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Vote for a new UKEMS committee member
(4th Jun 09)
Vacancy - Fellowship in nanotoxicology at the University of Leeds
(18th May 09)
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Upcoming Meetings
Winter meeting of the UK Molecular Epidemiology Group
(12th Dec 08)
BTS Congress 2009
(22nd-25th Mar 09)
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UKEMS - the society concerned with the following questions:
- What causes DNA damage and mutation?
- What are the consequences for human health of these genetic changes?
UKEMS is the UK branch of the European Environmental Mutagen Society (EEMS), representing scientists involved in research on genetic damage caused by environmental agents (chemicals and radiation). It encompasses academic research into mechanisms and consequences of DNA damage, DNA repair and mutagenesis, and applications of this knowledge to the testing of novel pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural chemicals for genotoxic effects. The emphasis is on effects on humans, but a topic of growing interest is the impact of genotoxic agents on organisms other than man - a field known as ecogenotoxicology.
UKEMS Annual Meeting 2009, Leeds
2nd Announcement (PDF 87KB)
Preliminary Programme (PDF 42KB)
Abstract Form (DOC 136KB)
Registration Form (DOC 148KB)