Recent Advances in the Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Environmental Contaminants
Louvain-La-Neuve (campus UCL) 25th November 2010
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Morning Session: Chair: Mark Martens, BelTox |
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9:00-9:15 |
Welcome and Introduction
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Mark Martens, BelTox |
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9:15-10:15 |
Keynote Lecture: Insights into the Mechanisms of Evolution from Ecotoxicogenomics |
Nico Van Straalen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break – Poster Session |
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| 10:45-11:05 |
Molecular Responses of Lymphocytes in European Eel Anguilla Anguilla following in vitro Exposure to Cadmium and Perfluoro- octane Sulfonate. Biomarker Discovery using Sub-proteomics Approach |
Kathleen Roland, FUNDP, Namur |
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11:05-11:25 |
Role of Neutrophils in a Mouse Model of Chemical-induced Asthma
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Stijn Smulders, K.U.Leuven, Leuven |
| 11:25-11:45 |
Toxicology under Pressure: the physiological Impact of Xenobiotics in Deep-sea Fish |
Benjamin Lemaire, U.C. Louvain, Woluwé |
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Use of Trait refined Proteomics and Transcriptomics Co-expression Networks to identify the toxic Mechanisms of Cadmium Exposure in Danio rerio |
Donald Benoot, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk |
| 12:05-12:25 |
CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T Lymphocytes promote Silica-induced Lung Fibrosis by producing PDGF-B and TGF-β |
Sandra Lo Re, U.C. Louvain, Woluwé |
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Selection of DNA Aptamers for Ergot Alkaloids |
Elsa Rouah-Martin, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk |
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12:45-13:00 |
Information Session on BelTox
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Francesca Tencalla, BelTox |
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13:00-14:00 |
Walking lunch – Poster Session |
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Afternoon Session: Chair: Patrick Kestemont, BelTox |
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14:00-14:30 |
Impact of Air Pollutants on the Respiratory Tract: Insights from Biomarker Studies
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Alfred Bernard, U.C. Louvain, Woluwé |
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14:30-15:00 |
The Flanders Environmental Health Biomonitoring Programme
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Greet Schoeters, |
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15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break – Poster Session |
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15:30-16:00 |
Multi-biomarker Approach for the Assessment of the ecological Status of European Water Bodies: from Development to Application
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Wilfried Sanchez, INERIS, Verneuil en Halatte, France |
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16:00-16:30 |
Mechanisms of Action of Toxicants on Aquatic Animals. Does Expression Proteomics reveal general Stress Response or specific Mechanisms?
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Frédéric Silvestre, FUNDP, Namur |
| 16:30-17:00 | Environmental Contaminants and neurobehavioral Effects |
Griet Vermeir, |
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17:00-17:15 |
Proclamation of Winning Presentations and Posters
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Patrick Kestemont, BelTox |
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17:15 |
Closing Remarks
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Patrick Kestemont, Beltox |
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