2008 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference

The 2008 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference
Cincinnati Marriott North, West Chester (Cincinnati), OH
April 14 - 17, 2008 - Click to register!

The Annual Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference provides a unique opportunity for multiple Government Agencies to come together to discuss Toxicology and Risk Assessment issues that are not only of concern to the government, but also to a broader audience including academia and industry. The 2008 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference will engage the theme of ‘The Complexity of Uncertainty: Dealing with Known Unknowns’, through an exciting program that includes the following:

Plenary topics and speakers:
• Hypothesis-Based Weight of Evidence to Separate Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of Uncertainty in Risk Assessment (Lorenz R. Rhomberg, Ph.D., Principal, Gradient Corporation)
• Application of Computer Simulation in Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Multi-scale Modeling (Raymond S.H. Yang, Ph.D., Fellow A.T.S., Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences)
• The Military Perspective of Uncertainty (Ellen Embry, M.S., Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness)
• Risk Regulation in 3-D: How to see Costs and Benefits as they Truly Are (Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., M.P.P., C.I.H., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health)

Topics to be covered in Scientific Sessions Include:

• Pharmaceutical Issues
• Behavioral Toxicology
• EPA’s Four Lab Study of Complex Disinfection By-Product Mixtures
• Risks from Low Dose Exposures
• Emerging Cyanobacterial and Harmful Algal Toxins
• Reproductive/ Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment
• Uncertainty in Epidemiologic Evaluations
• Jet Fuel and Alternative Fuels
• Oxidative Stress

Workshop topics Include:

• Replacing Default Values for Uncertainty Factors
• Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures
• Toxicogenomics in Risk Assessment
• Dosimetric Adjustment Methods and Application in Dose Response Assessment
• Epidemiologic Fundamentals for Risk Assessment Applications
• Evaluation of the Human Relevance of Modes of Action in Animals

There will also be a Panel Discussion Session on ‘Chemicals and Substances of Common and Emerging Concern’. In addition, an evening poster session is planned.

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