Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Discussion Leaders: Angel Nadal (Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain) and Bernard Robaire (McGill University, Canada)
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Opening Remarks
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7:50 pm - 8:30 pm |
Shanna Swan (Mount Sinai, United States)
"Count Down: How Our Modern World is Threatening Sperm Counts, Sexual Development and the Future of the Human Race"
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8:30 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:20 pm |
Gail Prins (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
"Arsenic Exposures Perturb and Transform Human Prostate Stem and Progenitor Cells"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Evidence for Mechanisms of EDC-Induced Reproductive Toxicity
Discussion Leader: Vasantha Padmanabhan (University of Michigan, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Patrick Hannon (University of Kentucky, United States)
"Environmentally Relevant Phthalate Exposure Induces Ovulatory Dysfunction"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:10 am |
Pauliina Damdimopoulou (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
"EDCs and Fertility in Women: What Can We Learn from Clinical Patient Samples?"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:20 am |
Aileen Keating (Iowa State University, United States)
"Impact of Ovotoxicant Exposures on Ovarian Steroidogenesis and Function"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Laura Vandenberg (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
"From Mother to Daughter: The Effects of Oxybenzone on Female Mice Exposed During Vulnerable Periods"
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12:00 pm - 12:10 pm |
Discussion
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12:10 pm - 12:25 pm |
Delong Zhang (Rutgers University, United States)
"The Development of a High-Throughput Screening Platform to Identify Ovarian Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Using a 3D Alginate Encapsulated In Vitro Follicle Growth System"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Heather Patisaul (North Carolina State University, United States) and Laura Vandenberg (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Impacts on the Brain and Behavior
Discussion Leader: Andrea Gore (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Heather Patisaul (North Carolina State University, United States)
"Flame Retardants, Placenta, Brain and Behavior"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:40 pm |
Sakina Mhaouty-Kodja (CNRS, France)
"Neuroendocrine and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to Environmental Doses of Phthalates in Female Mice"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Ramendra Saha (University of California, Merced, United States)
"Certain PBDE Metabolites May Impair Neurodevelopment by Inhibiting the MAPK Pathway"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Social, Cultural, and Political Determinants of Evaluating Risks from EDCs
Discussion Leader: Laura Vandenberg (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Kevin Elliott (Michigan State University, United States)
"Clarifying Value Judgments in Research on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:05 am |
Katie Boronow (Silent Spring Institute, United States)
"Reporting Back on Personal Exposures to Environmental Endocrine Disruptors: New Tools and Opportunities For Learning"
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10:05 am - 10:15 am |
Discussion
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10:15 am - 10:50 am |
Group Photo / Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:15 am |
Ami Zota (George Washington University, United States)
"Can Addressing EDCs Help Us Secure US Health Equity and Environmental Justice?"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:55 am |
Ayelet Ziv-Gal (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
"Chemicals In Personal Care Products - Exposure Disparities and Potential Consequences On Women’s Reproductive Health"
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11:55 am - 12:05 pm |
Discussion
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12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Ross Gillette (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Identification of a Putative Novel sncRNA in Rat Caput Extracellular Vesicles, and Effects of EDC Exposure"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Emerging Exposures, Nonclassical Environmental Endocrine Disruptors, and Safer Alternatives
Discussion Leader: Thad Schug (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Terrence Collins (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Can Chemistry Become Sustainable in an Endocrine Disruption World?"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:40 pm |
Shuo Xiao (Rutgers University, United States)
"Ovarian Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Toxins"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:20 pm |
Bernard Robaire (McGill University, Canada)
"Are Replacements for Legacy EDCs Responsible or Regrettable?"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Short and Long-Term Consequences of Developmental Exposure to EDCs
Discussion Leader: Patrick Hannon (University of Kentucky, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Marisa Bartolomei (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Epigenetic and Physiological Consequences of In Utero EDC Exposure in a Mouse Model"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:10 am |
Ramji Bhandari (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States)
"Environmentally Induced Reprogramming-Resistant DNA Methylation Marks in the Germ Line"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break
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10:45 am - 11:15 am |
Paola Palanza (University of Parma, Italy)
"Lowering the Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on the Mother-Infant Dyad: The Life MILCH Project"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:55 am |
Almudena Veiga-Lopez (University of Illinois Chicago, United States)
"Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Pregnancy: Hijacking the Placenta"
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11:55 am - 12:05 pm |
Discussion
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12:05 pm - 12:20 pm |
Michelle Kossack (Brown University, United States)
"Sex Specific Effects of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on Heart Function Reveal the Role of Ovarian Health in Cardiovascular Outcomes"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Poster Session
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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Environmental Endocrine Disruptors in the Marine and Terrestrial Environment
Discussion Leaders: Juliette Legler (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) and Ramji Bhandari (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States)
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5:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Ben Parrott (University of Georgia, United States)
"Beyond the Sentinel's Call: Adapative and Disruptive Epigenome-by-Environment Interactions in Natural Populations"
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6:00 pm - 6:10 pm |
Discussion
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6:10 pm - 6:40 pm |
Latonya Jackson (University of Cincinnati, United States)
"Fish on Birth Control: What Does it Mean?"
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6:40 pm - 6:50 pm |
Discussion
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6:50 pm - 7:05 pm |
Nora Demers (Florida Gulf Coast University, United States)
"Evidence of Endocrine Disruption in Local Waterways of Southwest Florida Using Mosquitofish as a Model Organism"
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7:05 pm - 7:10 pm |
Discussion
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7:10 pm - 7:25 pm |
Sourav Chakraborty (UNCG, United States)
"Ancestral BPA Exposure Led to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Offspring up to Five Generations"
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7:25 pm - 7:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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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
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
EDC Effects in the Context of Human Exposure
Discussion Leader: Shanna Swan (Mount Sinai, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University, United States)
"EDCs and Gestational Weight Gain: A Potential Window into Fetal and Maternal Health"
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9:30 am - 9:40 am |
Discussion
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9:40 am - 10:10 am |
Jennifer Adibi (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"Placental Origins of Phthalate Toxicity: Are Measures of the Placental Effects Essential to the Accurate Estimation of Fetal Effects?"
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10:10 am - 10:20 am |
Discussion
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10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break
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10:50 am - 11:20 am |
Sarah Geiger (University of Illinois, United States)
"Perfluoroalkyl Substance Concentrations During Pregnancy, and Early Childhood Sleep Quality"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Tamarra James-Todd (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, United States)
"Pregnancy PFAS Exposure and Later-Life Maternal Cardiometabolic Health"
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12:00 pm - 12:10 pm |
Discussion
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12:10 pm - 12:25 pm |
Diana Pacyga (Michigan State University, United States)
"Cumulative Associations of Phthalate/Replacement Biomarkers with Maternal Gestational Weight Gain Through Late Pregnancy"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Effects of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors on Energy Balance and Cellular Metabolism
Discussion Leaders: Almudena Veiga-Lopez (University of Illinois Chicago, United States) and Kylie Rock (North Carolina State University, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Nikki Posnack (Children's National Hospital and George Washington University, United States)
"Plastics and Heart Function"
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8:00 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:40 pm |
Lindsey Treviño (City of Hope, United States)
"Early Life Environmental Exposures, Epigenetics and Liver"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm |
Discussion
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8:50 pm - 9:05 pm |
Roxanne Berube (Wayne State University, United States)
"Gestational Exposure to a Mixture of Unconventional Oil and Gas Contaminants Induces Sex-specific Differential RNA Expression in Mice"
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9:05 pm - 9:10 pm |
Discussion
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9:10 pm - 9:25 pm |
Vahid Zadmajid (Baylor College of Medicine, United States)
"Membrane Steroid Receptors Are Targets of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals"
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9:25 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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