EuroSciCon are proud to announce that there is a full and varied agenda for their ‘Nanotoxicology: Health & Environmental Impacts’ meeting on February 27th. This meeting is CPD accredited and is being held at BioPark Hertfordshire, Welwyn Garden City. The agenda features the following talks:
Health Implications of Nanoparticles
Professor Wolfgang G. Kreyling, Helmholtz Zentrum München Research Center for Health & Environment; Institute of Inhalation Biology, Focus Network Nanoparticles and Health, Germany
The Carbon Nanotube Hazard
Professor Ken Donaldson,
Nanotest: Alternative Testing Strategies for the Assessment of the Toxicological Profile of Nanoparticles used in Medical Diagnostics
Margaret Saunders, Biophysics Research Unit, Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, University Hospitals, United Kingdom
Effects of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Mixed Neuro-glial Cultures from Chicken Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglia
Dr Cordula Hirsch, Materials Science & Technology, Laboratory for Materials-Biology Interactions,
Capturing Nanotoxicity Data – what is the optimum solution?
DS Wilkinson, Lhasa Limited,
Understanding the Genotoxic Potential of Ultrafine Superparamagnetic Iron oxide Nanoparticles (USPION)
N.Singh,
Linking the Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles
Professor Vicki Stone,
Possible Fate, Behaviour and Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles in Natural Waters
Professor Jamie Lead, The University of
Toxic Effects of Nanomaterials to Trout: Implications for Fish Toxicity Testing, Characterisation of Test Media, & Regulation
Dr Richard Handy,
Biological Response of Fish Cell Cultures and Sticklebacks to Cadmium and Silver Nanoparticles
Dr Brett Lyons, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science,
As the early registration deadline has now passed EuroSciCon are offering a special discount for registration. Just register via the event website, www.regonline.co.uk/nano09 , and enter the following code nano to get 50% off the fee!
