Friday, March 9, 2012

GENOK - Centre For Biosafety

Date:     29 July - 10 August 2012
Venue:  Science Park/University of Tromsø, Norway
Topics include:
  • Holistic overview of pre-market risk assessment, from hazard identification to risk mitigation
  • Introduction to and use of latest international guidance from Codex Alimentarius and the Cartagena Protocol
  • How to use and interpret the latest molecular, human health, and ecological science for making robust, defensible and effective risk assessment and risk mitigation plans
  • GMO sampling and tracing
  • Economic and legal aspects of GE applications/GMOs, including liability and redress
  • Socio-cultural, ethical, and political issues in GE applications/GMOs
  • Policy and regulatory issues, including national biosafety implementation
  • Future and emerging GE applications
  • Gene ecology and alternatives to GE/GMO applications
  • Evaluating risk assessment case studies under the guidance of the Biosafety Assessment Tool
  • Laboratory sessions on different GMO detection methods