birgitta Lewander Malmfors Consulting AB Karlskronavägen 22 SE-121 52 Johanneshov/Sweden Telephone: +46 8 31 19 90 Fax: +46 8 30 11 33 E-mail: malmfors.consulting@ebox.tninet.se
 

 

The Executive Committee of IUTOX is pleased to announce the Fourteenth Risk Assessment Summer School (RASS XIV) to be held September 4 – 12, 2010 at Hotel Hoeri, Bodensee, Germany. RASS is a specialized training and educational activity which emphasizes learning rather than teaching. The objectives are to offer young toxicologists unique opportunities to broaden their knowledge and experience in the field of chemical risk assessment and to better understand the data evaluation process.

RASS is an exclusive training course with few formal lectures and ample time for discussions initiated by lectures, faculty cases and most important of all, study cases, written by the students themselves in advance. The purpose of the discussions is to convey the knowledge and the experience of the faculty to the students and to open up new vistas for those who are eager to learn and to take on new challenges.

A maximum of twenty students will be selected by IUTOX based upon merits, geographical distribution, affiliation, and area of interest. Please see the IUTOX website for application requirements.

 

The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), in conjunction with the Association of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX), the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the International Society of Exposure Sciences (ISES) and Chemical Week, is offering a €100,000 award to support promising new research in the field of exposure sciences.

Find more information about this Award in the EUROTOX web site within its section News → EUROTOX news & announcements.

 

The new RCPath Clinical Scientist scheme is now approved and assessors for the scheme are being sought. If you are interested in being considered for the position of an assessor then further details can be obtained from the RCPath Clinical Science SAC.

 

Abstracts of ICT XII will be published in Toxicology Letters.

Take advantage to publish your work in a journal ranked by Journal of Citation Reports in position 15th among a total of 75 found in the discipline of Toxicology. The current impact factor of Toxicology Letters is 3.249.

Find additional information about the conference, registration and abstract on-line forms on the IUTOX website

 

The deadline to apply for Junior and Senior fellowships to attend ICT XII is January 31, 2010. Junior toxicologist fellowships are aimed at individuals at an early stage in their careers. Senior toxicologist fellowships are aimed at those involved in organizational activities in their own national society.

The fellowships will assist recipients with their travel and accommodation expenses. The ICT XII organizers will waive the meeting registration fee for up to 40 fellowship recipients.

More information on these awards may be found on the IUTOX website.
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11th & 12th November 2010
London, UK

1985 – 2010 - A Quarter Century of Challenges in Toxicological Pathology

As 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the BSTP, the 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting will reflect critically on some of the issues that toxicological pathologists have faced over the past quarter century, as well as considering some new approaches to old problems.

For further information, please contact: bstpoffice@aol.com

 

EUROTOX launches a call for hosting the 2015 EUROTOX Congress.

Find more detailed information about this call in the EUROTOX web page http://www.eurotox.com within the section News → EUROTOX News & announcements.

 

Three leading US antivivisectionists, Niall Shanks, Ray Greek and Jean Greek, had a review paper published in the open access journal Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanties in Medicine titled "Are animal models predictive for humans?"

In it they "empirically analyse animal models using scientific tools" and claim that they fall far short of being able to predict human responses. The review is a platform for attacking the use of animals in toxicity testing. Professor Dario Ringach of UCLA is aiming to recruit toxicologists to respond in detail and to provide a thorough resource for future reference, since toxicology is an area where detailed material refuting antivivisection claims is thin on the ground.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Barbara Davies at bdavies@uar.org.uk before the end of November.

Are animal models predictive for humans?
 

 

When: 5th-6th September 2011   Where: Jubilee Campus, Nottingham Business School, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RJ The key themes: Safety Assessment of Novel Therapeutic Agents Pesticides: Lessons from the Last Decade For further details, please click here to view the full Scientific Programme.   To register for the meeting please click the Register For The Event button below.  Earlybird registration closes on 29th July 2011 so make sure that you have registered before then to take advantage of the reduced rates.   The Continuing Education Programme will take place on 6th September 2011.  This has been accredited by the Royal College of Pathologists and participants wil be awarded 3 CPD points for attendance. Register for the Event

 

 

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A two-day course covering the fundamental concepts underlying the use of quantitative techniques in toxicological evaluation and risk assessment with specific emphasis on the derivation of DNELs under REACH is organized by Health and Safety Laboratory.  It will be held at Harpur Hill in Buxton, Derbyshire on June 14-16, 2011.

Further information can be found in the EUROTOX web site within its Activities Section under Education and Courses.

 

On 31st March 2011 the EFSA launched a call to renew the membership and create reserve lists for its Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee.  Scientists are therefore kindly invited to respond to the call which closes on 31st May 2011.

For further information, please visit the EUROTOX website or click here.

 

Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
23-27 May 2011

Course in Cancer Risk Assessment is organized by Karolinska Institutet. The learning outcomes of the course are to gain knowledge about different methods used for studying carcinogenic properties of chemicals.

You may find more information in the EUROTOX web site within its Activities Section in the Education and Courses page.

 

The Bulgarian Toxicological Society has redesigned and enhanced their website. 

To visit the relaunched website, click here.

 

Sens-it-iv (Novel Testing Strategies for in vitro Assessment of Allergens) organizes the scientific congress which will be held in Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Brussels.  It will be held on 23 - 25 November 2011.

Find more information in the EUROTOX website within its Activities section.

 

The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), in conjunction with the International Society of Exposure Sciences (ISES), the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the Association of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX) and the Chemical Week, is offering a €100.000 award to support promising new research in the field of environmental sciences related to ecological risk assessment.

Deadline for applications is 18 March 2011.

Find more information in the EUROTOX web site within its section News ---› EUROTOX News & Announcements.

 

The new issue of the NC3Rs e-newsletter is now available to view online.  This issue includes the 2010 annual report and 3Rs prize winner.

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