The 7th
Conference on Metal Toxicity and Carcinogenesis” will be held October 21-24,
2012 at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico. The meeting
is sponsored by NIH/NIEHS and by the College of Pharmacy, Health Sciences
Center, and Cancer Center, University of New Mexico.
The interdisciplinary scientific conference is an international
workshop that brings together a community of scientists in the area of metal
toxicity and carcinogenicity.
The focus
will be mechanisms of metal-induced toxicity, strategies for intervention
and prevention, and possible translation from basic studies into clinical or
public policy. The objectives of Conference are to coordinate, exchange, and
disseminate information and to explore metal-induced toxicity and
carcinogenicity.
Diseases caused by occupational and environmental exposure to metals are one
of the major public health concerns. The underlying molecular mechanisms of
metal toxicity and carcinogenicity are largely unknown.
The
Conference will stimulate interactions of scientists and collaborations and
help move the field forward.
The conference content will challenge and seek to shift current research
paradigms, or employ novel approaches or methods to fulfill its purpose.
The conference will cover concepts, approaches or methodologies,
instrumentation, or interventions novel to the field of metal toxicity and
carcinogenicity as well as in a broad sense. The conference will also
address a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical
concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions.
Furthermore, the conference will provide the opportunity for students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to learn the latest progress in metal research directly from the experts in the field, and to present their exciting findings to the most appropriate audience.
October 21-24, 2012
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(conference grant pending),
and the University of New Mexico.
http://www.regonline.com/metalsconference2012
Oral & Poster Presentations – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
All interested individuals are invited to submit abstracts for oral and
poster presentations.
The abstract should be less than one page in length and single-spaced.
Each abstract must include: title, full name of each author
(presenter(s) name should be
underlined), and each author(s)
institutional affiliation.
The deadline for
submitting the abstract through the conference registration website is September 20,
2012.
Registration
Please register through the conference website:
http://www.regonline.com/metalsconference2012
Registration fee(s)
Conference
location, hotel information, & facilities
The Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town is a beautiful landmark hotel nestled near
the heart of Albuquerque’s historic
Old Town Plaza that provides guests with a rich, authentic, cultural
experience. The Plaza offers over 400 years of history and more than 200
specialty shops. The hotel is located approximately 10 minutes from
Albuquerque International Sunport, which serves over 6 million travelers
each year. While we encourage
participants to stay in the Conference hotel at the Conference rate
($109/night), there are a number of alternative choices of hotels in the
area that may offer a similar or lower rate.
There is an array of restaurants from which to choose nearby and
within walking distance.
Tel: (505) 843-6300 .
http://www.hotelabq.com/
The hotel has the following specially negotiated room rates for the meeting
attendees until September 30, 2012.
Room rate* (taxes are extra)
Single rate
Double rate
Standard guest room
$109.00
$109.00
Suite
$144.00
$144.00
Each individual needs to make his/her own reservation by calling the Hotel
directly at 505-843-6300 or
1-800-237-2133 or 1-866-505-STAY (7829). For individuals to receive the
group rate, you must identify yourself as a member of the “Metal Conference
Group” when making the reservation.
All reservations must be received by the cut-off date and guaranteed
with a one night’s deposit in the form of check, money order or credit card.
After receipt of a guaranteed reservation, upon request the Hotel
will forward guest room confirmations to each individual.
Complimentary Wireless Internet is provided in all guestrooms, lobby
space, café and pool area.
About our Past Conferences
This Conference on metal toxicity and carcinogenicity is the 7th
in a series of Conferences. The scientific programs have consistently
selected a broad coverage of the latest advance in the area of molecular
mechanisms of metal toxicity and carcinogenicity.
These previous Conferences are listed below:
The 1st Conference:
Morgantown, West Virginia, September 10-12, 2000, sponsored by CDC/NIOSH and
OSHA. Organizer: Organizer: Xianglin Shi, Research chemist and Team Leader,
Pathology and Physiology, Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH/CDC.
The 2nd Conference:
Morgantown, West Virginia, September 8-11, 2002, sponsored by CDC/NIOSH.
Organizer: Xianglin Shi, Research chemist and Team Leader, Pathology and
Physiology, Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH/CDC.
The 3rd Conference:
Morgantown, West Virginia, September 12-15, 2004, sponsored by CDC/NIOSH.
Organizer: Xianglin Shi, Research chemist and Team Leader, Pathology and
Physiology, Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH/CDC.
The 4th Conference:
Morgantown, West Virginia, September 24-27, 2006, sponsored by CDC/NIOSH.
Organizer: Xianglin Shi, Research chemist and Team Leader, Pathology and
Physiology, Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH/CDC.
The 5th Conference:
Morgantown, West Virginia, September 14-17, 2008, sponsored by CDC/NIOSH.
Organizer: Xianglin Shi, Research chemist and Team Leader, Pathology and
Physiology, Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH/CDC.
The 6th Conference:
Lexington, Kentucky, November 14-17, 2010, sponsored by NIEHS/NIH, and by
Markey Cancer Center and the Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of
Kentucky. Organizer: Xianglin
Shi, Professor and William A. Marquard chair in Cancer Research, Graduate
Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky.
For more information, please contact -
Ke Jian "Jim" Liu, Ph.D.,
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: 505-272-9546
Email:
kliu@salud.unm.edu
Xianglin Shi, Ph.D., Professor
Graduate Center for Toxicology
University of Kentucky
1095 VA Drive
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0001
(859) 257-4054 (office)
Xianglin.shi@uky.edu
Or visit:
http://www.regonline.com/metalsconference2012
Conference Organization
Conference Co-Organizers
Ke Jian “Jim” Liu, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico
Xianglin Shi, PhD
Graduate Center for Toxicology
University of Kentucky
Organizing Committee
Aaron Barchowsky -
University of Pittsburgh
Vincent Castranova -
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Susan Ceryak - George
Washington University
Max Costa - NYU
School of Medicine
Naresh Dalal -
Florida State University
Wei Dai - NYU School
of Medicine
Nancy Lan Guo - West
Virginia University
Andrea Hartwig -
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Chuanshu Huang - NYU
School of Medicine
Bing-Hua Jiang -
Thomas Jefferson University
Kirk T. Kitchin - US Environmental Protection Agency
Alexandra C. Miller -
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Yon Rojanasakul -
West Virginia University
Konstantin Salnikow,
PhD - National Cancer Institute, NIH
Keshav Singh -
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kent Sugden - the
University of Montana
Paul B. Tchounwou -
Jackson State University
John B. Vincent -
University of Alabama
John
Wise - University of Southern Maine
Chengfeng Yang -
Michigan State University
Donna Zhang -
University of Arizona
Anatoly Zhitkovich -
Brown University

Local Organizing Committee
Andrea Allan, PhD |
Scott Burchiel, PhD |
Laurie Hudson, PhD |
Ke Jian “Jim” Liu, PhD
7th
Conference on Metal Toxicity & Carcinogenesis
October 21-24, 2012
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico