Opening Address
Michael Arand*

Free communications part 1

Bisphenol A: Assessment of total consumer exposure
Natalie von Götz¹ *, Mathias Wormut², Martin Scheringer¹ and Konrad Hungerbühler^1
1) Safety and Environmental Toxicology Group, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich
²⁾ RCC Ltd., Itingen, Switzerland

Dibutyltin inhibits glucocorticoid receptor function
Anna A. Dzyakanchuk¹ *, Christel Gumy¹, Charlie Chandsawangbhuwana², Denise V. Kratschmar¹, Michael E. Baker² and Alex Odermmatt
¹⁾ Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Switzerland
²⁾ Dept. of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

Transcriptomics: a new approach to screen trichothecenes in foods and feeds
Katerina Lancova* and Hanspeter Nägeli
Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich

Invited lecture:
The novel Swiss Center of Applied Ecotoxicology
Almut Gerhardt*
Zentrum für Angewandte Ökotoxikologie - Eawag Dübendorf and EPF Lausanne

*) presenting speakers

Invited lecture:
The novel Swiss Center of Applied Human Toxicology
Stephan Krähenbühl*
Abteilung für Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Dept. Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Basel

Free communications, part 2

Detection of Poly(ADP-Ribose), a DNA-damage induced biopolymer, in intact human cells by flow cytometry
Kathrin Weidele*, Andrea Kunzmann and Alexander Bürkle
Chair of Molecular Toxicology, Dept. of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany

Current concepts: mechanisms of hepatotoxicity
Stefan Russmann*
Klinik für Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Dept. Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich

Characterisation of novel epoxide hydrolases
Martina Decker*, Magdalena Adamska, Annette Cronin and Michael Arand
Section of Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich

Concluding Remarks
Michael Arand*

*) presenting speakers