Dear Colleagues,

The registration period for online registration to the below event has been extended to April 20, 2018.

The 6th ESTP International Expert workshop will elaborate criteria for pathologists to assess adversity of thyroid follicular epithelial hypertrophy/hyperplasia, taking into account the differentiation between direct and indirect mechanisms and their implication for risk assessment.

Based on practical examples and expert contributions, it will be the goal of this workshop to:

1. Summarize common mechanisms of thyroid follicular epithelial hypertrophy/hyperplasia and present example cases for direct and indirect modes of action
2. Discuss adversity considerations for thyroid follicular epithelial hypertrophy/hyperplasia, species differences/human relevance, and implications for classification as endocrine disrupting compound
3. Propose information requirements to support review and interpretation of thyroid follicular epithelial hypertrophy/hyperplasia with examples of information/testing strategies

After a series of preparatory teleconferences amongst experts, the face-to-face meeting of the 6th ESTP Expert workshop will take place at Bayer AG, Müllerstraße 178, 13353 Berlin (Germany), starting with a sandwich lunch on May 16, 2018, at 1.00 pm and lasting until May 17, 6.00 pm.

In addition to approximately 25 invited experts, including pathologists and toxicologists from international regulatory agencies, a limited audience (maximum: 40 persons) will be accepted to this expert discussion, which will comprise question & answer sessions. The list of experts and detailed program is now available.

The registration fee for this event includes lunch and coffee breaks on both days and will be 135 €.

Online registration for interested toxicologists and toxicologic pathologists was possible until April 20, 2018.

After your online registration, you will receive an invoice with detailed payment instructions (payment by bank transfer or via the ESTP online credit card payment tool). All payments must be received until April 30, 2018.

If you have any questions with respect to payment, please contact the ESTP Treasurer (kuno.wuersch@novartis.com).

The exact address of the workshop venue is:
Bayer AG
Main Building
Müllerstraße 178
13353 Berlin, Germany
Closest Metro station: U-Bahnhof Reinickendorfer Straße U6

For any organizational questions or requests, please contact one of the workshop organizers (below).

We are very much looking forward to another successful ESTP International Expert Workshop!

Best regards,
Wolfgang Kaufmann wolfkauf@gmail.com
Barbara Lenz (scientific lead) barbara.lenz@roche.com
Xavier Palazzi xavier.palazzi@sanofi.com
Gabriele Pohlmeyer-Esch gabriele.pohlmeyer-esch@boehringer-ingelheim.com