April 22-24, 1998
Epidemiology and Occupation Risks: The role and importance of
epidemiological studies in the prevention of and compensation for
occupational accidents and diseases
Graz/Tobelbad, Austria
Sponsor: Interanational Social Security Association
Contact:
Secretariat
Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt
Kongressburo
Adalbert-SStifter-Strasse 65
A-1200 Wien, Austria
Phone: + 43-1-33111-537
Fax: +43-1-33111-469
May 14-15, 1998
Hazardous Substances and Male Reproductive Health
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City
Sponsored by:
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/Superfund
Basic Research Program
New York Academy of Medicine
Contact: Spencer Carroll (scarroll at smtplink.mssm.edu)
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Society of Toxicology Satellite Meeting
Developing Occupational Exposure Values from Toxicology and Epidemiology Studies
March 6, 1998 * Seattle Hilton Hotel * Seattle, Washington
Co-Sponsored by the ACGIH Chemical Substances
Threshold Limit Values Committee
and
Deutsche Forschungsgemenschaft
Federal Republic of Germany MAK Commission
REGISTER NOW (at http://www.acgih.org/events/tlvsot98.htm)
ACGIH, MAK, or SOT Members $175
Non-members $225
Student or Postdoctoral Fellows $100
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Occupational Asthma: In and Out of the Workplace
This conference's emphasis is on basic mechanisms of Occupational Asthma.
The conference
will be held from April 30th to May 2nd, 1998 at NIOSH, Morgantown. WVU CME
co-sponsors. Contact NIOSH for more info. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
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Rodent Models in Modern Risk Assessment
September 8 - 12, 1998 (Application deadline: July 1)
Meeting Organizers: John B. Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory; Jan
Vijg, Ph.D.,
Harvard University
The primary objectives of this meeting are to provide an overview of
current models used in
risk assessment, to identify potential new models and to examine genetic
and epigenetic
factors that need to be considered in model development. The meeting will
focus on models
used to screen potential carcinogens, genotoxins and other xenobiotics
posing potential
health risks and will offer perspective as to future strategies in model
development. Aspects
of modeling theory and data interpretation will be incorporated into a
program which will
include roundtable discussions on genetic and environmental considerations
in the
development of effective models. Regulatory efforts being developed to set
up guidelines for
the validation and acceptance of models in modern risk assessment will also
be discussed.
The meeting will be limited to 130 participants.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To request further information, write to 1998 Courses and Meetings, The Jackson
Laboratory, 600 Main Street - Box 65, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; phone:
1-207-288-6262; or
e-mail: education at jax.org.
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1998 GORDON CONFERENCES
(these are selected topics, for more topics and further information see
http://www.grc.uri.edu/98sched.htm)
TOPIC CHAIR
DATE PLACE
Biology of Aging T. Kirkwood May
10-15 Il Ciocco, Italy
Biological Reg. Mechanisms C. Kenyon/J. Roberts July 26-31
Holderness School
Cancer S. Sukumar
Aug. 2-7 Salve Regina Univ.
DNA Alterations in M. Ehrlich Aug.
9-12 Colby-Sawyer College
Transformed Cells
Drug Metabolism H. Strobel July
5-10 Holderness School
Environmental Endocrine H. Phelps/B. Palmer July 12-17
Plymouth State College
Disruptors
Mechanisms of Toxicity C. Walker July 26-31
New England College
Microbial Toxins & E. Hewlett July
12-17 Proctor Academy
Pathogenicity
Mutagenesis S. Wallace
June 21-26 Plymouth State College
Radiation Chemistry M. Sevilla July
5-10 Salve Regina University
Reproductive Tract Biology K. Korach July 5-10
Plymouth State College
