Detailed information about the course

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Title

[REPORT À 2019] Systems Toxicology - will be postponed in 2019

Dates

15 November 2018

Lang EN Workshop language is English
Responsable de l'activité

Karl-Heinz Krause

Organizer(s)

Dr. Sten Ilmjärv, UNIGE

Speakers

· Dr. Sten Ilmjärv, University of Geneva, Switzerland / Vital-IT Group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland

· Dr. Olivier Sorg, Department of Human Protein Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

· Dr. Vincent Jaquet, READS Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

· Dr. Rex FitzGerald, Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology, Basel, Switzerland

· Mr. Jerven Bolleman, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland

 

 

Description

Systems toxicology is a cross-disciplinary scientific domain, that aims to understand the mechanisms of substance interactions with biological components in a living system. It combines classical toxicology with computational modelling and advanced analytical tools where large-scale data are used to simulate and predict adverse outcomes. This project intends to give an overview of different aspects of systems toxicology ranging from identifying relevant resources and technologies for data acquisition, to describing toxicological pathway concepts.

Program

Systems Toxicology is a one-day course that covers the cross-disciplinary scientific domain of Systems Toxicology, that aims to understand the mechanisms of substance interactions with biological components in a living system. We will introduce various aspects of Systems Toxicology starting with a real-life case of poisoning of Viktor Iouchtchenko. We will also cover the design and assay development for in-vitro drug toxicity testing and a visit to an assay development and screening facility where a lot of new data is being produced. Since a lot of data already exists, we will also give an overview of public databases, how to navigate compound data and gain access to available data using semantic web technologies. The day will finish with a presentation on regulatory considerations in Systems Toxicology that guarantees safer drugs, better environment and food.

Audience:
No specific perquisites are required but curiosity and basic understanding in biology and some experience in data research will be helpful.

Objectives:
At the end of the course, the participant will have a better understanding of different domains within systems toxicology.

Location

UNIGE (CMU, room E07.3347)

Information

Venue and Time:

Geneva, Centre Medical Universitaire (room will be specfied).

 

The course will start at 9:30 and finish around 17:00 with lunch and coffee breaks in between.

Expenses

CUSO PhD Students: Participation is free.

Reimbursements: Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity. CUSO StarOmics Students:
Reimbursement form attached with original tickets has to be sent to the StarOmics coordinator Corinne Dentan at University of Lausanne, CIG, Le Génopode, 1015 Lausanne.

Other CUSO Students: Please send the reimbursement form to the coordinator of your own CUSO Doctoral Program.

Members of the CUSO Universities (Lausanne, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Bern, Fribourg):
Participation is free.

Others: Participation fee: (participation and common coffee breaks): 110 CHF
Information for the payment (wire transfer) will be sent at the moment of registration.

Places

30

Deadline for registration 07.11.2018
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