Calendar of Events

Across 3 days of in-depth discussion, share perspectives with industry leaders and overcome translational drug development challenges including: clinical trial design in a hyper-competitive landscape, targeting alternative proinflammatory pathways, and the potential of emerging antigen-specific and bio-therapeutics.

The PI Crash Course will be led by a team of experienced leaders and scientists in the fields of environmental sciences, epigenetics, genomics, epidemiology, immunology, neuroscience and bioinformatics.

This two-day intensive crash course integrates the principle skills that future and new PIs did not develop during their post-doctoral training but will be necessary to survive as a new lab leader and manager. Whether you are a doctoral student, postdoc, new PI, or looking to start your own lab, as a lab leader you will immediately be confronted on daily basis by a variety of situations that you must be prepared to handle. This crash course will provide you the tools you need to start your lab on the right foot.

There is a limited capacity for the Crash Course. Senior post-doctoral students and associate research scientists about to start their independent position search are particularly welcome to attend, and we strongly encourage new and recent PIs to participate as it is never too late to get an overview of the survival skills that you will need throughout your career.

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The 3rd eRegulatory Submissions Summit will cover changes made to the electronic submission processes and protocols for constructing strategies for IDMP, RIM, global and regulatory submissions. This summit will also address regulatory information management experiences and the standards for the identification of medicinal products and best practices for eCTD submission requirements.

This three-day intensive course will cover some of the recent developments in causal mediation analysis and provide practical tools to implement these techniques and assess the mechanisms and pathways by which causal effects operate. Led by a team of experts in causal mediation techniques at Columbia University, this course will integrate lectures and discussion with hands-on computer lab sessions using R, SAS, SPSS and Stata. The course will cover the relationship between traditional methods for mediation in environmental health, epidemiology, and the social sciences and new methods in causal inference using a wide variety of examples to illustrate the techniques and approaches.

There is a limited capacity for the Boot Camp. Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate.

Registraton Deadline, July 3rd 2019

More information:

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The Radiation Safety Officer Training will be led by Norman Kleiman and colleagues, a team with extensive expertise in radiation from Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, and Department of Environmental Health & Safety.

Columbia University’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences offers a 40-hour course to meet the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Class C Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) training requirements. The curricula is designed for individuals working in academia, industry, and government laboratories seeking training in the safe handling of radioisotopes to meet local, state, or federal regulatory and/or training requirements. Participants that complete this course will fulfill the 40-hour requirement as stated in

The NIH Grant Writing Boot Camp be led by Morgan Giddings and Stefanie Robel from Marketing Your Science, LLC, both of whom have extensive experience as researchers and grant writers.

This two-day intensive boot camp is unique in that it dives into what truly matter when applying for grants, without fluff like "how to follow instructions of the funder carefully." Whether you are new to grant writing, “thought you knew what you were doing” but aren’t getting the results you want, or simply want to learn some key elements of being more persuasive in your proposals to become more efficient at writing, this course will teach you the Critical Path to Funding as a vehicle to get you there. Please note that due to the high demand, individual participant proposals or proposal sections will not be reviewed by instructors - however, there will be a few hot seats to illustrate how the theory meets the practical implementation. Additionally, if you have a previously rejected proposal you wish to work on, you are encouraged to bring it along with the reviewer comments.

There is a limited capacity for the Crash Course. Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate to form a strong basis for funding early on.

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Structural Biology 2019 aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, research scholars and entrepreneurs to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Structural Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Structural Biology 2019 delivers a premier interdisciplinary platform for scientists, researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered, and solutions adopted in the fields of Structural and Molecular Biology.

We invite all attendees to contribute throughout the sessions to make the event a memorable from the point of view of learning and Networking.

Structural Biology 2019

The course is intended to benefit individuals from biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies working with either small or large molecules, along with those from CROs, regulatory agencies and academia who are interested in toxicology and its application in safety assessment of drugs and medical products and for toxicologists early in their career seeking more in-depth knowledge and understanding of the role of toxicology in safety assessment. It is also suitable for scientists trained in ancillary disciplines (such as chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, medicine, etc.) making a career change to work in drug safety assessment.

Applications for CPD credits will again be made to EUROTOX and the Royal Society of Biology.

Register Today: https://execbs.eventsair.com/patdd-2019/patdd2019/Site/Register

The GIS Workshop will be led by Dr. Jeremy R. Porter, one of the highest-rated teachers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the author of many celebrated geospatial analysis publications and books.

This two-day intensive course aims to introduce participants to the fundamentals of data visualization using the open-source QGIS program and building towards the introduction of foundational spatially-centered approaches to identifying relationships and associations among population and environmental variables. Led by Dr. Jeremy R. Porter, one of the highest-rated teachers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the author of many celebrated geospatial analysis publications and books, this workshop will integrate lectures with hands-on application. The workshop emphasizes the use of open-source software packages and publicly available environmental and demographic data as an example of potential applications of these data with spatially centered visualization and analytic techniques. The workshop is comprised of 4 components 1) visualization, 2) geo-processing, 3) cluster analysis, and 4) relationship identification. Within each component, a lecture is followed by an opportunity to put the methods learned into practice.

There is a limited capacity for the Boot Camp. Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate.

Requirements: Each participant must bring a laptop with the software below loaded prior to the first day of the workshop. All of the following packages are available for free download and installation on Mac, PC, and Linux devices: QGIS, saTScan, GeoDa, R, R-Studio

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The Exposome Boot Camp is led by Dr. Gary Miller and colleagues, a team with extensive experience in exposome analysis from Columbia University, Emory University, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

This two-day intensive boot camp integrates the principle concepts of exposomics and the untargeted approaches of measuring endogenous and exogenous chemical exposures on an omic scale as we step through the tools and techniques currently available to analyze the exposome. Led by a team of expert scientists in the rapidly growing field of exposomics, the boot camp will integrate seminar lectures with hands-on computer lab sessions to put concepts into practice. Emphasis will be given to leveraging existing resources from ongoing studies and initiating new investigations. The afternoon lab sessions will provide an opportunity to work hands-on with real data. Participants will learn and practice data handling, cleaning, and basic analysis of exposomics data.

There is a limited capacity for the Boot Camp. Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. Basic familiarity with R is recommended to get the most out of the Boot Camp, with tutorials on our website.

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The Single Cell Analysis Boot Camp is led by Dr. Evan Paull and Dr. Pasquale Laise, a team with extensive experience in single cell analysis from Columbia University’s department of Systems Biology.

This two-day intensive boot camp starts with a fast-paced training session on single cell data collection and basic analysis in the first half-day, then continues with in-depth sessions on advanced methods for phenotyping single cell populations using systems-biology approaches. Led by a team who have invented several of the methods used in network biology and single-cell transcriptome analysis, we demonstrate how to use network models to convert gene expression profiles into protein activity profiles, and how to transfer knowledge between established bulk datasets and novel single-cell data. We expect that, during this hands-on workshop, participants will acquire enough knowledge to plan and perform scRNAseq analyses.

There is a limited capacity for the Boot Camp. Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. Basic familiarity with R is recommended to get the most out of the Boot Camp, with tutorials on our website.

• Paid registration required through RegFox:

The Mendelian Randomization Boot Camp is a two-day intensive combination of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of the concepts, techniques, packages, data sources, and data analysis methods needed to conduct Mendelian Randomization studies.

This two-day intensive boot camp integrates motivation for Mendelian randomization studies, statistical concepts, genetic considerations, and practical examples to design, implement and interpret a Mendelian randomization analysis. The workshop will integrate seminar lectures with hands-on computer sessions to put concepts into practice. Emphasis will be given to leveraging existing publicly available resources (data, tools and packages) as well as indicating the scope for new studies. The afternoon lab sessions will provide an opportunity to work hands-on with real data. Participants will learn and practice all the steps required for a successful Mendelian randomization analysis using publicly available data, including identifying suitable data sources, data extraction, data alignment, assumption checking and sensitivity analysis.

There is a limited capacity for the Boot Camp. Investigators at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we particularly encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate. Basic familiarity with R is recommended to get the most out of the Boot Camp, with tutorials on our website.

• Paid registration required through RegFox:

The Environmental Mixtures Workshop is a two-day intensive training of seminars and hands-on analytical sessions to provide an overview of environmental mixtures concepts, techniques, and data analysis methods used in health studies.

This two-day intensive workshop will provide a rigorous introduction to multiple different techniques to analyze exposure to mixtures in environmental health. The workshop will integrate seminar lectures with hands-on computer lab sessions to put concepts into practice. Emphasis will be given to supervised and unsupervised methods. Since the choice of method depends on the research question at hand, the workshop will conclude with a panel discussion on when each method presented is appropriate for use and for which research questions.

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1:00-3:45 PM Webinar

htpps://tamu.zoom.us/j/177016743 Meeting ID: 177016743

Featured Talks:

Two Decades of Research on Perfluorinated Compounds: What Do We Know?
Chris Lau, US EPA

The Persistent Challenge of PFAS: Minnesota’s 17 Year Journey
Helen Goeden, Minnesota Department of Health

The Useful Chemistry of Perfluorinated Compounds: Managing Safety
Chad Thompson, ToxStrategies

Lexis invites all the participants from around the world to attend Pain Medicine 2019 conference to be held in Toronto, Canada on August 30-31, 2019 at 9:00 am.
Our committees have worked to ensure a varied program for Pain Specialists, Anaesthesiologists, Chiropractors, Pharmacists, Acupuncture Doctors, Physiotherapists, Neuropsychologists, Cancer Specialists, Orthopaedicians, Professors/Associate Professors/Assistant Professors/Students in Pain Management, Deans / Vice Presidents of Pain Management Department, Directors / Managers & Business Intelligence Experts of Pharma Industries, Post Doctorals and Researchers in Pain Management, Pharmacology Department. And for any other information regarding the conference, kindly review the descriptions on the website. It includes all the details on the sessions that are planned for these 2 days. The purpose of this meeting is to deliver a comprehensive overview of the latest information, insights and practices in Pain Medicine.

When and Where?
Date: Friday, August 30-31, 2019
Time: 9:00 am – 06:00 pm
Location: Toronto, Canada

Our conversations have highlighted that although a strong commercial opportunity exists, there are critical areas of basic science that need addressing including study design to elucidate host-microbiome interactions, selecting the right tools to make clear correlations between microbial dysbiosis and skin disease and standardization of sample collection and analysis.

Early booking and group discounts are available. Visit the website or email info@microbiome-movement.com to learn more.

Venue Details: The Westin San Diego, 400 West Broadway, San Diego, 92101, United States

Theme 1: Cancer Hazard Identification for Nongenotoxic Substances:
Too Much or too Little?

Abstract submission deadline is May 1, 2019, with late breaking abstracts due by Aug 29, 2019.

Apply for Travel Awards Today

This year there will be an expanded number of $750.00 travel awards for students, postdocs and new investigators. The application is due on May 1, 2019.

On behalf of the Safety Pharmacology Society (SPS) Board of Directors and Officers, we would like to invite you to attend the 2019 SPS Annual Meeting at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona in the beautiful, art-inspired city of Barcelona, Spain.

Over the last few months, the 2019 Program and CE Committees have been hard at work organizing scientific programs and courses that include topics of interest to SPS Members and colleagues. The 2019 Scientific Program features a diverse range of scientific sessions organized into two concurrent themed tracks covering issues such as Cardiac Safety Concerns, New Models: In Vitro, Hot Topics in CNS, Immune Related Adverse Events, Thoughts on Translation, Personalized Medicine, Clinician Perspectives on Safety Pharmacology, Artificial Intelligence/In Silico, Biomarkers – The Far Reaching Value, Early Derisking Strategy and Techniques, Strategies for Getting to FIH and Beyond – Efficiently and Safely, Revisiting S7A and S7B and much more! This will ensure attendees can stay abreast of new content and developments in key areas of interest.

The meeting also offers a broad Continuing Education program both on an introductory level as well as advanced courses for the expert. A program outline is now available on the 2019 Meeting website. For those interested in increasing their knowledge, recognition and expertise in the field, we will also be holding the 2019 certification exam for the Diplomate in Safety Pharmacology on September 22 and invite all interested SPS members to consider sitting the exam this year.

In an effort to support attendance from our younger colleagues, please note that there are opportunities for Student and Jr. Investigator Travel and poster awards. We encourage you to submit an abstract for presentation as a poster to be featured in our Exhibit Hall. From these submissions a variety will be selected for short oral communications. The deadline to submit an abstract for presentation is June 15, 2019.

We also would like to highlight our Exhibit Hall, which will feature over 50 vendors offering direct access to CROs, as well as a variety of service and technology providers exhibiting the latest technology and developments relevant to the field.

We cordially invite you to become a member of our Society, become involved in our ongoing scientific activities and join us in Barcelona, Spain for our 2019 Annual Meeting this Fall!

Come join us in September 2019 and; thoroughly understand the latest developments in the biobanking industry; network with the industry experts and key opinion leaders; gain insight into how the biobanking industry at the forefront at driving precision medicine and enhancing research and discover ‘Drone4Care’, how drone delivery of biosamples can be a reality.

Benefits of attending:

• Hear from UK Biobank on the continual impact of GDPR on the biobanking landscape

• Gain insight from the global biobank collaboration societies of ESBB and ISBER, see how you can place your biobank on the international stage

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• Natural Diseases of Rodents
• Medical Device Pathology in Rodent Models
• Nanoparticle-related Pathology in Rodent Models
• Toxicology for Pathologists
• Emerging Topics in Clinical Pathology

Against this background, the 17th biannual meeting of the International Neurotoxicology Association will discuss what could be achieved so far with respect to the overall theme of “Translational Neurotoxicology”. The scientific program will especially focus on research related to the translation of recent neuroscience knowledge into neurotoxicity research as well as on ways, how recent development in neurotoxicity testing can be translated and included in human risk assessment procedures.

A consistent theme through the meeting will be that of the ‘Next Generation’. This will include the next generation of joint repair technologies, of investigative techniques, and importantly, of researchers. Our interest in the future of the ICRS has been highlighted by our previous development of the ICRS NextGen group – recognizing and promoting the next generation of cartilage physicians and scientists, who ultimately will lead the ICRS into the future. As such, you will see many mid-career researchers and surgeons share their experiences and latest work, guided by the sage wisdom of our mentors throughout the congress program.

Over 40 presentations, case studies and panel discussions focusing on the key issues in cell line optimisation, 3D cell culture and bioprocessing technologies

Cell Line Development
PART 1: Early Cell Culture and Cell Line Engineering
PART 2: 3D Cell Culture Models and Applications
Process Development: Upstream Bioprocessing and Analytics
Cell Line Development: Late Stage Cell Line Development, Stability, Data and Assay Data Development
Cell Culture and Downstream Bioprocessing
14 pre-scheduled one to one meetings, exhibition and informal networking opportunities

We will have over 600 end users representing internationally renowned research And academic institutions, clinical research institutions, healthcare organisations as well as leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Discussion Workshop and Breakfast: 10x Genomics Platform, Technologies Overview and Updates on The Human Cell Atlas Project.

Healthcare focus: benchmarking RNA Seq sequencing technologies in the clinic, biopsies and single cell analyses to improve stratification of patient and diagnosis.

We will have over 600 end users representing internationally renowned research & academic institutions, clinical research institutions, healthcare organisations as well as leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Including 2 interactive streams:

Over two days delegates have the opportunity to debate on burning issues in the industry, learn from top executives and visionaries who are driving the industry, and network with key decision makers for future business opportunities and collaboration.

For sponsorship / exhibition enquiries, please contact Joe Hames via email: joe.hames@ft.com

The 40th Annual Meeting will be at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona in 2019.

The Annual Meeting is the heart and soul of the College, a venue for discussing emerging trends in the field of toxicology, networking with friends and colleagues, and professional development. The program is designed by and for members with the goal of providing excellent quality scientific and regulatory content that is directly applicable to the practice of toxicology. The American College of Toxicology is a professional society of a size and culture ideal for scientists of all career stages seeking continuing education, novel and new ideas and strategies, and personal interactions with speakers, other members and guests, and exhibitors.

The 40th Annual Meeting will include a wide-ranging scientific program, a 40th Annual Meeting opening presentation followed by a welcome reception and dinner, the popular traditional poster session reception, awards ceremony and luncheon, distinguished plenary speakers, and networking events. The ACT Annual Meeting offers a unique opportunity for toxicologists preparing for the challenges and decisions that will affect public health and safety in years to come.

Probiotics-2019 mainly showcases comprehensive approaches in research and usage of probiotics. This Conference revolves around the novel discovery and development. The conference includes Keynote lectures by eminent personalities from around the world in addition to contributed papers both oral and poster presentations.

Please mail us at: probiotics@madridge.com
Submit your abstracts at: https://probiotics.madridge.com/abstract-submission
Registration site: https://probiotics.madridge.com/register

The theme of the Conference is “Science and education for action against HPV”. Through workshops, lectures, oral and poster sessions presenting the latest research results, the program will cover papillomavirus (PV)-related topics from basic science to global health impact. We will be paying special attention to HPV prevention and control in populations that are most vulnerable to HPV disease worldwide, including those in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Our overarching theme will be harnessing the power of innovation from HPV research to deliver global prevention and control of HPV-related disease.

See you at IPVC 2020!

The unique scientific program of the Congress will bring you the latest updates in the field of autoimmune diseases, presented by the world's leading experts, while at the same time providing an amazing stage for young upcoming talents to present their research to a first-rate audience.

Established by Professor Yehuda Shoenfeld, the congress constitutes a network of international leaders on immunology, rheumatology and related fields, all of whom contribute their unique and diverse knowledge to the "family of autoimmunity."