hCOMET session
hCOMET COST-Action session - 19th of May, 2021:
Programme:
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome and introduction
~ Prof. Andrew Collins, University of Oslo, Norway
Topic 1 - DNA damage and repair as predictive biomarkers
09:15 __ T1-1: European cohort studies on predictive biomarkers: Preliminary results on the comet assay
~ Stefano Bonassi, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana Rome, Italy
09:45 __ T1-2: DNA repair as endpoint in human biomonitoring studies; results from hCOMET and how to move forward
~ Roger Godschalk, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Topic 2 - Standardising the comet assay
10:00 __ T2-1: Using simple physics to understand and control the comet assay
~ Gunnar Brunborg, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
10:15 __ T2-2: Genome size separation in the comet assay give several opportunities
~ Kristine Bjerve Gutzow, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 __ T2-3: Potassium bromate as positive assay control for the Fpg-modified comet assay
~ Peter Moller, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
11:15 __ T2-4: On the way to a more reliable comet assay; technical aspects and recommendations
~ Amaya Azqueta, University of Navarra, Spain
Topic 3 - Use of blood fractions and different cell types, biobanks
11:30 __ T3-1: Possible use of blood-derived biobank samples for analysis with the comet assay
~ Helga Stopper, University of Würzburg, Germany
11:45 __ T3-2: Comet assay for the evaluation of DNA damage from frozen human whole blood
~ Goran Gajski, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Croatia
12:00 __ T3-3: The comet assay for human biomonitoring: Effect of cryopreservation on DNA damage in different blood cell preparations
~ Lisa Giovannelli, University of Florence, Italy
12:15 __ T3-4: Use of salivary lymphocytes in exposure assessment
~ Massimo Moretti, University of Perugia, Italy
12:30 __ Open discussion about hCOMET findings