Science Writers Invited to Attend Society of Toxicology 2007 Annual Meeting

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Science Writers Invited to Attend Society of Toxicology 2007 Annual

Meeting in Charlotte, NC

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RESTON, Va., March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Science writers,

industry media, and science journalism students are invited to

attend featured sessions of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual

Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina at no charge. The 46th annual

gathering of researchers and regulators from universities,

government, and industry will be held at the Charlotte Convention

Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 25-29, 2007. The

Charlotte meeting will feature lectures by two Nobel Laureates. On

Monday, March 26, Molina of the University of California, San

Diego, will give the Plenary Opening Lecture entitled, " The Impact

of Human Activities on the Atmosphere. " On Wednesday, March 28, H.

Horvitz of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will

give the Medical Research Council Lecture on " The Genetic Control of

Programmed Cell Death in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans. "

Throughout the week, workshops and poster sessions will provide up-

to-the minute research and analysis on subjects with bearing on

disease, human and animal health, occupational safety, and many

related issues. Session of particular interest for health and

environmental media include workshops on: the Women's Health

Initiative Lessons (Tuesday, March 27, 1:30 PM); the Safety of

Dietary Supplements Used for Weight Reduction (Thursday, March 29,

9:00 AM); Environmental Risk Factors for Autism (Monday, March 26,

9:30 AM); Advances in Causation and Therapy of Parkinsonian Diseases

(Wednesday, March 28, 9:00 AM); The Future of Risk Assessment in

Environmental Health (Monday, March 26, 9:30 AM); and Molds,

Mycotoxins and Damp-Building Related Illnesses (Thursday, March 29,

9:00 AM).

" The meeting is a major opportunity to view and understand the

progress that is being made to impact human disease processes, " says

SOT President A. Popp, of Stratoxon LLC in Lancaster,

Pennsylvania, " and to assure the safe use of chemicals and

pharmaceuticals through the application of basic and applied

toxicological research. " To see the full program or arrange to

attend a session, reporters are invited to visit the SOT Annual

Meeting page " Just for the Media " http://www.toxicology.org/.

The Society of Toxicology, founded in 1961, is a professional

organization of 5,800 scientists working in academic institutions,

government, and industry worldwide. SOT is dedicated to supporting

the use of sound science to advance to advance the health of humans,

animals, and the environment. For more information on the Society of

Toxicology, the 2007 Annual Meeting, or ToxExpoTM, please visit

http://www.toxicology.org/.

Website: http://www.toxicology.org/