| Programme | |
|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome Prof. Åke Bergman, Swetox |
| 10:15-11:00 | Using cats as models for human health Prof. Linda Birnbaum (Guest), Dir. NIEHS, USA |
| 11:00-11:40 | Introduction to MiSSE project - Cat’s exposure to indoor dust related organic contaminants Dr. Jana Weiss, Stockholm University |
| 11:40-12:10 | In silico identification of potential thyroid disrupting chemicals Prof. Patrik Andersson, Umeå University |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15-14:00 | Organohalogens metabolic capacities and their toxicological risk in cats Dr. Hazuki Mizukawa (Guest), Ehime University, Japan |
| 14:00-14:20 | The thyroid disrupting potency on the morphology of metamorphosing tadpoles exposed to indoor dust chemicals Dr. Gunnar Carlsson, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences |
| 14:20-14:40 | Thyroid hormone disrupting effects on zebrafish embryos of compounds found in household dust and cats Dr. Jessica Legradi, VU University, The Netherlands |
| 14:40-15:20 | Transthyretin-binding activity of complex mixtures representing the composition of house-dust contaminants in dust and serum Dr. Timo Hamers, VU University, The Netherlands |
| 15:20-15:50 | Coffee break |
| 15:50-16:30 | Final conclusions and future aspects, discussion and input from authorities Moderated by Jana/Åke |
| 16:30-17:30 | Mingel |