2025 ECHO Schedule

Week One

Wed May 21

6PM

Welcome Dinner
Swope 2^nd Floor: Go through cafeteria line and meet in adjacent Private Dining Room
Introductions, Overview, Goals, Logistics:  Ruderman, Hunt

Reception

Thurs May 22

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: What, where, and how are we exposed? - Vandenberg
Lecture: Endpoints, windows of exposure, susceptible pathways - Vandenberg & Kassotis

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: EDC Mechanisms of Action – Belcher

Evening 7:00
Loeb 263

Lab: Discussion: Models of EDC action, analytical lab, data interpretation – Belcher

Fri May 23

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: EDC study design –Vandenberg
Lecture: Intro to zebrafish – Delaney

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab set up – Nematostella & Zebrafish Lab
MBL Zebrafish Facility Tour

7:00PM
Loeb 263

5-min PowerPoint presentations of participants’ home research projects

Sat May 24

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Sustainable Chemistry & Remediation - Collins
Lecture: Intro into the Unknown - Collins 

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: Zebrafish – Delaney & Kassotis

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Communication:
Developing and refining your speaking style – Hunt

Sun May 25

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Epigenetics – Susiarjo
Lecture: Hazard & Risk – Vandenberg

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: Mouse Hazard Lab – Vandenberg
Lab: Conceptus Collection for Epigenetics - Susiarjo

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Sustainable Chemistry – Collins

Mon May 26

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Mixtures – Kassotis
Lecture: Pathways to Change – Maffini

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: Epigenetics & Morphometrics - Susiarjo

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lecture: PFAS contamination & Wildlife – Belcher

Tues May 27

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Intro to Nematostella - Echeverri
Lecture: Intro to C. elegans – Colaiácovo

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: Nematostella Lab - Echeverri

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Policy Change – Maffini

Week Two

Wed May 28

Free Day

Ferry Excursion to Martha's Vineyard

Thurs May 29

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture:
Repro Effects – Flaws

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: C. elegans lab - Colaiácovo

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Media 101 – Kostant

Fri May 30

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Intro to Epidemiology – Strakovsky
Lecture: Analytical Tools / Biomonitoring - Gerona

Afternoon
Loeb 3535

C. elegans recap – Colaiácovo
Discussion: Interviews with reporters – Kostant

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lanphear

Sat May 31

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Confounders in Epidemiology – Strakovsky
Lecture: Direct/Indirect Nontargeted Analysis – Gerona

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: Dealing with an unknown: Epidemiology & Analysis

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Discussion: Interview recap & Social Media – Kostant, Copeland

Sun June 1

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Manufactured Doubt – Vandenberg
Lecture: Community Engaged Research – von Hippel

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Discussion: Building an EDC Network – Vandenberg, Collins, Hunt

7:00PM
Loeb 263

5 min Revised Presentations

Mon June 2

9:00AM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Safer Chemical Design – Collins, Warner
Lecture: Environmental Obesogens - Ruderman

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lab: The Brain & Behavior – Patisaul         

7:00PM
Loeb 263

Lecture: Environmental Justice – von Hippel

Tues June 3

9:00AM
Loeb 2673

Lecture: Clarity BPA – Vandenberg
Lecture: Microplastics – Warner

Afternoon
Loeb 353

Lecture: Microplastics, continued – Warner
Take Aways & Course de-brief – Ruderman & Hunt

7:00PM

Final Discussion & Special Course Dinner