CASCADE

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CASCADE Network of Excellence
Chemicals as contaminants in the food chain an
NoE for research, risk assessment and education
FP6, priority 5 Food quality and safety
Coordinator Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Karolinska
Institutet Vice Coordinator Ingemar Pongratz,
Karolinska Institutet
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Endocrine disrupters
Chemicals that alter the function of the
endocrine system and cause adverse effects
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CASCADE mission
European network of experts
Interdisciplinary competence
Inform European consumers
State-of-the-art research
Educate young scientists in Europe
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Participants
UTURKU
UH
KAROBIO
KI
RIVM
UKG-GOE
UMAI
CNRS
GSF-TOX
UTUB-IPTC
PECS
ENSL
UMIL
INRA
IRFMN
INRAN
PULEVA
UGR
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Activities within CASCADE
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CASCADE research
Mechanism of disease development
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Aims of CASCADE teaching
Collaborative training activities
High quality interdisciplinary training
Researcher mobility in Europe
European training programme
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CASCADE Teaching
Training programme in Risk Assessment
PhD course curriculum on endocrine disrupters
Summer Schools
PhD student recruitment
PhD student positions
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CASCADE teaching manager
Coordinate teaching activities
Support partners in educational matters
Administration of teaching
Identify sources for additional funding