Conference Description
The 12th Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors will be held at the Jordan Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River in Newry, Maine on June 19 to June 22, 2022. For over a generation, this GRC set major milestones in the field of environmental endocrine disruptor research, spanning from early proof of evidence of the effects of environmental endocrine disruptors in wildlife and humans to shaping new paradigms, such as the developmental origins of adult disease and low-dose effects. The impacts of environmental endocrine disruptors on the health of the planet, wildlife, and people have become major public concerns in many countries, and ongoing research highlights more than ever the broad range of effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Evidence from wildlife and human studies demonstrates effects beyond classical targets, such as reproduction and fertility, including lasting effects on metabolism, development, cognition, behavior, immune system regulation, cardiovascular function, and carcinogenic processes. Our current understanding of environmental endocrine disruptors illustrates the finely tuned and intricately connected nature of the different actors of the endocrine system with a myriad of systems throughout the body. However, the endocrine disrupting potential of chemicals on wildlife, humans, and ecosystems and their underlying mechanisms still are not fully understood. This 2022 edition of the GRC will be framed around five major themes to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in environmental endocrine disruptor research from leading scientists, rising stars, and selected trainee presentations. The conference will cover: (1) the latest evidence for the effects of environmental endocrine disruptors on marine and terrestrial environments; (2) current data on the impacts of environmental endocrine disruptors on human populations; (3) the underlying mechanisms of action of environmental endocrine disruptors; (4) information on emerging exposures, nonclassical environmental endocrine disruptors, and safer alternatives; and (5) the social, political, and cultural determinants of risk assessment at the level of the individual, society and government.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 19, 2022. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Discussion Leaders
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Angel Nadal (Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain)
Speakers
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Shanna Swan (Mount Sinai, USA)
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Gail Prins (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
Evidence for an Mechanisms of EDC-Induced Reproductive Toxicity
Discussion Leaders
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Vasantha Padmanabhan (University of Michigan, USA)
Speakers
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Patrick Hannon (University of Kentucky, USA)
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Pauliina Damdimopoulou (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
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Aileen Keating (Iowa State University, USA)
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Laura Vandenberg (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
Impacts on the Brain and Behavior
Discussion Leaders
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Andrea Gore (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Speakers
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Heather Patisaul (North Carolina State University, USA)
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Sakina Mhaouty-Kodja (CNRS, France)
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Ramendra Saha (University of California, Merced, USA)
Social, Cultural, and Political Determinants of Evaluating Risks from EDCs
Discussion Leaders
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Laura Vandenberg (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
Speakers
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Kevin Elliott (Michigan State University, USA)
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Katie Boronow (Silent Spring Institute, USA)
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Ami Zota (George Washington University, USA)
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R. Thomas Zoeller (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
Emerging Exposures, Nonclassical Environmental Endocrine Disruptors, and Safer Alternatives
Discussion Leaders
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Genoa Warner (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Speakers
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Terrence Collins (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
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Sofie Christiansen (National Food Institute and Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
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Bernard Robaire (McGill University, Canada)
Short and Long-Term Consequences of Developmental Exposure to EDCs
Discussion Leaders
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Patrick Hannon (University of Kentucky, USA)
Speakers
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Marisa Bartolomei (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
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Ramji Bhandari (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)
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Paola Palanza (University of Parma, Italy)
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Almudena Veiga-Lopez (University of Illinois Chicago, USA)
Environmental Endocrine Disruptors in the Marine and Terrestrial Environment
Discussion Leaders
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Juliette Legler (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Ben Parrott (University of Georgia, USA)
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Turk Rhen (University of North Dakota, USA)
EDC Effects in the Context of Human Exposure
Discussion Leaders
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Shanna Swan (Mount Sinai, USA)
Speakers
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Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University, USA)
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Jennifer Adibi (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
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Cynthia Curl (Boise State University, USA)
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Tamarra James-Todd (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA)
Effects of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors on Energy Balance and Cellular Metabolism
Discussion Leaders
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Almudena Veiga-Lopez (University of Illinois Chicago, USA)
Speakers
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Nikki Posnack (Children's National Hospital and George Washington University, USA)
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Lindsey Treviño (City of Hope, USA)
