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The UK Molecular Epidemiology Group

One-day meeting

8 December 2005
10.00am to 4.30pm

Anthony de Rothschild Lecture Theatre,
St Mary’s Paddington, Imperial College London

THE ROLE OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – HELP OR 
HINDRANCE? .


Aim: This meeting will draw together people with backgrounds in 
occupational health, occupational exposure measurement, regulatory standard 
setting, epidemiology, toxicology, public health and occupational medicine 
among others. The aim of the meeting is to discuss the role of molecular 
epidemiology in the occupational setting, its use in the detection of 
occupational hazards and the impact for workers, employers and regulators.

Topics: Use of Molecular Epidemiology in:- the occupational setting; 
improving exposure assessment; detection of early response; 
gene-environment interactions; updating the Doll and Peto burden of 
occupational cancer; enhancing epidemiological studies; impact on workers, 
employers and regulators.

Speakers: David Phillips (Institute of Cancer Research, University of 
London), Steve Rappaport (University of North Carolina School of Public 
Health), Roel Vermeulen (National Cancer Institute, USA), Sarah Lewis 
(Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol), Paolo Boffetta 
(IARC), Lesley Rushton (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, 
Imperial College London), Michael Parker (Centre for Ethics and 
Communication in Health, University of Oxford).

Registration: The cost for registration prior to 31 October 2005 is £65 for 
UKEMS/MEG members; £95 for non-members and £25 for full-time students. 
Registration includes coffee, tea and lunch.

For registration forms and further details please contact:
Jenny Duckmanton, MEG Secretariat, 76, Stockton Lane, YORK YO31 1BN, UK
email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]

For other enquiries please contact:
Dr Lesley Rushton ([log in to unmask])

P R O G R A M M E


09:00 – 09.50              REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

09:50 – 10.00              Welcome and Introduction

                                     MORNING SESSION: Chair: Paul Elliott

10:00 – 10:30              ‘Molecular epidemiology in the occupational 
setting – what is it and how is it used?’
                                     David Phillips, Institute of Cancer 
Research, UK

10:30 – 11:15              ‘Improving exposure assessment in 
epidemiological studies’
Steve Rappaport, University of North Carolina, USA

11:15 – 12:00              ‘Molecular epidemiology and the detection of 
early response to occupational hazards’
                                     RCH Vermeulen, National Cancer 
Institute, USA

12:00 – 13:00            LUNCH

                                     AFTERNOON SESSION: Chair: Elio Riboli

13:00 – 13:45              ‘Gene-environment interactions’
                                     Paolo Boffetta, IARC, France

13:45 – 14:30              ‘Re- calculating Doll and Peto’s estimates of 
the burden of occupational cancer – the role of molecular epidemiology’
                                     Lesley Rushton, Imperial College, UK

14:30 – 15:00              TEA

15:00 – 15:45              ‘Can molecular epidemiology solve some 
traditional problems in epidemiological study design?’
                                     Sarah Lewis, Bristol University, UK

15:45 – 16:30              ‘The potential impact of molecular epidemiology 
in occupational health for workers, employers and regulators’
                                     Michael Parker, Oxford University (to 
be confirmed)

16:30                           CLOSE OF MEETING