Irish Society of Toxicology

The Irish Society of Toxicology fosters toxicology throughout Ireland, both scientifically and educationally, through regular meetings

Latest News (19 June 09):

The new European Toxicology Risk Assessment Training Programme – TRISK is now open for application. The objective of the training programme is to provide comprehensive training in toxicological risk assessment that serves as a model for future European training in risk assessment for accredited European risk assessors. Please click ## here ## for more information.

Latest News (25 May 09):

The Annual Jack Eustace Lecture took place on Friday 22 May 09. Our guest speaker was Prof. James Heffron with a talk entitled "In Vitro Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures". The event was enjoyed by all who took part and we are grateful to Prof. Heffon for his time and thoughtful insights.

Latest News (03 Dec 08):

Presentations by speakers at this years IST Conference (Oct 2008) are now available for downloading. Please click on the relevant PDF icon below.

	1. Opening & IST Conference Programme
	2. Prof. Dr. Michel Nielen     Evidence based quality and safety of herbal food supplements
	3. Dr. Pamela Mason     Food supplement – drug interactions
	4. Ms. Margot Brennan     Nutritional recommendations for food supplements
	5. Prof. Christopher Elliott     Some potential risks for human health
	6. Mr. Jonathan Griffith     The Safety of Food Supplements – An Industry Perspective

The logo is from the Book of Kells (St. Matthew's gospel ch. 27. v38). Permission was granted by the Board of Trinity College to use the logo first for the XXII ES Meeting and then permission was granted again to the Society to use this as its emblem.

Last updated: 19 June, 2009

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