The ICEMHP, which has previously been held in Egypt (1992), Czech Republic (1995), Thailand (1998), Brazil (2003) and Turkey (2007), is devoted to bringing the latest knowledge and expertise to the countries hosting the conference, aiming to develop results that are relevant to the particularly prevalent concerns of their region, and Doha will be no exception. The Qatar edition will focus on the local and regional application of genetic testing, risk assessment, and policy-making to protect both human health and the environment.

We aim to build on the success of previous conferences that have sparked the development of new scientific programs and collaboration among participants. To achieve this admirable goal we are calling on scientists, professors and, in particular, students and junior researchers from around the world to submit their abstracts for review (deadline 22 January 2012).

The best-ranked abstracts will either be selected for oral presentation or will become a part of the poster presentation at the conference. Please refer to the abstracts and posters and awards section of the website for further information.

The conference will be honored by distinguished speakers including Her Royal Highness Professor Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand, Dr Kirk R. Smith, who was on the Nobel Laureate team with former US Vice President Al Gore, and other outstanding scientists.

During the conference, renowned scientists will present within specific symposia on the following topics:

• Environmental contamination and health concerns
• Basic mechanisms of mutagenesis and carcinogenesis
• Specific environmental health concerns in developing countries
• Biomarkers for human population studies
• DNA repair and signaling in response to insult from environmental mutagens
• Epigenetics and gene-environment interactions in human disease
• Genomic and proteomic technologies in environmental health
• Efficacy and safety of drug use in developing countries
• Environmental contamination in adverse reproductive outcomes and non-cancer disease
• Application of scientific knowledge for disease prevention
• Ethical issues on environmental health