2008 HESI Annual Meeting

ILSI, HESI, ILSI North America and the ILSI Research Foundation held their 2008 Annual Meeting January 18th - 24th 2008 at the Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa in Rio Mar, Puerto Rico.

HESI Schedule of Events at the 2008 ILSI Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 20, 2008

ILSI Assembly of Members Meeting (2:00 to 5:00 pm)

ILSI Poster Session (6:00 to 7:00 pm)

Opening Reception (7:00 to 9:00 pm)

Monday, January 21, 2008

HESI Assembly of Members (8:00 to 11:30 am)

HESI Scientific Program Session: Applications of Small Animals Imaging in Toxicology Research and Testing (2:00 to 5:30 pm)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

HESI Emerging Issues Meeting (8:30 am to 12:00 pm)

Topics to be covered:

• Risks to Human and Ecological Health from Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
• Establishing Acceptable Exposure Limits for Intermittent or Short-Term Exposure to Carcinogens
• Distinguishing Adverse from Adaptive, Non-functional and Pharmacological Changes in Toxicology Studies
• Drug Abuse Liability / Preclinical Abuse Liability Assessment

HESI Scientific Program Session: State-of-the-Science Within HESI ((2:00 to 5:30 pm)

Committee Reports:

• Development and Application of Biomarkers of Toxicity Technical Committee
• Integration of Biomonitoring Exposure Data into the Risk Assessment Process Technical Committee
• Nanomaterial Environmental, Health, and Safety Project Committee

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

HESI Board of Trustees Meeting (8:30 am to 1:00 pm--By Invitation Only)

Closing Reception (7:00 to 10:00 pm)