4th Asian Conference on Environmental Mutagens

The Asian Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies (AAEMS)

December 10-12, 2014

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyKolkata | India

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Organizing SecretaryDr. Ashok K. Giri

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Kolkata | India

International Advisory Board:

Home to one of the Seven wonders of the World, The Taj Mahal, Indiais a nation of rich cultural heritage and home to some of the oldestcivilizations of the World. The seventh largest nation, is the homelandfor the upcoming 4th ACEM, 2014. The capital of the nation, NewDelhi, has a great historical asset of the Mughal Empire, embossed withMughal Architectures that includes the Red Fort, etc.

The Deccan plateau and south India too has several locations ofinterests like Kanyakumari and Goa. The whole nation is rich in floraand fauna, well connected through out the land mass as well as with theinternational destinations. The nation of 1 billion awaits for you, inDecember 2014.

Dr. Takehiko Nohmi (Japan) Dr. Jia Cao (China)

Dr. Ashok K. Giri (India) Dr. Malyn Chulasiri (Thailand)

Dr. Stefano Bonassi (Italy) Dr. David DeMarini (USA)

Dr. William Au (China) Dr. Byung-Mu Lee (South Korea)

Dr. Rakhmetkazhi Bersimbay (Kazakhstan)

About India:

Taj Mahal, Agra Mahabaleshwar

Dal Lake, Kashmir Red Fort, Delhi Allepy, Kerala

Invitation:With immense pleasure, we invite you all to attend the 4th Asian

Conference on Environmental Mutagens, to be held in Kolkata, from10th to 12th December, 2014. The conference aims to provide a commonplatform to exchange ideas and scientific acumen in the field ofenvironmental mutagenesis, which is considered to be one of the primefactors faced by humans, all over the world.

The conference invites participants from different walks ofenvironmental research, to meet and present their work in form ofposters and oral presentations. The major topics that will be delved intoare as follows:1) Environmental Mutagenesis and Genetic Toxicology2) DNA damage, repair and response3) Environmental OMICS and carcinogenesis4) Antimutagenesis, Anticarcinogenesis5) Epidemiology, Genetic Susceptibility & Risk

Assessment6) New approaches to mutagenesis and genotoxicity

testing7) Nanotoxicology8) Epigenetics and Xenobiotics9) Chemoprevention and therapeutics10) Biomarkers and Exposure Assessment11) Systems Toxicology:Genomics, Proteomics,

Metabolomics12) Radiation induced damages

Kolkata, popularly known as City of Joy, is a city harnessing theconglomeration of different cultural communities of India and abroad.The former capital of India, the British influence on the architecturallineage of the Metropolis lies with its Greco-Roman style buildings andthe aristrocratic life style of yesteryears

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology established in 1935 asIndian Institute of Medical Research and rechristened in 1956. Theinstitute has developed an oral vaccine for cholera, herbal products forcontrolling gastric ulcer, diagnostic kits for malignancy and hormonaldisorders, etc.

About the Venue:

In and Around Kolkata

Kolkata and Suburbs The City of Joy, hasseveral places for visitand be mesmerized withit’s rich lineage of historyand existence. VictoriaMemorial, Belur Math,The great Banyan Treeat Botanical Garden, TheIndian Museum, etc.The city tour is a treat

to visitors, bringing in joyto every heart. The city isalso called, The City ofPalaces.

SunderbansSunderbans, the UNESCOWorld Heritage site, is a10,000 km2 dense mangroveforest. It is the home to themagnificent Royal BengalTiger and is a well deservedwinter retreat amidst over3000 meandering riverletsat the mouth of GangesDelta.

Darjeeling One of the most popular retreatfrom Indian summer, the Queenof the Hills, Darjeeling is thehome of the traditional teaindustry of “Darjeeling Tea”.Winter offers snow to the luckyfew and the view of ice cappedKanchenjungha, at sunset is amemorable experience with thehot cup of Darjeeling Tea in thelocal made cane chairs.