Poster Room Open | 8:00 am – 10:00 pm | (Scripps Ballroom and Salon E)
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast (Ballroom Foyer)
Opening Session (Grande Ballroom: Salon A, B, C)
8:30 am – 8:50 am
Welcoming Remarks - Office of Governor Schwarzenegger and Dr. Robert Tukey, University of California, San Diego
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Opening Address
Dr. William Suk, Director, Superfund Basic Research Program
Plenary Session 1: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environmental Monitoring
Chair: Dr. Robert Tukey, University of California, San Diego
(Please remain in Grande Ballroom: Salon A, B, C)
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Speaker Introduction
9:05 am – 9:50 am
Dr. Budhendra Bhaduri, Director, GIS and Technology Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
9:50 am – 10:20 am
"Environmental Monitoring in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina"
Dr. Jon Rauscher, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Region 6
10:20 am – 10:35 am
Graduate Student Presentation: "Use of Water Distribution Model to Assess Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene-Contaminated Drinking Water"
Lisa Gallagher, Boston University
10:35 am – 11:00 am
Break (Ballroom Foyer)
Plenary Session 2: Toxicant Exposure and Receptor Interactions
Chair: Dr. Robert Tukey, University of California, San Diego
(Please remain in Grande Ballroom: Salon A, B, C)
11:00 am – 11:05 am
Speaker Introduction
11:05 am – 11:35 am
TBD
Dr. Stephen Safe, Texas A & M University
11:35 am – 11:50 pm
"Dose Dependent Effects of Sertoli Cell Toxicants 2,5-Hexanedione, Carbendazim, and Mono–(2–ethylhexyl) phthalate in Adult Rat Testis"
Dr. Jeffery S. Moffit, Brown University
11:50 am – 12:05 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Pregnane X receptor protects HepG2 cells from BaP–induced DNA damage"
Christine Naspinski, Texas A & M University
12:05 pm – 12:20 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Comparative chronic liver toxicity of benzo[a]pyrene in two populations of Fundulus"
Lauren P. Battle, Duke University
Concurrent Lunches
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (Parterre Garden)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Graduate Student Lunch with Director’s (Salon D)
Breakout meetings begin. For science sessions, please meet in Grande Ballroom: Salon A, B, C
Science Session 1: Exposure Biology and Susceptibility
Chair: Dr. Martyn Smith, University of California, Berkeley
1:45 pm – 1:50 pm
Speaker Introduction
1:50 pm – 2:20 pm
TBD
Dr. Ron Evans, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2:20 pm – 2:35 pm
TBD
Dr. Chris Vulpe, University of California, Berkeley
2:35 pm – 2:50 pm
"To Understand the Molecular Mechanism of Arsenic and Cadmium Toxicity in Schizosacchromyces Pombe"
Dr. Ajay A. Vashisht, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
2:50 pm – 3:05 pm
"Modulation of the B-Cell Immunologic Program by Superfund Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons"
Dr. Chris A. Learn, Michigan State University
3:05 pm – 3:30 pm
Break (Ballroom Foyer)
Science Session 2: Exposure and Modeling
Chair: Dr. Alan Buckpitt, University of California, Davis
3:30 pm – 3:35 pm
Speaker Introduction
3:35 pm – 4:05 pm
"Reprogramming of Histone Marks by Chromium-BaP Interactions"
Alvaro Puga, University of Cincinnati
4:05 pm – 4:20 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Arsenic Disrupts Thyroid Hormone-Induced Gene Transcription in GH3 Cells and Amphibian Tail Metamorphosis"
Athena P. Nomikos, Dartmouth Medical School
4:20 pm – 4:35 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Biomonitoring Methods for the Antimicrobial Agent Triclocarban: Instrumental Analysis and Immunoassay Development"
Hsing-Ju Tsai, University of California, Davis
4:35 pm – 4:50 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Determinants of Arsenic Metabolism: Blood Arsenic Metabolites, Plasma Folate, Cobalamin and Homocystenine Concentrations in Maternal-Newborn Pairs"
Marni Hall, Columbia University
Poster Room Open | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | (Scripps Ballroom and Salon E)
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast (Ballroom Foyer)
Breakout meetings continue. For science sessions, please meet in Grande Ballroom: Salon A, B, C
Science Session 3: Oxidative Stress
Chair: Dr. Michael Karin, University of California, San Diego
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Speaker Introduction
9:05 am – 9:35 am
"Endosomal NADPH Oxidase Activation Facilitates Redox-dependent Responses to Diverse Environmental Stimuli"
John F. Engelhardt, University of Iowa
9:35 am – 9:50 am
"Cell-Type Specific and Differential Regulation of TNF-α and IL-1β–induced Activation of IKK by Reactive Oxygen Intermediates"
Ebrahim Zandi, University of Southern California
9:50 am – 10:05 am
Graduate Student Presentation: "Blimp-1 and Pax5 are Involved in the Suppression of B Cell Differentiation by TCDD"
Dina Shnaider, Michigan State University
10:05 am – 10:20 am
"Polychlorinated Biphenyls Induce Oxidative Stress and Perturb Proliferation in Human Normal Breast Epithelial Cells"
Dr. Venkatasubbaiah A. Venkatesha, University of Iowa
10:20 am – 10:45 am
Break (Ballroom Foyer)
Science Session 4: Remediation and Sensing
Chairs: Dr. Julian Schroeder, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
10:45 am – 10:50 am
Speaker Introduction
10:50 am – 11:20 am
"Phytostabilization of Mine Tailings in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments"
Dr. Raina M. Maier, University of Arizona
11:20 am – 11:35 am
"Luciferase-Based Genetic Screening of Cadmium Sensing Response Mutants"
Dongyul Sung, University of California, San Diego
11:35 am – 11:50 am
Graduate Student Presentation: "Evaluation of Potential Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria and Their Use to Enhance Atriplex Lentiformis Growth in Acidic Mine Tailings"
Christopher J. Grandlic, University of Arizona
11:50 am – 12:05 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Effect of Incubation Conditions on the Enrichment of Pyrene-Degrading Bacteria Identified by Stable Isotope Probing in an Aged PAH-Contaminated Soil"
Maiysha D. Jones, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
12:05 pm – 12:20 pm
Graduate Student Presentation: "Polychlorinated Biphenyls Induce Oxidative Stress and Perturb Proliferation in Human Normal Breast Epithelial Cells"
Patrick K. H. Lee, University of California, Berkeley
Lunch and Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award Presentation
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (Parterre Garden)
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award Presentation (Remain in Parterre Garden)
Opening Statement: Dr. William Suk, Director, Superfund Basic Research Program
1:45 p m – 2:00 pm
Wetterhahn Scientific Presentation TBD
Plenary Session Please meet in Grande Ballroom: Salon A, B, C
Plenary Session 3: As, Bad as it Gets
Chair: Mr. Larry Reed, MDB, Inc.
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
"Arsenic’s Diverse Impacts on Human Health"
Dr. Joseph Graziano, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
"Arsenic’s Unique Geophysical Properties - and Their Impacts"
Dr. Benjamin Bostick, Dartmouth College
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
"Arsenic-Bearing Solid Residuals - an Opportunity to Prevent Impacts"
Dr. Wendell Ela, University of Arizona
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Panel Discussion
3:15 pm – 3:25 pm
Break (Ballroom Foyer)
Plenary Session 4: From Lab Bench to Product
Chair: Ms. Beth Anderson, NIEHS
3:25 pm – 3:45 pm
"Application of Magnetic and Luminescent Nanoscale Materials to Environmental Biosensors"
Dr. Ian Kennedy, University of California, Davis
3:45 pm – 4:25 pm
"Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers"
Panelists: Dr. Dan Chang, University of California, Davis
Dr. David Ozonoff, Boston University
Dr. Fred Pfaender, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
4:25 pm – 4:30 pm
Closing Address
Dr. Robert Tukey, University of California, San Diego
6:00 pm
Transportation: Vans depart Hilton Torrey Pines Hotel
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