| Thursday 21 0ctober |
| 10:00 |
Welcome address |
J. Peeters (BE)
P. Herman (BE)
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| 10:30 |
SESSION 1: Scientific contributions to risk assessment of GMOs |
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The GMO Regulatory framework and the methodology for the risk assessment |
K. Pauwels (BE) |
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Research, science and expertise - Why and how to interact |
P. Baret (BE) |
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The role of the scientific community in the GMO risk assessment in Belgium |
D.Reheul (BE) |
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The High Council for biotechnologies in France - the scientific community at the heart of risk assessment of GMOs |
C. Golstein (FR) |
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COGEM and the scientific community - Description of a partnership |
B. Zoeteman (NL) |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
SESSION 2: GMMs, vectors for gene delivery |
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Influence of the design and mode of dlivery of AAV vectors on risk assessment |
L.Tenenbaum (BE) |
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Effect of administration route on biodistribution and shedding of gene therapy vectors |
H. Hermsen (NL) |
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The potential of GM Lactococcus lactis in therapeutic applications |
P. Rottiers (BE) |
| 15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00 |
SESSION 3: Epigenetic effects |
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Epigenetic modulation of gene activity as new challenge for GMO risk assessment |
J-P Nap (NL) |
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Complex traits dynamics following epigenomic perturbation |
F. Johannes (NL) |
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Reverse breeding approach : a new breeding approach based on engineered meiosis |
E. Wijnker (NL) |
18:00-20:00 - Cocktail |
| Friday 22 0ctober |
| 09:00 |
Coffee |
| 09:30 |
SESSION 4: Design of field studies contributing to environmental risk assessment (ERA) of GM plants |
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Similarities & differences between environmental risk assessment and ecology research |
A. Raybould (UK) |
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Field studies for ERA of GM plants: pros and cons |
S. Renckens (BE) |
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Statistical aspects of ERA of GM plants |
J. Perry (UK) |
| 11:30 |
Coffee break |
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3-year field study with MON810 and MON88017: direct effects on non-target organisms |
S. Rauschen (DE) |
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4Non target effects of HT maize on herbivore and predatory arthropods |
R. Albajes (ES) |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
SESSION 5: Omics |
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Comparative safety assessment of plant-derived foods |
E. Kok (NL) |
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Mutagenesis versus transgenesis: What's beyond the phenotype? |
R. Batista (PT) |
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Potential contributions of metabolite profiling to the safety assessment of crops. |
T. Frank (DE) |
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Field release of transgenic pathogen-resistant barley: Transcriptome and metabolome profiling studies |
G. Langen (DE) |
| 16:00 |
Closing remarks |
D. Breyer |
16:30
Guided visit of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
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