Come and Join Us!
Summer Course on Ecotoxicology
Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
June 30-July 11, 2008
Introduction:
The summer course on toxicology will be jointly organized by the State Key Laboratory of
Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University and the Center for Marine
Environmental Research and Innovative Technology (MERIT), an Area of Excellence in
Hong Kong, from June 30 to July 11, 2008.
Ecotoxicology is an interdisciplinary subject in which ecological and biological effects of
chemical contamination are assessed. This course provides a broad overview of different
aspects of ecotoxicology, including environmental chemistry, toxicology, ecology, and risk
assessment. A number of national and international experts will deliver lectures and
discuss contemporary issues and recent advancements in Ecotoxicology.
Credit: 1 credit
Organizers: State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University;
MERIT (Area of Excellence), Hong Kong
Organizing committee: Drs Kejian Wang, Xinhong Wang, Dazhi Wang, Ming Yang,
and Ms. Wei Shi, Xiamen University;
Dr Doris Au, City University of Hong Kong
Who should join:
Undergraduate, master and doctoral students in Ecotoxicology, Chemistry, Biology and
environmental sciences, if you are willing to know more about current progress of
environmental science and make more friends, please don’t hesitate to join us.
Assistant opportunity:
We need a student to provide assistance for the summer course, to help with the
organizing of lectures and field trips, with good opportunities to have close
communication with well-known scientists and to practice your English!
Financial support:
The State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University) would
like to support 8 students (from Hong Kong or mainland, not including students from
Xiamen) at the amount of up to 3000 RMB for each to attend the summer course, which
can be spent for travel and/or accommodation. If you want to apply for the fund, please
indicate it in the application form. Please note that the deadline for fund application is
May 31st, 2008.
How to participate:
Click HERE to download the application form and submit it to Dr. Ming Yang
(mingyang@xmu.edu.cn) by May 31st, 2008.
Coordinators: Ms. Wei Shi
Dr. Ming Yang
vera_shiwei@xmu.edu.cn
mingyang@xmu.edu.cn
86-592-2186039
Teaching faculty for the course includes:
Name
John
Giesy
Title
Department
1) Prof. and Canada
1) University of
Research Chair,
Saskatchewan,
2) Chair Prof.
Canada
At-large,
2) City University.
3) Distinguished
Hong Kong;
Prof. Emeritus
3) Michigan State
4) Concurrent Prof.
University
Affiliation
University of
Saskatchewan
;
Country
Saskatoon,
Canada
Email
john.giesy
@usask.ca
Duke
University
North
Carolina,
USA
dhinton@d
uke.edu
Griffith
University
Brisbane,
Australia
D.Connell
@griffith.e
du.au
City University
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong,
China
bhrswu@ci
tyu.edu.hk
City University
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong,
China
bhpksl@cit
yu.edu.hk
City University
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong,
China
City University
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong,
China
The University
of Science and
Technology,
Hong Kong
Xiamen
University
Hong Kong,
China
bhdwtau@
cityu.edu.h
k
bhmhwlam
@cityu.edu
.hk
wwang@u
st.hk
Xiamen,
China
hshong@x
mu.edu.cn
Xiamen
University
Xiamen,
China
wkjian@x
mu.edu.cn
4) Nanjing Univeristy
David
Hinton
Chair Professor
and Nicholas
Professor
Des
Connell
Emeritus
Professor
Rudolf
Wu
Chair Professor
Paul Lam
Chair Professor
Doris Au
Associate
Professor
Michael
Lam
Associate
Professor
Wen-Xion
g Wang
Professor;
Chair Professor at
Xiamen University
Huashen
g Hong
Chair Professor
Kejian
Wang
Professor
Coordinators: Ms. Wei Shi
Dr. Ming Yang
Environmental
Health and
Ecotoxicology,
Nicholas School of
the Environment
and Earth Sciences
Environmental
Chemistry and
Ecotoxicology,
Griffith School of
the Environment
Department of
Biology and
Chemistry
Department of
Biology and
Chemistry
Department of
Biology and
Chemistry
Department of
Biology and
Chemistry
Department of
Biology
State Key
Laboratory of
Marine
Environmental
Science
State Key
Laboratory of
Marine
vera_shiwei@xmu.edu.cn
mingyang@xmu.edu.cn
86-592-2186039
Name
Title
Dazhi
Wang
Professor
Xinhong
Wang
Associate
Professor
Department
Environmental
Science
State Key
Laboratory of
Marine
Environmental
Science
State Key
Laboratory of
Marine
Environmental
Science
Affiliation
Country
Email
Xiamen
University
Xiamen,
China
dzwang@x
mu.edu.cn
Xiamen
University
Xiamen,
China
xhwang@x
mu.edu.cn
Prof. John Giesy will teach the following topics:
 Courses on Ecotoxicology and Environmental Risk assessment (30h)
Concept and theory of Ecological Risk Assessment
Exposure Assessment
Predicting Exposure & Monitoring
Hazard Assessment
Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Sediment Toxicity Assessment
Field trips/case study
A series of special lectures will be given as follows:
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Fish models in human health and disease (David Hinton) (2h)
Special topics on environmental management (David Hinton) (2h)
Behavior and Effects of Hazardous Chemicals in the Environment (Des Connell) (1.5 h)
Evaluation of Ecological and Human Health Effects of Environmental
Chemicals using Probabilistic Techniques. (Des Connell) (1.5 h)
Risk assessment of contaminants in marine mammals and birds (Paul Lam) (2 h)
Coastal Ecosystem Health (Huasheng Hong) (2h)
Contemporary issues in ecotoxicoology (Rudolf Wu) (2h)
Chemical monitoring and biomonitoring (Rudolf Wu) (2h)
Application of biomarkers in ecotoxicological assessments (Doris Au) (2 h)
Marine medaka as a model fish for marine ecotoxicology (Doris Au) (2 h)
Novel chemical technologies for pollution monitoring (Michael Lam) (4 h)
Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Metals in the marine environment (Wen-Xiong Wang) (4 h)
Immunotoxic effects on marine-cultured fish (Kejian Wang) (2 h)
Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of trace organic pollutants in the coastal environment
(Xinhong Wang) (2 h)
Biotoxin and ecosafety (Da-zhi Wang) (2 h)
Coordinators: Ms. Wei Shi
Dr. Ming Yang
vera_shiwei@xmu.edu.cn
mingyang@xmu.edu.cn
86-592-2186039
Lecture Schedule (30/06 – 11/07/2008)
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
29/0
30/06
01/07
02/07
03/07
04/07
05/07
6
Concept and theory of
Exposure Assessment
Exposure Assessment
Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of
(am)
Ecological Risk
-Predicting Exposure
–Monitoring (John) (3h)
(John)
Metals in the marine environment (WX
Field
Assessment (John)
(John)
Wang) (4 h)
trips/cas
(3h)
(3h)
(3h)
(pm)
e study.
Exposure Assessment
Exposure Assessment
Hazard Assessment (John)
Sediment Toxicity
Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of
(6h)
-Predicting Exposure
–Monitoring (John) (3h)
(3h)
Assessment (John) (3h)
trace organic pollutants in the coastal
(John)
(John)
(3h)
environment (XH Wang) (2 h)
06/0
07/07
08/07
09/07
10/07
11/07
7
Risk assessments of
Application of biomarkers in
Contemporary issues in
Special topics on
Novel chemical technologies for pollution
(am)
environmental
ecotoxicological
ecotoxicology (Rudolf Wu)
environmental management
monitoring (Michael Lam) (4 h)
contaminants (Des
assessments (Doris Au) (2
(2h)
(David Hinton) (2h)
Connell) (3 h)
h)
Marine medaka as a model
(pm)
Chemical monitoring and
fish for marine
biomonitoring (Rudolf Wu)
ecotoxicology (Doris Au) (2
(2h)
h)
Risk assessment of
Coastal Ecosystem Health
Fish models in human
Immunotoxic effects on
contaminants in marine
(HS Hong) (2h)
health and disease (David
marine-cultured fish (KJ
mammals and birds
Hinton)
Wang) (2 h)
(Paul Lam) (2 h)
(2 h)
Coordinators: Ms. Wei Shi
Dr. Ming Yang
vera_shiwei@xmu.edu.cn
mingyang@xmu.edu.cn
86-592-2186039
Biotoxin and ecosafety (DZ Wang) (2 h)
12/07