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September 11-12, 2024

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Agenda

OPEN SESSION – September 11, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. EDT
ScheduledEventSpeakerSupporting Documents
9:00 a.m.BEGIN OPEN SESSION  
 I. Call to Order and Opening RemarksDr. Rick Woychik, NIEHS 
 II. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of InterestDr. David Balshaw, NIEHS/DERT 
 III. Consideration of June 2024 MinutesDr. David Balshaw, NIEHS/DERTJune 2024 Minutes (215KB)
9:15 a.m.IV. NIH Director’s PresentationDr. Monica Bertagnolli, NIH 
10:00 a.m.V. NHGRI Director PresentationDr. Eric Green, NHGRI
11:15 a.m.VI. Break  
11:30 a.m.VII. Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Myositis Phenotypes Across the Life SpanDr. Lisa Rider, NIEHS Division of Intramural ResearchGenetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Myositis Phenotypes Across the Life Span (4MB)
12:15 p.m.VIII. Lunch  
1:00 p.m.IX. Overview of NIEHS Extramural Research Efforts in GxEDr. Kimberly McAllister, NIEHS/DERTOverview of NIEHS Extramural Research Efforts in GxE (2MB)
1:20 p.m.X. Genetic and Environmental Factors in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Consortia: Opportunities and ChallengesDr. Peter Kraft, NIH/National Cancer Institute (NCI)Genetic and Environmental Factors in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Consortia: Opportunities and Challenges (3MB)
2:05 p.m.XI. Environmental and Social Risk Factors in Sickle Cell Disease and NASEM Report on Use of Population Descriptors in Genomics ResearchDr. Charmaine Royal, Duke UniversityEnvironmental and Social Risk Factors in Sickle Cell Disease and NASEM Report on Use of Population Descriptors in Genomics Research (4MB)
2:50 p.m.XII. Statistical Approaches to Integrate ‘E’ with Genetics, Functional, and Multi-omic DataDr. David Conti, University of Southern California (USC)
3:35 p.m.XIII. How Can We Best Learn What Disease Biology Is Driven by Environment and GXE?Dr. Nancy Cox, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)How do we learn what disease biology is driven by environment and GxE? (782KB)
4:20 p.m.XIV. Council Discussion  
5:00 p.m.ADJOURN DAY 1 OF MEETING  
OPEN SESSION– September 12, 2024 – 10:00 a.m., EDT
ScheduledEventSpeakerSupporting Documents
10:00 a.m.BEGIN OPEN SESSION  
 XV. Call to OrderDr. Rick Woychik, NIEHS 
10:05 a.m.XVI. Report of the DERT DirectorDr. David Balshaw, NIEHS/DERTReport of the DERT Director (5MB)
10:45 a.m.XVII. Report of the NIEHS DirectorDr. Rick Woychik, NIEHSReport of the NIEHS Director (9MB)
11:45 a.m.XVIII. Council Discussion  
12:15 p.m.XIX. Lunch  
1:05 p.m.XX. Complement Animal Research In Experimentation (Complement-ARIE) ProgramDr. Daniel Shaughnessy, NIEHS/DERTComplement-ARIE: Complement Animal Research in Experimentation (3MB)
1:25 p.m.XXI. Council Discussion  
1:35 p.m.XXII. Concept: Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (P30s)Dr. Claudia Thompson, NIEHS/DERTConcept: Continuation of the NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (8MB)
2:05 p.m.XXIII. Council Discussion  
2:20 p.m.XXIV. Concept: East Palestine Train DerailmentMs. Toccara Chamberlain, NIEHS/DERTThe East Palestine Train Derailment Health Study (2MB)
2:30 p.m.XXV. Council Discussion  
2:45 p.m.ADJOURN OPEN SESSION  
CLOSED SESSION1 – September 12, 2024 – 3:00 p.m., EDT
ScheduledEventSpeakerSupporting Documents
3:00 p.m.BEGIN CLOSED SESSION  
 XXVI. Review of Confidentiality and Conflict of InterestDr. David Balshaw, NIEHS/DERT 
 XXVII. Consideration of Grant ApplicationsDr. David Balshaw & DERT Staff 
4:30 p.m.ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND MEETING  

1 This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).

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