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REP-LECOTOX 1st WORKSHOP
15-18 June 2008, Novi Sad, Serbia
ECOTOXICOGENOMICS: THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING GENOMICS/PROTEOMICS/METABOLOMICS INTO AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOTOXICOLOGY
Ecotoxicogenomics represents the study of gene and protein expression in non-target organisms that is important in responses to environmental toxicant exposures. Molecular-based approaches, such as transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics for studying the impact of chemicals on human and wildlife populations have an important role in hazard and risk assessment.
Development and application of genomic-based tools to tackle ecotoxicological questions, and intensive collaboration among researchers throughout the world on that issue, indicate significance of orientation to such propulsive field of investigation.
Workshop objectives and outcomes
- To bring together experts in the field of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics as invited speakers to the workshop in order to get comprehensive but at the same time introductory view about the implementation of omic technologies in the field of ecotoxicology.
- To give opportunity to participants from Serbia, neighbouring countries and others to get impression about the state of art in this field and orientation to such propulsive field of investigation as ecotoxicogenomics, and introduction and application of genomics based tools to tackle ecotoxicological questions.
- Specific relevance to end users and regulators in Serbia.
- Focusing of LECOTOX on implementation of omic technologies to tackle ecotoxicological questions (mainly transcriptomics). Better understanding of importance of option of suitable test organisms and adequate assays.
- Gain knowledge should be integrated in ecotoxicology courses at Master and PhD studies at the Faculty of Sciences.
- Impact on recognition of LECOTOX as a centre for ecotoxicological research.
- Impact on ecotoxicogenomic research in Serbia.
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