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 About ASIATOX
 
ASIATOX, the conference once in every 3 years, has promoted by Asian Society of Toxicology since 1997. Until now, it had been already hosted in Japan (1997), Korea (2000), Thailand (2003) and China (2006). This time, ASIATOX-V will be held in Taipei, Taiwan from September 10th (Thursday), 2009 through September 13th, 2009 (Sunday).

 

The main theme of ASIATOX-V will include “Interactions and Impacts of Gene and Drugs, Foods, Chemicals, and Environment: What are the Major Problems in Asia?” to encourage the participation of toxicologists from various research fields. Under the main theme, the following issues and topics have been raised and will be presented and discussed in ASIATOX-V.

Issues:
Biomarkers and Risk Assessment (KST)
Food and Drug Safety (TST)
Lung Cancer in Females (TSTA)
Nanotoxicology (CST)
Toxicogenomics (JST)

Topics
■ Alternative Methods for Toxicological Study
■ Application of Toxicogenomics in Evaluating the Mechanisms of
Toxicity of Chemical Compounds
■ Drug Abuse
■ Environmental and Human Genomic Stability, and Epigenetics
■ Environmental Mutagenesis and Antimutagenesis
■ Environmental Pollution and the Risk of Child Health
■ Food Safety Problems in Asia
■ Herbal Toxicity: from Bench to Bedside
■ Individual and Racial Differences in the Susceptibility of Drugs
and Chemicals
■ Lung Cancer
■ Molecular Mechanisms of Metal Carcinogenesis
■ Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity and Health Risks of Endocrine
■ Disruptors
■ Nanotoxicology
■ New Developments in Metal Toxicology
■ Target Organ Toxicity