Notices
News
- Election of two new UKEMS committee members
- Authors' Guide to UK funders' policies on Open Access
- UKEMS Sponsored Genetox programme
- Professor James M Parry
- New funding Scheme - UKEMS Summer Student Placements
- New committee member
- Unilever-funded positions in the US
- PhD studentship available at the University of Plymouth
- PhD studentships available at the University of Swansea
- New Committee Member
Courses
Meetings
- UKEMS Annual meeting 2010
- NC3Rs workshop: Cell transformation assays
- Workshop on Biomarkers of exposure and oxidative DNA damage
News
Election of two new UKEMS committee members
Date:
16th Jun-7th Jul 10
Voting form for two new committee members. Deadline is Wednesday 7th July 2010.
Contact: Karen Brown (kb20@le.ac.uk)
Professor James M Parry
Date:
15th Jun 10
I am very sorry to inform you of the sad news that Jim Parry passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of this morning. As many of you know Jim had been battling cancer for some time.
We send our condolences to Jim's wife Liz, his family and all his many friends and colleagues.
We will post further information on the website as we receive it.
New funding Scheme - UKEMS Summer Student Placements
Date:
19th May 10
Request for applications - UKEMS Summer Student Placements 2010
Unilever-funded positions in the US
Date:
1st Mar 10
Unilever-funded positions available at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Location: North Carolina, U.S.
PhD studentships available at the University of Swansea
Date:
16th Feb-19th Mar 10
PhD studentships in nanoparticle cytometrics available at the Swansea Centre for Nanohealth
Location: University of Swansea
Contact: Dr Shareen Doak (s.h.doak@swansea.ac.uk)
PhD studentship available at the University of Plymouth
Date:
16th Feb-1st Mar 10
European Union Funded Ph.D. Research Studentship Opportunity - Assessing the Impacts of Chronic Exposure of Contaminants on Marine Organisms
Location: Plymouth
Contact: Dr Awadhesh Jha (a.jha@plymouth.ac.uk)
New Committee Member
Date:
28th Dec 09
Following an election, Dr Catherine Priestley (AstraZeneca) has joined the UKEMS committee as an ordinary member
New committee member
Date:
14th Jul 09
Dr Mike Routledge (Leeds University) joined the UKEMS committee as an ordinary member at the AGM in Leeds, 14th July 2009.
UKEMS Sponsored Genetox programme
Date:
15th Oct 08
Letter from Liz and Jim Parry - UKEMS genetox programme at Surrey University
Authors' Guide to UK funders' policies on Open Access
Date:
17th Sep 08
The Journals Committee of the BSF have added a new Authors' Guide to UK funders' policies on Open Access to their website. The section includes answers to common questions and links to more detailed information.
Website: www.bsf.ac.uk/journals/journalshome.htm
Courses
UKEMS Sponsored MSc course
Date:
22nd Apr 10
Timetable for the Genetic Toxicology Modules at the University of Surrey 2009-2012
Location: University of Surrey
Meetings
UKEMS Annual meeting 2010
Date:
12th-14th Jul 10
Location: University of Derby, Buxton
Contact: Mick Fellows (mick.fellows@astrazeneca.com)
UKEMS_2010_flyer.ppt (PPT 2.08 MB)
Programme_2010_updated.doc (DOC 62 KB)
revised_Registration_Form_UKEMS2010.doc (DOC 265.5 KB)
Abstract_Form_UKEMS2010.doc (DOC 250 KB)
Directions_and_Campus_map.pdf (PDF 200.36 KB)
NC3Rs workshop: Cell transformation assays
Date:
9th Nov 10
The NC3Rs is holding a workshop in central London(9th November 2010) to discuss the latest advances in research on cell transformation assays for assessment of the carcinogenic potential of chemicals. The workshop, which is being held the day before the UKEMS Industrial Genotoxicology Group (IGG) meeting (also in central London), is free to attend and is open to all scientists working in toxicology, carcinogenicity and related fields.
Location: London (events@nc3rs.org.uk)
Website: www.nc3rs.org.uk/event.asp?id=1341
Workshop on Biomarkers of exposure and oxidative DNA damage
Date:
28th-29th Mar 11
UKEMS / Dutch EMS-sponsored Workshop on Biomarkers of Exposure and Oxidative DNA Damage & 7th GUM 32P-postlabelling Workshop
Location: Münster, Germany
Contact: Dr Volker Arlt (volker.arlt@icr.ac.uk)