[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20106]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Center for Environmental Health; Meetings

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will convene the following 
meeting cosponsored by the European Commission, the National Institute 
of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the Oregon 
Health Sciences University Foundation.

    Name: Urinary Biomarkers to Detect Significant Effects of 
Environmental and Occupational Exposure to Nephrotoxins.
    Times and Dates: 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m., September 15, 1995. 9 a.m.-5 
p.m., September 16, 1995. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., September 17, 1995.
    Place: Terrace Garden Inn-Buckhead, 3405 Lenox Road, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30326.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is to recommend a battery of 
tests for use in epidemiologic studies of environmental/occupational 
nephrotoxicity; determine the utility and applicability of the 
individual tests of renal injury; provide guidance for 
interpretation of information obtained from the tests; and provide 
direction for future useful markers to detect nephrotoxicity.
    Matters to be discussed: Agenda items include: a workshop to 
discuss the latest information on categories of tests for detecting 
effects of nephrotoxins, interpreting health implications of these 
tests, nephrotoxins of significant frequency and economic impact, 
test batteries, monitoring individuals with elevated test patterns, 
and future research needs. Experts from the United States and Europe 
will participate in discussions of these issues and provide 
individual advice and guidance from their respective scientific and 
clinical experiences.
    Contact person for more information: Patricia W. Mueller, Ph.D., 
Chief, Health Effects Laboratory (F50), Molecular Biology Branch, 
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, NCEH, CDC, 
4770 Buford Hwy., NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 404/
488-7983.

    Dated: August 9, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-20106 Filed 8-14-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-M