Location: University of Guelph
Registration Information: www.open.uoguelph.ca/toxicology

Advanced Principles of Toxicology

April 26 - May 7, 2010

This 10-day advanced survey course covering many aspects of toxicology. Learners receive basic background information on important traditional areas in toxicology, as well as in areas that are currently developing. This background information will include principles, definitions, and basic information, and is designed to bring participants up to current levels of understanding of toxicology as it applies to both the human health and environmental areas.

The mornings will consist of formal lectures in which basic background and principles of specific areas of toxicology will be presented. The afternoons will have practical exercises to illustrate and build on material from the morning sessions.

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Industry, government, or education personnel who are planning to or are currently working in areas related to toxicology.

Delivery Method

Formal lectures and tutorials.

Course Prerequisite

This graduate equivalent course normally equires that learners have a Bachelor's or Master's degree with course work in statistics, chemistry and biology.

Course Fee

$1,995.00 (includes GST) For two people from the same organization, there will be a 10% discount in the course fee. For three or more people from the same organization, the discount off the course fee will be 20%.

What are the Benefits

By the end of this course, you will:

• have current, cutting-edge knowledge in environmental and human health toxicology
• be familiar with the process used to interpret biotoxicological data
• have a working knowledge of techniques for risk assessment in human health and the ecosystem
• understand and be able to apply the process of human and ecotoxicological risk management

Course Topics

• Mechanism of Toxic Action
• Toxicological Principles (Mammals)
• Human Health Risk Assessment
• Endocrine Modulators
• Developmental & Reproductive Toxicology (Mammals)
• Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
• Site Specific Risk Assessment
• Epidemiology
• Ecotoxicology (Plants)
• Carcinogenicity
• Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment
• Ecotoxicology (Animals)

The Instructors

Instructors are drawn from the University of Guelph and other institutions to bring current research to the classroom.

Instructors are:

Nigel Bunce is a Professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Guelph. He trained as an organic chemist with specialization in the mechanisms of chemical reactions. He was coordinator of the University’s undergraduate and graduate toxicology programs for 13 years, and has taught courses in analytical, mechanistic, and environmental toxicology.

Len Ritter is Executive Director of the Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres and Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph.  He has had many years experience, both nationally and internationally, in regulatory toxicology related to potential adverse human health effects from pesticides, drugs, and toxic chemicals.  Dr. Ritter contributes to several toxicology related courses at the University of Guelph.

Glen Van Der Kraak is a Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Guelph. He conducts research and teaches courses in vertebrate endocrinology and impacts of environmental pollutants on reproduction in fish and other organisms.

Keith Solomon is Director of the Centre for Toxicology at the University of Guelph, as well as Professor in the Department of Environmental Biology. Dr. Solomon conducts research and teaches several courses in ecotoxicology risk assessment with a specific focus on pesticides.

Will King is an Associate Professor in Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Queen’s University. He will provide a brief review of study designs and key features, strengths and limitations of epidemiological studies including interpretation and assessment of controversial and difficult epidemiological issues related to environment and health.

Chris Hall is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph. Dr. Hall conducts research in investigation of absorption, translocation, selectivity, metabolism, and phytotoxicity of herbicides and plant growth regulators in agricultural crops, turfgrass, and weeds.

Gordon Kirby is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Guelph, where he teaches pharmacology and toxicology to students in various programs.  Dr. Kirby’s area of research is the regulation of gene expression of drug metabolizing enzymes including specific cytochromes P450 and glutathione S-transferases.  He is also investigating biomarkers of food allergy to be used in the assessment of safety of genetically modified foods.

Jim Bestari is a graduate of the University of Guelph and supervises the Analytical Laboratory in the Department of Environmental Biology.  Dr. Bestari conducts research and developmental studies related to human exposure to pesticides and other industrial substances.  This laboratory is the only Departmental GLP Laboratory at the University of Guelph.

Chris Wren recently joined Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario to develop courses in Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment and Environmental Business Practices. Prior to this, he spent almost 25 years in the private sector as an environmental consultant to government and industry. For the past several years, Dr. Wren was over-all Project Director for the Sudbury Area Risk Assessment which was one of the largest risk assessments ever conducted in Canada. He brings to this course a wealth of practical experience and will illustrate the fundamentals of risk assessment with examples and case studie.

For More
Information

Contact:
Donna Warner, Program Coordinator
Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres, University of Guelph
E-mail: dwarner@uoguelph.ca

To Register:
Please fill out the online form, or contact Marjorie Gaouette

Online Course Registration:
www.open.uoguelph.ca/toxicology

Marjorie Gaoette, Manager, Program Development
Office of Open Learning - Continuing Education
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1

Phone: (519) 519-824-4120, Ext. 53862
FAX: (519) 767-1114
E-mail: info@open.uoguelph.ca

Academic Contacts:
Dr. Len Ritter, Tel. (519) 824-4120 ext. 52980
Dr. Keith Solomon, Tel. (519) 824-4120 ext. 58792