Day

Time / Location

Event

Week One

Sun May 21

Evening 6 PM

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

Mon May 22

Morning 9:00
Loeb 2nd floor lecture room

Lecture:
How and why organisms are vulnerable to EDCs - Patisaul
(Endpoints, windows of exposure, susceptible pathways)
Introduction to lab exercises – Hunt. Ruderman

Afternoon
Loeb 3rd floor
ECHO lab space

Lab
EDC mechanisms and analytical methods – Patisaul, Belcher, Kassotis
(models of EDC action, analytical lab, data interpretation)

Evening 7:00

Lab
Finish in vitro lab --- Patisaul & Belcher

Tues May 23

Morning

Lecture:
The chemical revolution and its consequences – Collins
Hazards and TiPED (how biologists work with chemists) - Vandenberg
EDC study design – Patisaul, Belcher, Vandenberg

Afternoon

Lab
Set up for C. elegans lab - Colaiacovo
Data analysis from EDC mechanisms lab – Patisaul, Belcher, Kassotis

Evening

5-min PowerPoint presentations of participants’ home research projects

Weds May 24

Morning

Lecture:
EDC mixtures – Kassotis
Using C. elegans to assess EDC germline effects – Colaiacovo

Afternoon

Lab
Using C. elegans to assess EDC germline effects – Colaiacovo

Evening

Pathways to change: From Science to Policy to Implementation – Maffini

Thurs May 25

Morning

Lecture:
Introduction to Biomonitoring for EDC researchers – Gerona
Introduction to Epidemiology for EDC researchers – Oulhote

Afternoon

Lab
Data analysis from C. elegans lab - Colaiacovo
Analyzing epidemiological data – Oulhote

Evening

Communications: Developing and refining your speaking style - Hunt

Fri May 26

Morning

Lecture:
Biomonitoring, continued – Gerona
Epidemiology, continued – Oulhote

Afternoon

Lab
Biomonitoring lab – Gerona
Nematostella lab set up and axolotl tour - Echeverri

Evening

Different disciplines, different languages --- Gerona, Patisaul, Collins, Hunt
Making science clear to other scientists and the public

Sat May 27

Morning

Lecture:
Sustainable chemistry from design to market – Collins
Lessons from wildlife –Belcher

Afternoon

Lab
Brain & Behavior – Patisaul

Evening

Movie Night: Dark Waters

Week Two

Sun May 28

All Day

Excursion to Martha’s Vineyard

 
 

Mon May 29

MEMORIAL DAY

Morning

Recap and discussion: Dark Waters, The Devil You Know
Animals: from toxicology to endocrinology – Vandenberg, Patisaul, Belcher

Afternoon

Lab
Rodent behavior (wrap up) --- Patisaul, Vandenberg
Mouse hazard lab – Vandenberg, Patisaul

Evening

The power of networking – All

Tues May 30

Morning

Media Training 101 Handling tough questions from reporters - Kostant

Afternoon

Lab
Media Interviews

Evening

An evening with some of the heroes

Weds May 31

Morning

Lecture:
Ecological and societal impacts of EDCs - Tyrone Hayes
Nematostella – Echeverri

Afternoon

Lab
Nematostella – Echeverri

Evening

Discussion:
Hazard and risk - Vandenberg, Patisaul

Thurs June 1

Morning

Lecture:
Epigenetics and transgenerational effects – Susiarjo
DNA & bisulfite conversion from placenta -- Susiarjo

Afternoon

Lab
Morphometric analysis of endocrine organs – Vandenberg
(mammary gland, uterus)

Evening

Revised participant 5 min PowerPoint research talks

Fri June 2

Morning

Lecture:
Fetal exposure/placental transfer - Vrooman

Afternoon

Lab
Placenta lab – Vrooman
PCR on placenta samples - Susiarjo

Evening

Discussion
Manufactured doubt – Vandenberg
Regulatory Challenges - Hunt, Vandenberg, Patisaul

Sat June 3

Morning

Lecture:
Environmental Obesogens: Are EDCs making us fatter? – Ruderman
Bridging chemistry and toxicology – Warner

Afternoon

Lab
Designing chemicals without endocrine disrupting activities – Warner

Evening

Discussion

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