University of Zurich, University of Basel,  ETH Zürich, Eawag Dübendorf



Sponsored by:

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel

Novartis Pharma AG, Basel


15th Event of Continuous Education in Toxicology of the XERR

Mini-Symposium

Predictive Toxicology
The prediction of toxic effects of xenobiotics and the identification of the targets responsible for observed adverse effects represent a great challenge for toxicologists. We would like to address recent technological advances, including in silico predicton tools, the "omics" and biomarkers, and discuss their potential to assess toxicity of xenobiotics

Thursday afternoon, April 17th, 2008, 14:30 - 18:30 h (approx.)
Pharmacenter, University of Basel, 1st floor, room HS1
Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel

   Programme    Description of the event    Registration 
Programme in PDF-format for downloading
Venue and maps Pharmacenter / Biocenter at Klingelbergstrasse 50

 

Updated 05.03.2008


Programme

Symposium chair: Prof. Dr. Alex Odermatt, University of Basel
 

14:30 ‑ 14:40

Opening address
Alex Odermatt

Molecular and Systems Toxicology, University of Basel

14:40 ‑ 15:10

VirtualToxLab -- Predicting the toxic potential of drugs and environmental chemicals in silico
Angelo Vedani
Molecular Pharmacy, University of Basel

15:10 ‑ 15:40

Pharmacophore-based in silico screening for bio-affinity profiling of ligands
Thierry Langer
Prestwick Chemical Inc., Strasbourg, France

15:40 ‑ 16:10

Predicting the specificity of chemical-target interactions: implications for the development of in vitro assays
Alex Odermatt
Molecular and Systems Toxicology, University of Basel

16:10 ‑ 16:40

Coffee break)

16:40 ‑ 17:10

Risk factors for idiosyncratic adverse drug reactions: implications for preclinical toxicity testing
Stephan Krähenbühl
Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital, Basel

17:10 ‑ 17:40

Omics in Predictive Toxicology
Laura Suter-Dick
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel

17:40 ‑ 18:10

Developing safety biomarkers from toxicology to translational medicine - challenges and opportunities
Frank Dieterle
Novartis Pharma AG, Basel

18:10 ‑ 18:15

Concluding remarks
Alex Odermatt
Molecular and Systems Toxicology, University of Basel

18:15

Apéro - open discussions


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Scientific organization and symposium chair:
Prof. Dr. Alex Odermatt, University of Basel.

Technical support: Dr. Hansjörg Frei, XERR Co-ordinating Office, Zurich

Who should attend?
Professionals and (graduate) students in toxicology, pharmacology, pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutical medicine, public health, general and environmental medicine, human biology, veterinary medicine, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, risk management, a.o.

Language at the symposium is English.

Symposium fee
includes documentation (80-100 printed pages) and refreshments at coffee break and apéro.

Registration fee CHF 100.--

Reduced fee of CHF 70.-- for collaborators of XERR member institutions (see member list, page 2 of the registration form)

For students, the attencance and the printed documentation is free of charge, but registration in advance is mandatory. Students should bring their university identity-card (Legitimationskarte) to the meeting

 

Registration
Filled-in Registration forms may be sent as attachments to an e-mail message, or by post or fax to the XERR Co-ordinating office, Zurich
Dead line: April 10th, 2008

Registration forms can be downloaded from the web
as Word-document to be filled in electronically or in PDF-format to print out as hard copy.

Confirmation of registration
Registered attendants will be notified by e-mail and/or post. Paying attendants will receive a bill together with a postal pay-in slip (Einzahlungsschein)

Cancellation
Registered persons who cannot attend the meeting should inform the XERR Co-ordinating Office, Zurich, by phone or e-mail not later than a day before the meeting, i.e. April 16th, 2008. Otherwise costs will be charged.

Certificate
For their portfolios of continuous education, registered delegates will receive a certificate confirming their attendance at the meeting


Registration, Contact, Information
XERR Co-ordinating Office
Dr. H. Frei, XERR Co-ordinator
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Zurich
Irchel Campus Y17 H 94
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0)44 - 635 59 41
Fax: +41 (0)44 - 635 68 57

E-Mail: XERR@pharma.uzh.ch

Web: http://www.uzh.ch/envtox/

Updated 05.03.2008 by Hansjörg Frei