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CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

The conference will provide an outstanding opportunity for presentations from leading scientists on the most recent advances in pharmacology and toxicology-related topics, with an emphasis on translational research. This meeting will bring together leading experts from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Japan, Singapore, Korea, and other countries, as well as from throughout the United States, for discussion of the most recent advances in the efficacy and safety of new medicines. The conference will allow a variety of specialists from government, academia and industry, including clinicians, to share cutting-edge data in the fields of new drug development, cancer prevention and therapy, and biodefense in order to translate their research into clinical practice. This information will address issues related to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer, radiation damage, and infectious and other diseases. This conference will blend state-of-the-art panel discussions and plenary session presentations from invited speakers, as well as many short presentations and posters carefully selected from submitted abstracts. This will give younger scientists and students an excellent opportunity to present, discuss and publish their results. The Conference program and abstracts will be published in a peer-reviewed special issue of the Elsevier journal Chemico-Biological Interactions.

Conference Main Themes

Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
Cancer Chemoprevention
Animal Models for Cancer Therapy and Prevention
Translational Research in Organ-Specific Cancers
Frontiers of Drug Discovery and Development
Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Efficacy and Safety of New Drugs for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense
Clinical Trials

Oral and poster presentations in other fields of Pharmacology and Toxicology will also be welcomed.

ABSTRACTS will be evaluated as they are received. The submission deadline is May 1, 2006, for inclusion in a session for oral presentations and also for publication in a special peer-reviewed issue of Chemico-Biological Interactions. Space for oral and poster presentations is limited. The UIC Department of Pharmacology will award prizes to students for best presentation:

1st - $500, 2nd - $300 and 3rd - $200.

Organized by the Toxicology Research Laboratory (TRL), Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago in collaboration with two departments (DCTD and DCP) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

For more information about the conference contact conference organizer:

Dr. Alexander Lyubimov, TRL Director (312) 996-9185
Julia Kaufman, Assistant to the Director at (312) 996-5177

Email: trlab@uic.edu