5° INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF MYCOTOXICOLOGY

The Mycotoxicology Committee of the
Associazione Micologica Bresadola

Announces the

5th INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF MYCOTOXICOLOGY
Milan, Italy, 3-4 December 2012
Organised in collaboration with the
Provincia di Milano and Centro Antiveleni di Milano

1st ANNOUNCEMENT

Preliminary program
                                                                          Day 1
Session 1: Clinical toxicology 

• Mycotoxicoses: the laboratory (amanitin in the urine), clinical and mycological point of view
• The importance of a close collaboration among toxicologist, mycologist and clinical laboratory
• specialist for the diagnosis of mycotoxicoses
• Hepatic problems caused by Amanita mycotoxicoses
• Potential pathologies caused by exotic fungal species

Session 2: Research highlights

•  Amanita phalloides whole genome sequencing: the amanitin production explained
•  Mycotherapy: evidence-based research
•  Fungi and biological control of xenobiotics in terrestrial ecosystems
•  Biotechnology: Fungi and bioremediation – theoretical and practical approaches
•  Fungal species: taxonomy

                                                                         Day 2
Session 3:Fungi and nutrition 

• Nutritional use of fungi: safety aspects related to marketing and consumption
• Presence in edible fungi of pollutants, aflatoxins, nicotine and other
• Storage of fungi: health-related problems caused by the presence of contaminants

Session 4: Regulatory aspects 

• Keynotes by USMAF, SANCO, EFSA, NAS e ISS.
• Round table: the preparation of reliable and exhaustive reports to allow in-depth evaluation of mycotoxicoses: standard operation procedures

Free communications and poster session: abstracts must be submitted to the Scientific Secretariat luigi.cocchi@libero.it carmine.siniscalco@isprambiente.it amb@ambbresadola.it by 31 May 2012.
Acceptance and presentation type (free communication or poster) will be decided upon evaluation by the Scientific Committee. Free presentations will be allowed a maximum of 10 minutes.
                              CME credits have been requested from Regione Lombardia
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