TIAFT Bulletin, June 2021 is now available

The June 2021 issue of the TIAFT Bulletin is now available by logging into the members area of the website. This issue contains the histories of caffeine and Δ8-THC. TIAFT members also pay tribute to Randall C Baselt and tell the story of “the red book”. From the content: Caffeine – our favourite psychostimulant – By Alan Wayne […]

TIAFT Bulletin, March 2021 is now available

The March 2021 issue of the TIAFT Bulletin is now available by logging into the members area of the website. This issue covers various topics that we hope are very informative and perhaps inspiring for your future research. We also honour Professor Hans Brandenberger as he will be remembered as a respected friend and colleague to so many […]

TIAFT Bulletin, December 2020 is now available

In this issue we continue to shine the spotlight on Africa and laboratories in Ethiopia and Mauritius. We also continue our series of statistical primers, evaluate TIAFT leaders in science based on bibliometry and learn about the UNODC response to synthetic substances. The TIAFT Bulletin can be found by logging into the members area of the […]

Free Professional Development Symposium

UPDATE: While TIAFT’s Online Educational Symposium is actually fully booked, if you’re a TIAFT member, you can still join the waiting list and you’ll be allowed in. This will allow access to the Discussion Panels, as well as to this Thursday’s live session on post mortem toxicology, and to archival presentations from past sessions. The TIAFT Board […]

Propose a new logo

Are you a creative toxicologist? Then read on! Several members have indicated that the TIAFT logo (visible at www.tiaft.org) may need a modern touch. Therefore, the Board has decided to launch an initiative in which we reach out to the members (YOU!) to propose a new logo. This may be inspired by the existing one, or […]

TIAFT Bulletin, September 2020 is now available

In this issue, together with the President’s Message and regional meeting reports, you will find: Sweden: Forensic casework and life in general by Henrik Druid, Sweden USA: A Tale of Two Cities by Luke Rodda and Gail Cooper, USA From the Editors The past times have been really challenging and has changed our lives. Normally, […]

TIAFT Bulletin, June 2020 is now available

In this issue, together with the President’s Message and an NPS Committee report, you will find: A look back at the history of TIAFT by Alain Verstraete and the Bulletin with interviews of former Editors Vina Spiehler and Dimitri Gerostamoulos Advice from the Experts: The Diversity of Innovative Research in Forensic Toxicology   by Ilkka Ojanperä, Finland   Our Young Scientists from Switzerland and Costa […]

An update for COVID-19 and the Cape Town 2020 meeting

Dear TIAFT friends, Currently we all find ourselves in unprecedented and uncertain circumstances around the world and we empathize with our colleagues who have been directly or indirectly affected by Covid-19. The slogan ‘keep calm and carry on’ has never been more relevant and we are doing exactly that with regards to TIAFT 2020 in […]

TIAFT Bulletin, March 2020 is now available

In this issue, together with the President’s Message and regional meeting reports, you will find: Celebrating 50 years of the TIAFT Bulletin by Alain Verstraete, Belgium An assessment of the prevalence of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in sub-populations in Scotland by Alice Seywright, UK Spotlight on Africa for the upcoming 2020 meeting In recognition of […]

TIAFT Bulletin, December issue is now available

In this issue, together with the President’s Message and regional meeting reports, you will find: Who is the Greatest Toxicologist of All Time? by Tony Moffat, United Kingdom Part 3 of the Statistics Primer for the Modern Forensic Toxicologist series by Brigitte Desharnais, Canada Advice from the Experts: Artificial Intelligence in Analytical and Forensic Toxicology […]