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Announcements INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, COURSE: QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL I N ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
The Institute of Environmental Health Office of Continuing Education at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center is offering a course entitled “Quality Assurance/Quality Control in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry” to be held October 3-5,1990, The course will examine and elucidate the principles, requirements, and strategies of quality assurance and quality control for environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, and human biological monitoring laboratories. Participants in the course will learn how to establish an effective QA/QC program to provide scientifically sound and legally defensible data. For further information (e.g., tuition, etc.) please call (513) 558-1730 (2.0 CEUs, ABIH points applied for).
MIDATLANTIC SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY: IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY SYMPOSIUM ON PRINCIPLES AND MECHANISMS
The Midatlantic Society of Toxicology will be sponsoring a one-day symposium Thursday, November 15,1990, at the Princeton Ramada Hotel. Presentations will include basic principles of immunology and models used to assess immunotoxicity, both in vivo and in vitro. Considerations in dealing with immunocompromised patients, host resistance, and regulatory aspects of drug approval will also be discussed. For further details, please contact Patricia Weideman, NYU Medical Center, Institute of Environmental Medicine, A. J. Lanza Laboratories, Tuxedo, NY 10989.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF XENOBIOTICS THIRD INTERNATIONAL ISSX MEETING ON DRUG METABOLISM: MOLECULES. MODELS AND MAN
The International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) will be holding their Third International ISSX Meeting on Drug Metabolism: Molecules, Models and Man, June 24-28, 1991, at the Free University in Amsterdam. Topics to be covered are “Drug Metabolism in Man”, “Molecular Mechanisms of Biotransformation and Toxicity”, “Transport Mechanisms”, and “In Vitro Biotransformation Models”. Parallel sessions on “Species and Sex Differences”, “Endogenous and Food Components”, “AnalyticalTechniques”, “Enzyme Mechanisms: Active Sites and SAR”, “Idiosyncratic Reactions”, “Ecokinetics of Agrochemicals, Proteins, and Peptide Drugs”, “Biotransformation and Biomonitoring”, and “Metals and Metal Containing Compounds” will also be held. In addition, two courses on “Regulatory Aspects” and “Computers in Biotransformation” will be held prior to the meeting on June 24. For further information about meeting details (registration, etc.), please contact Bureau of 3rd ISSX Meeting 1991, Conference Service, Free University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands [telefax: (31) 20 4724251. Chairman and secretary of the organizing committee are G . J. Mulder (University of Leyden) and N. P. E. Vermeulen (Free University, Amsterdam), respectively.
