Superfund Basic Research Program: 20 Years of Success and a Vision for the Future December 3-5, 2007 Washington Duke Inn Durham, North Carolina
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Welcome
Opening Remarks Claudia Thompson, Ph.D., Acting Director, NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program
Welcome Samuel Wilson, M.D., Acting Director, NIEHS
David Price, Ph.D., US Congressman, 4th District of North Carolina
SBRP Partnerships
Introductory Remarks William Suk, Ph.D., M.P.H., Acting Deputy Director, NIEHS
Joseph Hughes, Jr., M.P.H., Director, NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program
Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator, US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC National Center for Environmental Health
Keynote Presentation
Introduction: The Unique Vulnerability of Children to Toxic Chemicals in the Environment: An Appreciation of the Work of Dr. Sandra Steingraber Philip Landrigan, M.D., MSc., Professor & Chair, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
We All Live Downstream: An Ecologist's Perspective on Toxic Waste and Environmental Human Rights Sandra Steingraber Ph.D., Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Ithaca College
Keynote Presentation
Opening and Introduction Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., Sc.D., Former Director, NIEHS
Moderator Rolf Halden, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
Application of Omics-based Tools to Optimize Bioremediation Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Ph.D., Fred and Claire Sauer Professor and Chair of Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Sensing Superfund Chemicals with Recombinant Systems Sylvia Daunert, Ph.D., Gill Eminent Professor of Analytical and Biological Chemistry, University of Kentucky
Zebrafish as a Complementary Vertebrate Model Elwood Linney, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, Environmental Sciences & Policy, Duke University
Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Trace Arsenic Detection in Groundwater Martin Mulvihill, Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley
Science Session #2: Biological and Environmental Indicators
Moderator Nancy Denslow, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences, University of Florida
Sorting Through Natures Complexity to Identify the Most Important Drivers of Metal Fate in Aquatic Systems Carol Folt, Ph.D., Professor, Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College
Adventures in Research Translation(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/1/Events/furlong.pdf) (489 KB) Clement Furlong, Ph.D., Research Professor of Genome Sciences and Medicine, University of Washington
Promiscuous Nature of UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases and its Functional Implications Theresa Operaña, Graduate Student, University of California, San Diego
Opening and Introduction(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/1/Events/sassaman.pdf) (83 KB) Anne Sassaman, Ph.D., Former Director, Division of Extramural Research and Training
Moderator Joshua Hamilton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dartmouth Medical School, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College
Cellular Vitamin C as the Key to High Mutagenicity and Genotoxicity by Chromium(VI) Anatoly Zhitkovich, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Laboratories of Molecular Medicine, Brown University
Microbes, Minerals and Arsenic in Groundwater Lily Young, Ph.D., Professor II, Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University
Mobilization of Arsenic from Contaminated Sediments for Improved Remediation Karen Wovkulich, Graduate Student, Columbia University
Panel Discussion: Provocative Perspectives on Risk Assessment
In this panel discussion, participants will confront existing paradigms for risk assessment and propose thought-provoking alternatives. They will propose a controversial perspective on low-dose extrapolation, delve into new models for toxicity testing and explore emerging thoughts on a systems approach to identifying the environmental factors that contribute to disease burden. Come with your questions, and join the discussion!
Moderator Richard DiGiulio, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Duke University
Panel Members:
Is the Linear Default in Cancer Risk Assessment Based on Science?(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/1/Events/swenberg.pdf) (278 KB) James Swenberg, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Science holds the promise of creating a better tomorrow. As scientists, we are continuously seeking ways to push the boundaries of science to fulfill this promise. Four distinguished speakers, who are pushing the boundaries of their respective fields, will share their insights on the future prospects for the scientific enterprise. They will stimulate discussion related to public health, epigenetics, microbial remediation and nanotechnology and identify the opportunities and challenges that lie before us so that science can meet its promise to benefit society.
In looking to the future, it is timely to recognize those who will be fulfilling the promises of tomorrow. Accordingly, it is appropriate that we begin this colloquium with recognition of student poster presenters.
Moderators Stephen Safe, D. Phil., MSc., Distinguished Professor, Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A & M University Jay Gandolfi, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona
What are the Lessons for Public Health? Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Chair, Interdepartmental Program in Applied Public Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Epigenetics: The New Genetics of Toxicology Randy Jirtle, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Internal Scientific Advisory Committee, Duke University Medical Center
Systems Biology Approach to Optimizing Bioremediation Derek Lovley, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Research Needs in Evaluating Nanomaterial Risks: The Fullerene Example(http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/1/Events/wiesner.pdf) (13.63 MB) Mark Wiesner, Ph.D., James L. Meriam Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University
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