Two 2015 SOT Annual Meeting sessions were presented at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting, February 11–15, 2016, in Washington, DC. The title of the abstracts below serves as a link to the individual presentations.
Public Health Epigenomics: Integrating Environment and Human Health
Sessions organizers: Shaun McCullough, US Environmental Protection Agency and Dana Dolinoy, University of Michigan
Speakers: Dana Dolinoy, University of Michigan, Environmental Epigenetics Spanning Animal, Clinical, and Global Population Approaches; Kari Nadeau, Stanford University School of Medicine, Translating Epigenetics to Cellular Function and Health Outcomes; Kazuhiro Ito, Imperial College London, A Vicious Downward Spiral of Air Pollution for Lung Aging and Respiratory Diseases
There is an upcoming SOT Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) conference on this topic, ToxicoEpigenetics: The Interface of Epigenetics and Risk Assessment, November 2–4, 2016, Tysons Corner, Virginia. For additional information, please visit this CCT Conference website.
New and Emerging Tobacco Products: Biomarkers of Exposure and Injury
Session organizer and co-organizer: Daniel Conklin, University of Louisville and Judith Zelikoff, New York University (NYU), respectively and Discussant: Neal Benowitz, University of California, San Francisco
Speakers: Ilona Jaspers, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Pulmonary Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and New Tobacco Products; Judith Zelikoff, NYU, Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Exposure to Emerging Tobacco Products; Daniel Conklin, University of Louisville, Cardiovascular Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Products and Harmful Constituents.