Workshop on "Receptor Binding Assay (RBA) for Algal Toxins"

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Workshop on "Receptor Binding Assay (RBA) for Algal Toxins" | (smr 1550)

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Monday, 1 September 2003

08:30 - 09:00 REGISTRATION
- 08:30 REGISTRATION 30'

09:00 - 09:15 Opening Remarks and Introduction

09:00 Opening Remarks and Introduction 15'

Speaker:	Gabriele VOIGT (Director of NAAL, IAEA, Vienna, Chairperson of the Coordination Group on HABs Projects)
Material:	lecture notes

09:15 - 09:30 Welcome by ICTP Representative
- 09:15 Welcome by ICTP Representative 15'
  
  Speaker: Gallieno DENARDO (Acting Director Administration, ICTP, Trieste)
09:25 - 09:40 Welcome by IAEA Representative
- 09:25 Welcome by IAEA Representative 15'
  
  Speaker: Kerry I. BURNS (IAEA Technical Officer, Head of Chemistry Unit, IAEA Agency's Laboratories Seibersdorf)
09:45 - 10:00 Introduction of Participants / Election of Chairperson / Rapporteur / Adoption of the Work Programme
- 09:45 Introduction of Participants / Election of Chairperson / Rapporteur / Adoption of the Work Programme 15'
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
- 10:00 Coffee break 30'

10:30 - 11:30 The Receptor Binding Assay for the Saxitoxins: Importance, Impediments and Solutions

10:30 The Receptor Binding Assay for the Saxitoxins: Importance, Impediments and Solutions 1h0'

Speaker:	Sherwood HALL (FDA, Laurel, MD, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

11:30 - 12:30 Detection of Saxitoxins and its Relatives, from the Molecular to the Mouse

11:30 Detection of Saxitoxins and its Relatives, from the Molecular to the Mouse 1h0'

Speaker:	Lyndon LLWELLYN (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'

14:00 - 15:00 Development and Validation of the Microplate Format Receptor Assay for Saxitoxins

14:00 Development and Validation of the Microplate Format Receptor Assay for Saxitoxins 1h0'

Speaker:	Sherwood HALL, on behalf of NOAA
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
- 15:00 Coffee break 30'

15:30 - 16:30 International Legislation and Regulation that Impact on Saxitoxin Research and Use

15:30 International Legislation and Regulation that Impact on Saxitoxin Research and Use 1h0'

Speaker:	Llyndon LLWELLYN (Austrian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia)
Material:	lecture notes

16:30 - 17:30 General Discussion
- 16:30 General Discussion 1h0'

Tuesday, 2 September 2003

09:00 - 10:00 Conclusions and recommendations from an expert mission

09:00 Conclusions and recommendations from an expert mission 1h0'

Speaker:	Thomas TISUE (Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, International Technical Cooperation, Oak Park, USA)
Material:	lecture notes

10:00 - 11:00 Demand driven capacity enhancement in HAB monitoring and management: the IOC approach

10:00 Demand driven capacity enhancement in HAB monitoring and management: the IOC approach 1h0'

Speaker:	Henrik ENEVOLDSEN (IOC of UNESCO, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Material:	lecture notes

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Coffee break 30'

11:30 - 12:00 PSP in Malaysia: Species, events and monitoring

11:30 PSP in Malaysia: Species, events and monitoring 30'

Speaker:	Gires USUP (Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia)
Material:	lecture notes

12:00 - 12:30 Strategies in the establishment of receptor binding assay technology in the Philippines

12:00 Strategies in the establishment of receptor binding assay technology in the Philippines 30'

Speaker:	Elvira Z. SOMBRITO (Philippine Nuclear Research Inst., Quezon City, Philippines)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 13:00 Recent PSP outbreaks in Chile: Trends, impacts and the need for high-throughput receptor binding assays

12:30 Recent PSP outbreaks in Chile: Trends, impacts and the need for high-throughput receptor binding assays 30'

Speaker:	Benjamin A. SUAREZ ISLA (Lab. of Marine Toxins, Univ. de Chile, Santiago, Chile)
Material:	lecture notes

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
- 12:30 Lunch 1h30'

14:00 - 14:30 New methods for marine biotoxin analysis - requirements for validation and regulatory acceptance

14:00 New methods for marine biotoxin analysis - requirements for validation and regulatory acceptance 30'

Speaker:	Patrick H. HOLLAND (Cawthron Inst., Biotoxins Section, Nelson, New Zealand)
Material:	lecture notes

14:30 - 15:00 Marine biotoxins - Occurence in Scottish waters

14:30 Marine biotoxins - Occurence in Scottish waters 30'

Speaker:	Elizabeth A. SMITH (FRS, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, U.K.)
Material:	lecture notes

15:00 - 15:30 Method validation for algal toxins: Canadian situation

15:00 Method validation for algal toxins: Canadian situation 30'

Speaker:	James F. LAWRENCE (Bureau of Chemical Safety, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada)
Material:	lecture notes

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
- 15:30 Coffee break 30'

16:00 - 16:30 HAB species distributions and biotoxicity in the Gulf of Trieste

16:00 HAB species distributions and biotoxicity in the Gulf of Trieste 30'

Speaker:	Marina CABRINI (LBM Marine Biology Laboratory, Trieste, Italy)
Material:	lecture notes

16:30 - 17:00 General Discussion
- 16:30 General Discussion 30'

Wednesday, 3 September 2003
- 09:00 - 10:30 Establishment of Working Groups (suggested are two working groups on Regulatory Compliance and Laboratory Practices). Split into working groups with chairs and rapporteurs
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Issues to be addressed:
- Current situation with respect to both regulatory practices/protocols and RBA technology, possible regulatory/political obstacles.
- Identify future needs in the areas of training, equipment, steps required to undertake the AQAC certification of the RBA technique and prospects for its further development.
- Supply of stable and radiolabelled biotoxins and shipment.
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  - 09:00 Establishment of Working Groups (suggested are two working groups on Regulatory Compliance and Laboratory Practices). Split into working groups with chairs and rapporteurs 1h30'
- 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
- 11:00 - 12:30 Session 4 continued
  - 11:00 Session 4 continued 1h30'
- 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
  - 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
Thursday, 4 September 2003
- 14:00 - 15:30 Drafting of Working Group Report/Recommendations of Working Groups
  - 14:00 Drafting of Working Group Report/Recommendations of Working Groups 1h30'
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
  - 15:30 Coffee break 30'
- 16:00 - 17:30 Session 5 continued
  - 16:00 Session 5 continued 1h30'
Friday, 5 September 2003
- 09:00 - 10:30 Presentation and Discussion on Conclusions and Recommendations of Working Groups in Plenary
  - 09:00 Presentation and Discussion on Conclusions and Recommendations of Working Groups in Plenary 1h30'
- 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
  - 10:30 Coffee break 15'
- 10:45 - 13:00 Presentation, discussions and finalization.
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Presentation and discussion on protocols, methodologies and AQAC certification of the RBA technique. Finalization and adoption of conclusions, recommendations, protocols and methodologies reports into a final workshop report
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  - 10:45 Presentation, discussions and finalization. 2h15'
- 13:00 - 13:15 Closing of the Meeting by Gabriele VOIGT
  - 13:00 Closing of the Meeting by Gabriele VOIGT 15'