International Neurotoxicology Association (INA-18) Meeting in Durham, NC, USA
Schedule May 21 – May 25, 2023
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Sunday, May 21
8:30 – 8:45 AM: Welcoming Remarks
8:45 – 10:45 AM: “Selective dopaminergic neurotoxicity modulated by inherent cell-type specific neurobiology”
Co-Chairs: Jason Cannon (Purdue University) and Jonathan Doorn (University of Iowa)
4 speakers
10:45 – 11:00 AM: Morning Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: “Applicability of Ultrasonic Communications in Rodents to the Studies of Developmental Neurotoxicology”
Chair: Wada Hiromi (Hokkaido University, Japan)
2 speakers
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 – 3:30 PM: “The Landscape for Regulatory Neurotoxicity in the Future”
Co-Chairs: Tim Shafer (US EPA) and Laura Carlson (US EPA)
5 speakers
3:30 – 3:45 PM: Afternoon Break
3:45 – 5:15 PM: David Ray Trainee Talks
3 Speakers
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Dinner and Hoosima Lecture: Gary Miller (Columbia University)
“Dopamine in Durham: location, location, location”
Monday, May 22
8:30 – 10:30 AM: “Bridging Across Experimental Model Systems to Advance Neurotoxicology Screening with Meaning Well into the 21st Century”
Co-Chairs: Edward D. Levin (Duke University) and Remco Westerink (Utrecht University)
4 speakers
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Morning Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: “Peripheral Neurotoxicity”
Chair: Christoph van Thriel (Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors)
3 speakers
12:15 – 1:15 PM: Lunch
1:15 – 3:15 PM: “Mapping Effects of Early Life Exposure In Vitro”
Co-Chairs: Ellen Hessell (RIVM, the Netherlands) and Anke Tukker (Purdue University)
4 speakers
3:15 – 3:30 PM: Afternoon Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM: Open Platform Talks
3 Speakers
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Poster Session and Buffet Dinner
Tuesday, May 23
8:30 – 10:30 AM: “Neurological Effects of SARS-CoV-2”
Chair: Helena Hogberg (Johns Hopkins University)
4 speakers
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Morning Break
10:45 – 11:45 AM: Pioneer in Neurotoxicology: Theodore Slotkin (Duke University)
“Organophosphate insecticides in retrospect: Lessons learned when a “safe” pesticide isn’t safe”
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Open Platform Talks
2 Speakers
12:45 – 1:45 PM: Lunch
2:00-5:30 PM: Networking Activities
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6:00 – 7:00 PM: Soccer Match
7:00 – 9:00 PM: Carolina Barbeque and Bluegrass
9:00 PM – ?? : Social Activities and Networking
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Wednesday, May 24
8:30 – 11:00 AM: “Linking Endocrine Signaling to Developmental Neurotoxicity (DNT) to Establish Novel Methods for Endocrine Disruption-induced DNT – Results from the ENDpoiNTs Project”
Chair: Joëlle Rüegg (Uppsala University, Sweden)
5 speakers
11:00 – 11:15 AM: Morning Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: Open Platform Talks
2 Speakers
12:15 – 1:15 PM: Lunch
1:15 – 3:15 PM: “Acrylamide as a Neurodevelopmental Toxicant – Linking Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms to Human Behavioral Dysfunction”
Co-Chairs: Oddvar Myhre (Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway) and Ylva Johansson (Stockholm University, Sweden)
4 speakers
3:15 – 3:30 PM: Afternoon Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM: “New Insights on the Role of Manganese in Neurodegeneration”
Co-Chairs: Aaron Bowman (Purdue University) and Marcia Ratner (Boston University)
3 speakers
5:00 – 6:30 PM: INA Business Meeting and Awards
6:30 PM: Dinner on your own
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Thursday, May 25
8:30 – 10:30 AM: “Evaluating new approach methodologies for developmental neurotoxicity: computational models to mechanisms of toxicity”
Co-Chairs: Kelly Carstens (US EPA) and Megan Culbreth (PETA Science Consortium International)
4 speakers
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Morning Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM: “Translational Neurotoxicology from In silico/In vitro/In vivo Models to Lead Compounds in Chemical Threats Research”
Chair: David Jett, NIH
3 speakers
12:15 – 12:30 PM: Closing Remarks