Everyone wants to know what their food contains. So does CASCADE. Therefore, we are dedicated to identify and study chemicals in our food.
The CASCADE Network of Excellence therefore focus on human health, in particular hormone disrupting effects (so called endocrine disruption).Read more...
Results of CASCADE - Today and Tomorrow
CASCADE Partner meeting in Brussels 2-3 December
Tomorrow it is time for ninth CASCADE Parnter meeting.
The objective of this meeting is to summarize all the results from five year of CASCADE. Furthermore, as important, we will discuss future tasks for CASCADE research, risk assessment and education.
Since the start in 2004, CASCADE has made significantcontributions to European endocrine disruptor research and education. CASCADEhas also successfully disseminated these results to both stakeholders andconsumers.
Contact lisbeth.sjodin@ki.se if you have any questions, or give a call to Jill Jönsson, Communication manager: +46705639565.
Success for CASCADE communication course
The course “Communicating research to the public and to media” was a complete success. In the course evaluation, the 20 international participants gave the course 4,8 out of 5; one of the absolutely best grade any CASCADE course ever has achieved. Organising this course was one of many ways for CASCADE to reach out with our excellence. Read more...
Twenty PhD students and Post docs participated in CASCADE's communication course in Stockholm, Sweden November 17-21.
WHO International Health Symposium
CASCADE participated in the WHO International public healthsymposium on environment and health research “Science for policy,policy for science: bridging the gap” in Madrid, Spain 20-22 October.Mr José Manuel Silva Rodriquez, Director general, DG Research openedthe meeting and CASCADE presented a poster of the results of ourresearch. Read more...
CASCADE Open Forum 2008 on Endocrine Disruption
"Endocrine disruption - Present health threats and future research needs"
CASCADE Open Forum 2008 attracted persons involved in the field of endocrine disrupters research, risk assessment and policy making. In front: Prof Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Dr Maria Bondesson, Dr Andrea Tilche and Prof Emilio Benfenati.
Over 100 representatives from eight different research projects, industry, NGOs and the European Commission met the 2nd of October in Brussels and decided to take a joint action to tackle the health threats of endocrine disrupters.
The meeting generated in video interviews (CASCADE at YouTube ), discussions, pictures, presentations, and soon to be, a strategic agenda on endocrine disrupter research. Read more...
ESOF2008 with CommNet and tapas theme
What is in our food and how should we think to eat healthy and safe? That was the theme for the session CASCADE arranged together with CommNet during Euro Science Open Forum (ESOF) in Barcelona in July.
CASCADE partner Prof Nicolás Olea, gave a presentation about the necessity of an overall picture of food. Read more...
Statement in EDC research
To draw the attention to the obligation of European consensus in how to tackle the future threats of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, CASCADE has published two position papers. Read more...
CASCADE in appreciated evaluation
DG Research has initiated a evaluation process, and CASCADE is one of the Networks of Excellence (NoEs) to be reviewed. CASCADE will also participate in another interetsing evaluation. Read more...
CASCADE 4th Annual Meeting
In May, CASCADE Network of Excellence held our 4th Annual Meeting.During three days, close to hundred researchers, Post docs and PhDstudents have been gathered in Brussels to discuss last years researchand future challenges for the network. Read more...
