Chemistry International
Vol. 22, No. 2
March 2000
Conference
Announcements
Advanced Principles
of Toxicology
24 April - 5 May 2000,
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This two-week, graduate equivalent open learning course
at the University of Guelph is designed for professionals working in
toxicology-related fields. It is jointly organized by the University
of Guelph's Centre for Toxicology and Department of Environmental Biology
and the Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres.
This course is an advanced survey covering many aspects
of toxicology. It is designed for people in industry, government, or
education who are planning to work or are currently working in areas
related to toxicology. Learners will receive basic background information
in important traditional areas in toxicology, as well as in areas that
are currently developing. This background information will include principles,
definitions, and basic information, and it is designed to bring participants
up to current levels of understanding of toxicology as it applies to
both the human health and environmental areas of toxicology. This graduate
level equivalent course normally requires that learners have a bachelorís
or masterís degree with course work in statistics, chemistry,
and biology.
Toxicology topics covered will include mechanism of
toxic action, toxicological principles (mammals), human health risk
assessment, developmental and reproductive toxicology (mammals), endocrine
modulators, epidemiology, ecotoxicology (plants), carcinogenicity, ecotoxicology
(animals), and ecotoxicological risk assessment.
For more information on course content, contact Dr.
Len Ritter or Dr. Keith Solomon, Tel.: +1 519 837 3320; Fax: +1 519
837 3861. For information about registration, contact Office of Open
Learning, University of Guelph, 159 Johnston Hall, Guelph, Ontario,
N1G 2W1, Canada; Tel.: +1 519 767 5000; Fax: +1 519 767 1114; Web site:
www.open.uoguelph.ca/.