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The Richard Williams Memorial Award
The IGG are proud to support an award honouring the scientific contributions and memory of Dr. Richard Williams, set up by Lhasa. This award will support early career investigators within…
Read MoreJob Vacancies: Opportunities at Gentronix
Gentronix have job vacancies! Gentronix are looking for study directors, scientists and study investigators to support continued growth in their genetic toxicology testing team at Alderley Park in Cheshire. Gentronix…
Read MoreSave the Date for the IGG Annual Meeting 2020!
‘Save the Date’ for the IGG Annual Meeting! The IGG Annual meeting will be held on November 30th – December 1st 2020. The meeting will have the theme ‘New ways…
Read MoreNUKEMS Committee member vacancy
NUKEMS are looking for new committee members! NUKEMS aims to actively represent New Investigators within UKEMS and its linked societies. Its committee is made up of both academic and industrial…
Read MoreGenetic Toxicologist Vacancy at AstraZeneca – Deadline Extended!
Do you have a primary focus on toxicology science with a working knowledge and experience of drug development? An exciting opportunity exists to join the Genetic Toxicology Team in Cambridge…
Read MoreDuplex Sequencing Webinar
Working from home? Keep up to date with the latest sequencing technology for mutation detection by joining a webinar on Thursday March 26th on Duplex Sequencing. To register, click here. Title:…
Read MoreJob vacancy at AstraZeneca – Genetic Toxicologist
Do you have a primary focus on toxicology science with a working knowledge and experience of drug development? An exciting opportunity exists to join the Genetic Toxicology Team in Cambridge…
Read MoreEEMGS Abstract Deadline – Jan 31st
Mark your presence on the 48th European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Annual Meeting (EEMGS2020) to be held in Porto, Portugal, between 6 – 8 May 2020, by submitting your…
Read MoreGentronix Job Vacancy: In vitro mammalian gene mutation Study Director
Job vacancy at Gentronix for an in vitro mammalian gene mutation Study Director Job Reference: GTXHPRT2020 Opening Date – 10th January 2020 Closing Date – 10th February 2020 Gentronix is…
Read MoreCall for IGG Ordinary Committee Member
A position is available for an ordinary committee member of the Industrial Genotoxicity Group (IGG). Committee members will be involved in setup of IGG meetings and also initiatives that of…
Read MoreHESI GTTC Comet Assay Survey
Paper in Mutagenesis: Extended treatment with recovery improves results in the peripheral blood lymphocyte micronucleus assay
EDITOR’S CHOICE Inclusion of an extended treatment with recovery improves the results for the human peripheral blood lymphocyte micronucleus assay James Whitwell, Robert Smith, Teresa Chirom, Gary Watters, Victoria Hargreaves, Mel…
Read MoreUpcoming In Vitro Toxicology Society Workshop
The IVTS presents a workshop on the applicability of in silico models to support in vitro studies. This workshop will be held on the 21st October 2019 in Leeds, UK,…
Read MoreNew Paper: Are All Bacterial Strains Required by OECD Needed?
Are All Bacterial Strains Required by OECD Mutagenicity Test Guideline TG471 Needed? Williams, Richard , DeMarini, David M. , et al Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis August 2019 Read…
Read MoreITTP PhD studentship with AstraZeneca and Imperial College, London
“Understanding the role of cohesin and the impact of structural variation on gene expression regulation in the 3D genome” A fully funded ITTP PhD opportunity from the MRC, in conjunction…
Read MoreUKEMS Small Grants Scheme for Feasibility or Pilot Studies 2019
The UKEMS Small Grants Scheme for Feasibility or Pilot Studies is now open! The small grants scheme is aimed to promote research into key areas of relevance to UKEMS. The…
Read MoreSave the Date! IGG Annual Meeting 19th-20th June 2019
Save the date! This year’s IGG Annual Meeting will be held from the 19th – 20th June 2019 at the Deansgate Hilton in Manchester. This meeting is sponsored by Gentronix…
Read MoreNC3Rs-Unilever PhD Studentship Launch Event
NC3Rs-Unilever PhD Studentship Launch Event On 2 April the NC3Rs are holding a launch event in central London to highlight a new collaboration with Unilever, who will be co-funding…
Read MoreIGG at UKEMS 2019
This year, UKEMS will hold a joint meeting with the BTS at Robinson College Cambridge from 15th – 17th April. The BTS-UKEMS Congress 2019 programme has a strong speaker line-up,…
Read MoreIGG @ UKEMS 2018
UKEMS 2018 will be held from September 2nd – 5th at Magdalen College, Oxford The IGG have contributed to sessions at this year’s UKEMS meeting by selecting speakers on topics…
Read MoreRegistration for Annual Meeting Closing Soon!
Registration for the 32nd Annual IGG meeting will close on Friday June 1st 2018. We have some great talks lined up on the theme ‘Something Old, Something New’. Register today! Click…
Read More2018 IGG Meeting – Save the Date
Save the Date – the 2018 IGG meeting will be held on Thursday 14th June 2018 at Covance laboratories in Harrogate.
Read MoreSend us your feedback on the 31st Annual IGG Meeting
Thanks to everyone who attended the 31st Annual IGG Meeting at the Hallam Conference Centre, London, from 11th – 12th December 2017. We had excellent talks on all of the…
Read More46th EEMGS and 30th GUM Meeting – Abstract deadline extended
The EEMGS (European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society) and the GUM (Gesellschaft für Umwelt-Mutationsforschung) will have a joint meeting held at the University of Potsdam, Germany, between 18th and 21st March 2018. Registration…
Read MoreAgenda for the 31st Annual Meeting
The agenda for the 31st Annual Meeting has now been finalised. Confirmed speakers include: Hans-Joerg Martus (Novartis) Ann Doherty (AZ) Anthony Lynch (GSK) David Kirkland (Kirkland Consulting) You can see…
Read MoreErythrocyte Pig-a assay article in Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
New article ‘Applying the erythrocyte Pig-a assay concept to rat epididymal sperm for germ cell mutagenicity evaluation’ by Ji and LeBaron has been published in Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. Read…
Read MoreFlyer for 31st Annual Meeting 2017
Special Issue of Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
See the latest issue from Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis – Special Issue: Applied Genetic Toxicology: From Principles to Practice Includes articles on mechanisms of DNA damage, repair and mutagenesis, next generation…
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