Week One
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Sun May 21
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Evening 6 PM
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6 PM Welcome dinner
Swope 2nd Floor: Go through cafeteria line and meet in adjacent Private Dining Room
Introductions, Overview, Goals, Logistics: Ruderman, Hunt, Hyman MBL Education Dept
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Mon May 22
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Morning 9:00
Loeb 2nd floor lecture room
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Lecture:
How and why organisms are vulnerable to EDCs - Patisaul
(Endpoints, windows of exposure, susceptible pathways)
Introduction to lab exercises – Hunt. Ruderman
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Afternoon
Loeb 3rd floor
ECHO lab space
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Lab
EDC mechanisms and analytical methods – Patisaul, Belcher, Kassotis
(models of EDC action, analytical lab, data interpretation)
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Evening 7:00
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Lab
Finish in vitro lab --- Patisaul & Belcher
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Tues May 23
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Morning
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Lecture:
The chemical revolution and its consequences – Collins
Hazards and TiPED (how biologists work with chemists) - Vandenberg
EDC study design – Patisaul, Belcher, Vandenberg
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Afternoon
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Lab
Set up for C. elegans lab - Colaiacovo
Data analysis from EDC mechanisms lab – Patisaul, Belcher, Kassotis
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Evening
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5-min PowerPoint presentations of participants’ home research projects
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Weds May 24
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Morning
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Lecture:
EDC mixtures – Kassotis
Using C. elegans to assess EDC germline effects – Colaiacovo
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Afternoon
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Lab
Using C. elegans to assess EDC germline effects – Colaiacovo
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Evening
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Pathways to change: From Science to Policy to Implementation – Maffini
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Thurs May 25
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Morning
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Lecture:
Introduction to Biomonitoring for EDC researchers – Gerona
Introduction to Epidemiology for EDC researchers – Oulhote
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Afternoon
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Lab
Data analysis from C. elegans lab - Colaiacovo
Analyzing epidemiological data – Oulhote
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Evening
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Communications: Developing and refining your speaking style - Hunt
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Fri May 26
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Morning
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Lecture:
Biomonitoring, continued – Gerona
Epidemiology, continued – Oulhote
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Afternoon
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Lab
Biomonitoring lab – Gerona
Nematostella lab set up and axolotl tour - Echeverri
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Evening
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Different disciplines, different languages --- Gerona, Patisaul, Collins, Hunt
Making science clear to other scientists and the public
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Sat May 27
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Morning
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Lecture:
Sustainable chemistry from design to market – Collins
Lessons from wildlife –Belcher
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Afternoon
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Lab
Brain & Behavior – Patisaul
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Evening
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Movie Night: Dark Waters
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Week Two
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Sun May 28
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All Day
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Excursion to Martha’s Vineyard
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Mon May 29
MEMORIAL DAY
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Morning
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Recap and discussion: Dark Waters, The Devil You Know
Animals: from toxicology to endocrinology – Vandenberg, Patisaul, Belcher
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Afternoon
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Lab
Rodent behavior (wrap up) --- Patisaul, Vandenberg
Mouse hazard lab – Vandenberg, Patisaul
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Evening
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The power of networking – All
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Tues May 30
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Morning
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Media Training 101 Handling tough questions from reporters - Kostant
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Afternoon
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Lab
Media Interviews
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Evening
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An evening with some of the heroes
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Weds May 31
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Morning
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Lecture:
Ecological and societal impacts of EDCs - Tyrone Hayes
Nematostella – Echeverri
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Afternoon
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Lab
Nematostella – Echeverri
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Evening
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Discussion:
Hazard and risk - Vandenberg, Patisaul
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Thurs June 1
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Morning
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Lecture:
Epigenetics and transgenerational effects – Susiarjo
DNA & bisulfite conversion from placenta -- Susiarjo
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Afternoon
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Lab
Morphometric analysis of endocrine organs – Vandenberg
(mammary gland, uterus)
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Evening
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Revised participant 5 min PowerPoint research talks
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Fri June 2
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Morning
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Lecture:
Fetal exposure/placental transfer - Vrooman
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Afternoon
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Lab
Placenta lab – Vrooman
PCR on placenta samples - Susiarjo
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Evening
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Discussion
Manufactured doubt – Vandenberg
Regulatory Challenges - Hunt, Vandenberg, Patisaul
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Sat June 3
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Morning
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Lecture:
Environmental Obesogens: Are EDCs making us fatter? – Ruderman
Bridging chemistry and toxicology – Warner
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Afternoon
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Lab
Designing chemicals without endocrine disrupting activities – Warner
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Evening
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Discussion
ECHO COURSE BANQUET
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