New developments in biology impacting on the assessment of health consequences of exposure to environmental mutagens and carcinogens

From ERAC Edu

Time: March 26 - 30, 2007

Place: University of Kuopio, Kuopio (Maps and connections)

Canthia (the building number 1 on the map)

Teknia (the building number 13 on the map)

Credits: 2.0 credit points

Language: English

Organizers: The course is organized jointly by the Graduate school in Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Centre (ERAC)

Course leader: Professor Keith Baverstock, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio

Course description: This course will look at new developments in biology (instability in genome, bystander effect, non-targeted effects i.e "epigenetic phenomena") primarily as they apply to environmental toxicology as a whole. Their origins in the study of the effects of ionising radiation will be discussed in detailed.

It is important to understand how environmental agents, radiation, chemicals, particles etc. are capable of causing both modification of the genomic sequence (mutation) and its epigenetic modification in ways that adversely affect healthy phenotype.

The course of 1 week will consist of a series of lectures and tutorials.

Lecturers: Professor Keith Baverstock (KB) University of Kuopio Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Kuopio

Dr Oleg Belyakov (OB) Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki

Further information: Sari.Makkonen(at)uku.fi, Tel. +358-17-163188

Time schedule:

Date	Lecture
Monday, March 26
Canthia, S12
10.15-11.00	Scope of course Keith Baverstock
11.15-12.00	Students introduce themselves Keith Baverstock & Oleg Belyakov
13.15-14.00	Radiation as a damaging agent Keith Baverstock
14.15-15.00	Non-targeted effects Oleg Belyakov
15.15-16.00	Discussion
Tuesday, March 27
Tietoteknia, 1037
10.15-11.00	Target theory Keith Baverstock
11.15-12.00	Genomic instability Oleg Belyakov
13.15-14.00	Bystander effect Oleg Belyakov
14.15-15.00	Adaptive response Oleg Belyakov
15.15-16.00	Tutorials
Wednesday, March 28
Canthia, S12
9.15-12.00	The need for a new paradigm Parts I and II Keith Baverstock
13.15-15.00	Tutorials
Thursday, March 29
Canthia, S12
9.15-12	Implications in practical terms Parts I and II Keith Baverstock & Oleg Belyakov
13.15-16.00	Discussion session
Friday, March 30
Canthia, S12
9.15-11.00	Implication for research Keith Baverstock & Oleg Belyakov
11.15-12.00	Conclusions

Kurssimateriaali:

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