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4th Annual CEET Symposium – June 4

4th Jun 2010

The Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) announces its Fourth Annual Symposium which will be held on Friday, June 4 at the Villanova Conference Center in Radnor PA.   The registration deadline is Monday, May 24.

This year’s theme is Oxidative and Nitrative Stress and Environmental Health.  Keynote speakers include Dr. Steven Tannenbaum, Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology at MIT, and Dr. Tim Greenamyre, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Pittsburgh.  For more information about this event, including agenda and registration information, please click here.

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