The theme for the British Toxicological Society Annual Congress this year was policy engagement with carbon monoxide (CO): When wedding bells ring for toxicological research.
The congress included a number of a key speakers, including;
Professor Baroness Finlay - Cardiff University & Chair, All Party Parliamentary CO Group, APPCOG
Carbon Monoxide: The issue, policy and need for change
Isabella Myers - Chair of COMed
Saving lives, advancing treatment: CO unites healthcare professionals and toxicologists from this day forward
Dr Chris Morris - Newcastle University
Finding blood protein biomarkers to diagnose CO poisoning
Professor Andrey Abramov - University College London
Issues in treating CO poisoning: ROS production and oxidative damage during CO-hypoxia and re-oxygenation
Dr Robert Dickinson - Imperial College London
Investigating the neurological outcomes of CO exposure and the search for a therapeutic
Professor Rob Chilcott - University of Hertfordshire
The eyes have it: Future research involving pupillometry as a potential diagnostic of low level exposure to CO
Adrian McConnell - CO Research Trust
Future directions in CO research
The CO Research Trust is proud to support this event.