INA-18 Schedule

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

Recommendations will be provided

 

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