Carcinogenesis - Eurotox

EUROTOX Mission

EUROTOX aims to foster toxicology, both scientifically and educationally, in all countries of Europe. To this, EUROTOX organises an annual scientific congress, workshops, and postgraduate training courses.
EUROTOX is actively harmonising toxicology education and training, having established the European Register of Toxicologists in 1994.
Furthermore EUROTOX honours annually a distinguished European toxicologist by its Merit Award. Young toxicologists are encouraged by the annual Young Scientist Award, which is awarded every year to the best presentation at the EUROTOX Congress.

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BHMF FUND

To honour Professor Bo Holmstedt, the Bo Holmstedt Memorial Fund (BHMF), in collaboration with EUROTOX, has established the Bo Holmstedt Memorial Lecture to be presented to an outstanding European Toxicologist at the EUROTOX Annual Congress meeting. The foundation is also supporting the Paracelcus symposium at the annual meeting. Bo Holmstedt's great interest in the teaching of toxicology and supported research in developing countries, a travelling lecture fellowship has also been established to allow a toxicologist from a developing country to spent some time in a European laboratory or regulatory agency.

Committees

Speciality Sections

Each speciality section has been created to give the opportunity to all society members interested in a particular field of toxicology to exchange scientific views and to increase awareness through organization of specialized symposia, workshops, continuing education courses etc.

Speciality sections in several fields have been proposed in 1995/1996, among which four sections have already started with their scientific activities.

19th EUROTOX Training and Discussion Session

Toxicity and Carcinogenicity of Inorganic Compounds

Organizers:
Hermann M. Bolt, G. Degen, G. Fritz, W. Wätjen

Location:
Schloss Mickeln, Düsseldorf, Germany

The admission to the meeting is free of charge. Please register with: wim.waetjen@uni-duesseldorf.de

CARCINOGENESIS SPECIALITY SECTION

The Carcinogenesis Speciality Section provides a forum for EUROTOX Individual Members and European Toxicology national societies members to discuss all aspects of carcinogenesis (animal testing, human aspects, mechanisms, and regulatory consequences). Within EUROTOX, the Speciality Section fosters discussions on matters associated with the toxicology of carcinogenic compounds.

Since 1999, the Speciality Section organises educational conferences known as EUROTOX Training and Discussion Sessions (T&D Sessions). First held in Basel/Switzerland by Dr. Robert Ettlin, the T&D Sessions were established as benchside tutorials in toxicology. Since then, the following T&D Sessions have been held: T&D Sessions 1-4 (Basel, Switzerland), T&D Sessions 5-6 (Dortmund, Germany), T&D Sessions 7-9 (Maastricht, The Netherlands), T&D Session 10-11 (Dortmund, Germany), T&D Session 12 (Witten-Bommerholz, Germany), T&D Session13 (Bochum, Germany), T&D Sessions 14-15 (Antalya, Turkey), T&D Session 16 (Dortmund, Germany), T&D Sessions 17-18 (Antalya, Turkey).

Forthcoming is the 19^th T&D Session, to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 27/28 Feb 2012. It is entitled “Toxicology and Carcinogenicity of Inorganic Compounds”.

Current Officers of the Speciality Section are:

Chair:	Prof. Dieter Schrenk, Kaiserslautern
Secretary General:	Prof. Jan G. Hengstler, Dortmund
Councillors:	Prof. Yalcin Duydu, Ankara Dr. Ulrike Reuter, Helsinki

Minutes of the Business Meetings

Minute of the Carcinogenicity Speciality Section Business Meeting 2011 held at the EUROTOX Congress in Paris/France

Minute of the Carcinogenicity Speciality Section Business Meeting 2010 held at the IUTOX Congress in Barcelona/Spain

Minute of the Carcinogenicity Speciality Section Business Meeting 2009 held at the EUROTOX Congress in Dresden/Germany

Minute of the Carcinogenicity Speciality Section Business Meeting 2008 held at the EUROTOX Congress in Rhodos/Greece

Minute of the Carcinogenicity Speciality Section Business Meeting 2007 held at the EUROTOX Congress in Amsterdam