The Halifax Project
WORKSHOP 1
Assessing the Carcinogenic Potential of Low Dose Exposures to Chemical Mixtures in the Environment
8-9 August 2013
The Westin Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis Street, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
8-9 August 2013
The Westin Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis Street, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Sponsored By
Workshop Goals
The goal of this mixtures workshop is to identify and focus on key issues that present challenges in assessing the carcinogenic potential of low dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the Environment (for this workshop, "mixtures" includes combined independent exposures). This workshop will generate inputs and recommendations for the scientific community for advancing mixtures research related to carcinogenicity.
Specifically, this workshop will:
- Provide participants with an update on the key areas of cancer biology that are relevant for mixtures research
- Consider state-of-the-art toxicology methods and risk assessment strategies related to mixtures research and carcinogenicity
- Identify and prioritize the knowledge gaps and challenges in mixtures research specific to toxicology, exposure science, and risk assessment
- Obtain advice on integrating multidisciplinary capabilities to address critical topics in future mixtures research related to carcinogenicity
- Provide recommendations for research on key topics
- Foster collaborations between scientists
Workshop Product
Discussions from the workshop will become part of a manuscript that will be prepared for the peer-reviewed literature. This will be part of a planned special issue in Oxford’s Carcinogenesis journal, which is slated for publication in 2014. The article will capture the key issues and recommendations of workshop attendees, and describe suggestions for future directions in mixtures research.
Workshop Attendees - Summer 2013!
WORKSHOP 2
A Broad-Spectrum Integrative Design for Cancer Prevention and Therapy
12-13 Aug 2013
The Westin Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis Street, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
12-13 Aug 2013
The Westin Nova Scotian
1181 Hollis Street, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada
Workshop Goals
The goal of this mixtures workshop is to leverage the rapid advances in our knowledge of the mechanics of the disease, as well as the rapidly growing body of research on natural chemicals to develop a robust and non-toxic, broad-spectrum approach to both prophylaxis and therapy (i.e., one that will be aimed at many prioritized targets simultaneously). This workshop will lay the foundation for a ground-breaking new direction in translational research that should have a much better chance of preventing disease relapse caused by intra-tumoral heterogeneity and adaptive resistance.
Specifically, this workshop will:
- Provide participants with an update on the key areas of cancer biology and the most attractive therapeutic targets
- Consider state-of-the-art clinical practices in integrative oncology
- Identify and prioritize the knowledge gaps and challenges in research specific to targeted approaches to therapy
- Lay out the foundation for a broad-spectrum approach in both prophylaxis and therapy
- Provide recommendations for future research on key topics
- Foster collaborations between scientists
Workshop Product
Discussions from the workshop will become part of a manuscript that will be prepared for the peer-reviewed literature. This will be part of a planned special issue in Elsevier’s Seminars in Cancer Biology journal, which is slated for publication in 2014. The article will capture the key issues and recommendations of workshop attendees, and describe suggestions for future directions in mixtures research.
Workshop Attendees - Summer 2013!
Workshop Facilities - Daytime Schedule
Workshop activities during the day will be held at the Nova Scotia Community College, Waterfront Campus. Participants will be picked up at the Westin Hotel each morning at 8AM and shuttled by tour bus to this facility.
This new, environmentally-friendly campus features:
- modern design with open spaces
- 150 seat Presentation Theatre
- Meeting/classroom/project rooms,
- Library and computer labs
- Full-service cafeteria/food court
- State-of-the-art technology, including WIFI access
- Daycare (please contact us in advance if you have daycare
needs).
**Note that daily transportation to from the facility (from the Westin Hotel) to and lunch at the full-service cafeteria is included in the workshop package.
Workshop Facilities - Evening Schedule
At the end of the first day of each of the two-day workshops, participants will return to the Westin Halifax for a well deserved break and then the group will reconvene for dinner at the hotel. Note that additional speakers will be slated during this dinner, so all workshop participants are asked to attend (this is also included in the workshop fee).
