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Annual Meeting 2014

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

   
7:00 AM–8:00 AM DINE WITH A TERATOLOGY AMBASSADOR – Juniper
(Advance Signup Required)
   
7:00 AM–8:00 AM SCIENCE COMMITTEE MEETING – Evergreen Ballroom G
   
7:00 AM–6:00 PM REGISTRATION – Grand Ballroom Foyer
   

7:00 AM–6:00 PM

SPEAKER READY ROOM OPEN – Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

 

8:00 AM–8:15 AM

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME – Grand Ballroom E

  Elaine Z. Francis, Sandcastle Toxicology Associates

 

 

8:15 AM–9:00 AM

JOSEF WARKANY LECTURE (JOINT WITH NBTS) – Grand Ballroom E

  Teratology v2.0: Building a Path Forward (L1)
  Chairperson: Elaine Z. Francis, Sandcastle Toxicology Associates
  Thomas B. Knudsen, National Center for Computational Toxicology, US EPA

 

 

9:00 AM–12:00 Noon

STUDENT/POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW PLATFORM SESSION 1 – Grand Ballroom E

 

Organized by the Student Affairs Committee
Chairperson: Christina M. Carruthers, Forest Research Institute

   
9:00 AM–9:15 AM   Introduction
    Christina M. Carruthers, Forest Research Institute
     
9:15 AM–9:30 AM 1 Antidepressant Use during Pregnancy and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children above or beyond of Genetic Background
   

Boukhris T1,2, Sheehy O2, Berard A1,2. 1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Research Center, CHU- Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.

     
9:30 AM–9:45 AM 2 The Neurobehavioral Consequences of Chronic Atrazine Exposure during Early Development in Male and Female Sprague-Dawley Rats
   

Walters J, Burroughs R, Hunt S, Harvey E, Baker L. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States.

     
9:45 AM–10:00 AM 3 Medical History Predicts Phenotypic Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder
   

Wenger TL, Parish-Morris J, DePolo L, Yerys BE, Schultz RT. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

     
10:00 AM–10:15 AM 4 Fumonsin B1-Induced NTDs: Is Nuclear Sa1P to Blame?
   

Gardner NM1, Sachs AJ1, Riley RT2, Maddox JR1, Gelineau-van Waes J1. 1Dept. of Pharmacology, Creighton University-School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, United States, 2Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Athens, GA, United States.

     
10:15 AM–10:30 AM 5

Defining a Transcriptomic Signature for Developmental Toxicity Prediction in the Zebrafish Embryo

    Hermsen SAB1,2, Pronk TE1,2, van den Brandhof EJ1, van der Ven LTM1, Piersma AH1,3. 1RIVM, Bilthoven, Netherlands, 2Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, 3Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
     
10:30 AM–10:45 AM   Break
     
10:45 AM–11:00 AM 6 Cellular Stress, Excess Apoptosis, and the Effect of Metformin on a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetic Embryopathy
   

Wu Y, Wang F, Yang P. University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States.

     
11:00 AM–11:15 AM 7 Class-Specific Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors Have Differential Adverse Effects on Chondrogenesis and Early Osteogenesis in Murine Limb Buds In Vitro
    Paradis FH, Hales BF. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
     
11:15 AM–11:30 AM 8 Assessing Early Developmental and Pubertal Effects in CD-1 Mice Following In Utero Exposure to Bisphenol (BP) Analogs
    Robinson D1,2, Fenton S2. 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, 2NTP Laboratory Branch, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States.
     
11:30 AM–11:45 AM 9 Valproic Acid-Induced Alterations in CBP/p300 Regulation in P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells
    Lamparter CL1, Winn LM1,2. 1Queen's University, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Kingston, ON, Canada, 2Queen's University, School of Environmental Studies, Kingston, ON, Canada.
     
11:45 AM–12:00 Noon 10 Comparing PBDE Effects across Human Embryonic and Placental In Vitro Models
    Robinson JF, Larocque N, Kapidzic M, McMaster MT, Fisher SJ. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States.

 

 

12:00 Noon–1:30 PM

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

   

12:00 Noon–1:30 PM

2015 PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING – Laurel

   
12:00 Noon–1:30 PM STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL LUNCH WORKSHOP – Grand Ballroom A
(Advance Registration Required)
  Building a Successful Career in Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology: Part 1 (W1)
  Chairpersons: Christine P. Curran, Northern Kentucky University and Jeffery H. Charlap, WIL Research
   
12:00 Noon–12:15 PM   Introduction
     
12:15 PM–12:35 PM   Writing Well: From Cover Letters to Major Grants
    Christine P. Curran, Northern Kentucky University
     
12:35 PM–12:55 PM   Tips from the Top: Getting Published in High-Impact Journals
    George P. Daston, Birth Defects Research Part B Editor and Michel Vekemans, Birth Defects Research Part A Editor
     
12:55 PM–1:15 PM   Finding the Perfect Match: Building Successful Mentor-Mentee Relationships
    Mary Alice Smith, University of Georgia
     
1:15 PM–1:30 PM   Panel Discussion
   
12:00 Noon–1:30 PM F. CLARKE FRASER AND SERVICE AWARDS COMMITTEE MEETING – Evergreen Ballroom G

 

 

1:30 PM–2:00 PM

F. CLARKE FRASER NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD – Grand Ballroom E

  From Computational Approaches to an Alternative Animal Model and Epidemiology: Building a Fulfilling Research Career (L2)
  Chairperson: Robert G. Ellis-Hutchings, The Dow Chemical Company
  Lecturer: Julia M. Gohlke, University of Alabama, Birmingham
   

2:00 PM–2:30 PM

JAMES G. WILSON PUBLICATION AWARD – Grand Ballroom E

  Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) Treatment Causes an Arrest of Cell Division and Apoptosis in Rat Embryonic Erythroblasts in Whole Embryo Culture
  Chairperson: L. David Wise
  Lecturer: Lorraine Posobiec, GlaxoSmithKline
   

2:30 PM–5:30 PM

ILSI HESI SYMPOSIUM – Grand Ballroom E

  Cross-Industry Data Survey of the Value of Rabbit Developmental
Toxicity Data in the Risk Assessment for Pharmaceutics
  Chairpersons: Alan M. Hoberman, Charles River; Aldert H. Piersma, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); and Jane Stewart, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
   
2:30 PM–3:00 PM S1 ICH Workshop Origins of the Survey
    Jane Stewart, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
     
3:00 PM–3:30 PM S2 An Analysis of Rat and Rabbit Developmental Toxicity Studies for Pharmaceuticals: The Scientific Background
    Aldert H. Piersma, National Institute for Public Health (RIVM)
     
3:30 PM–3:45 PM   Break
     
3:45 PM–4:15 PM S3 A Comprehensive Data Survey of the Relative Value of Rat Versus Rabbit Developmental Toxicity Data in the Risk Assessment for Pharmaceuticals: Presentation of Results
    Peter Theunissen, National Institute for Public Health (RIVM) and University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and Aldert H. Piersma, National Institute for Public Health (RIVM)
     
4:15 PM–4:45 PM S4 Industry Perspective: What Are the Implications to Industry of Changing the Default Paradigm of Two-Species Developmental Toxicity Testing?
    Alan M. Hoberman, Charles River Laboratories, Preclinical Services
     
4:45 PM–5:15 PM S5 Regulatory Perspective: How Might the Risk Assessment of Novel Drugs and Regulatory Decisions Profit from the Results of This Survey?
    Sonja Beken, Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products, Belgium
     
5:15 PM–5:30 PM   Discussion
   
2:30 PM–5:30 PM TS/NBTS JOINT SYMPOSIUM – Grand Ballroom I
  National Children’s Study
  Chairperson: Elaine M. Faustman, University of Washington and Richard K. Miller, University of Rochester
   
2:30 PM–2:55 PM S6 An Integrated Framework for Linking Exposure and Phenotypic Data in the National Children’s Study
    Steven Hirschfeld, National Children's Study
     
2:55 PM–3:20 PM S7 Streamlining the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder for the National Children's Study
    Wendy Stone, University of Washington
     
3:20 PM–3:45 PM S8 Results of Whole-Genome Analysis from National Children’s Study (NCS)
    Elaine M. Faustman, University of Washington
     
3:45 PM–4:00 PM   Break
     
4:00 PM–4:25 PM S9 Novel Insights on the Molecular Targets of Environmental Exposures during Pregnancy Using Placental Multi’omics Data Integration in the National Children’s Study (NCS)
    Kjersti M. Aagaard, Baylor College of Medicine
     
4:25 PM–4:50 PM S10 Environmental Exposures during Pregnancy: US National Children's Study Formative Research Investigation
    Richard K. Miller, University of Rochester
     
4:50 PM–5:15 PM S11 Integration of Biological Cortisol Concentrations and Stress Questionnaires As a Marker of Maternal Stress
    Shirley A. Beresford and Marissa N. Smith, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington
     
5:15 PM–5:30 PM   Discussion
   

5:30 PM–7:30 PM

TS/NBTS JOINT WELCOME RECEPTION, SILENT AUCTION, AND EXHIBITS OPEN – Evergreen Ballroom

   
7:30 PM–8:30 PM MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING – Evergreen Ballroom G
   

 

 

 




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