Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Increasing Exposure to Man-Made Chemicals Triggers Complex Responses in Living Organisms and Overthrows Established Dogmas
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Opening Remarks
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
"From Wingspread to the Future"
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
"Endocrinology 101: Understanding Hormones and Their Mechanisms as the Basis for EDC Research"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
From Waters to Remote Terrestrial Ecosystems: New Evidences for EED Effects and Current Stakes
9:00 am - 9:30 am
" Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on Marine Environments and Organisms with Special Reference to Chemicals Associated with Plastic Debris"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Landscape Endocrinology"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Exposure of Terrestrial Arthropods and Marine Invertebrates to EDC in Remote Biota: Novel Evidences and Suspected Effects"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"Ecotoxicological Effects of Chlorpyrifos in a Coral Reef Fish via Alteration of the Thyroid Hormone Signaling Pathway"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Group Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Providing Evidence for Life-Span Effects of EEDs in the Complex Context of Human Exposure
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm
"Methodological Challenges in the Characterization of the Effects of Non-Persistent Endocrine Disruptors in Humans"
6:25 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"EDCs and Male Reproductive Health: Synthesis and New Data"
7:05 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
"Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Poor Pregnancy Outcomes: Laboratory and Clinical Evidence"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanisms of Effect of EED: Certainties, Hypotheses and Unexplored Shores
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"Structural and Functional Profiling of Environmental Contaminants at the Level of Nuclear Receptors"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Thyroid Hormone Disruption of Brains and Bodies"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"The Expanded Endocannabinoid System: A Novel Target of Environmental Factors"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Defining Key Characteristics of EDCs"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mechanisms of Effect of EED: Lots of Things Happen from "Nothing": Complex Mechanisms and Low Dose Exposure Effects
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm
"The Developing Pituitary: Critical Windows of Sensitivity to Low Dose BPA Exposure"
6:25 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"Low Dose Perinatal Effects of BPA on Metabolism and Bone Development"
7:05 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
"Immune System Programming by Environmental Chemicals"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
EED Toxicology and Modes of Action: General and Specific Issues Raised by Endocrine Disruptors
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"EDC and Mixture Effects: Where Do We Stand?"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Facial Dysplasia in Chimpanzee with Possible Connections with Pesticide Exposure"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Rationale and Considerations in Development of Physiologically-Relevant In Vitro Liver Models in the Context of EDC Studies"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"A Novel Approach for Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures: Linking Data from Population Based Epidemiology and Experimental Toxicology in the EDC-MixRisk Study"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EED Toxicology and Modes of Action: Mechanisms of Inheritence and Novel Paradigms
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm
"Prenatal Obesogen Exposure Leads to a Transgenerational Thrifty Phenotype"
6:25 pm - 6:40 pm
Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm
"Identification of a Novel Imprinted Locus Involved in Maternal Immune Tolerance: Effects of EDCs Exposure on Epigenetic Regulation of the Ido1 Gene and Tryptophan Catabolism in Mice"
7:05 pm - 7:20 pm
Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm
"Exploring Novel Approaches to Study Endocrine Disruption at the Single Cell Level"
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Classical and Novel Approaches in Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Toxicology
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"Assessment of Endocrine Disruptors and Application of Innovative Approaches"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"How to Identify and Prioritize EDC Candidates: EU/US Commonalities and Differences"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Unknown Lands: Exploring the Chemical Universe Beyond Classical EDCs"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"From Descriptive Metabolic Fingerprints to the Seeking of Biomarkers and Pathways of Effects"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Public Concerns and Public Health Policies
6:00 pm - 6:25 pm
"Exposure and Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Marine Mammals"
6:25 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 7:00 pm
"Global Partnerships to Protect Female Reproductive Health from Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals"
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm
"Current Developments on EU EDC Policies: A CHEM Trust Perspective"
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure