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Implications of Nanotechnology for Environmental Health Research
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: IMPLICATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Sponsored by
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
National Academy of Sciences Keck Building
500 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
MAY 27, 2004
Moderator: Paul G. Rogers, J.D., Roundtable Chair
8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Paul G. Rogers, J.D.
Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
8:40 a.m.
Nanotechnology: Issues Involving Environmental Health and Safety
Kenneth Olden, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
9:00 a.m.
What is Nanotechnology?: Overview and Relevance to Environmental Health
Vicki L. Colvin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Rice University
Executive Director, Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
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Implications of Nanotechnology for Environmental Health Research
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: IMPLICATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Sponsored by
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
National Academy of Sciences Keck Building
500 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
MAY 27, 2004
Moderator: Paul G. Rogers, J.D., Roundtable Chair
8:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Paul G. Rogers, J.D.
Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
8:40 a.m.
Nanotechnology: Issues Involving Environmental Health and Safety
Kenneth Olden, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
9:00 a.m.
What is Nanotechnology?: Overview and Relevance to Environmental Health
Vicki L. Colvin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Rice University
Executive Director, Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
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9:25 a.m.
Preparing for Nanotechnology: Health, Policy, and Emerging Issues
David Rejeski, M.P.A., M.E.D., B.F.A.
Director, Foresight and Governance Project, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
9:50 a.m.
Societal Implications of Nanotechnology Products
Douglas Mulhall
Author: Our Molecular Future
10:10 a.m.
General Discussion
10:25 a.m.
Break
The Promise of Nanotechnology
Moderator: Myron Harrison, M.D., M.P.H., Roundtable Member
10:40 a.m.
Nanotechnology and Environment: The New Future in Remediation
Barbara Karn, Ph.D.
National Center for Environmental Research
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
11:00 a.m.
Nanotechnology and Health: A Promise for Better Medicine?
Martin Philbert, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
11:20 a.m.
General Discussion
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
Nanotechnology: A Tale of Precaution?
Moderator: James Melius, M.D., Dr.P.H., Roundtable Member
12:30 p.m.
The Central Nervous System as a Target: The Good and the Bad
Eva Oberdörster, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University
12:50 p.m.
Potential for Bio-Uptake and Bioaccumulation of Nanotechnology Particles
David Warheit, Ph.D.
Toxicologist, Haskell Laboratory, DuPont, Inc.
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1:10 p.m.
Ultrafine Particles and Health Risks
John Froines, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
Director, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Southern California Particle Center and Supersite
1:25 p.m.
Moving Technology Research Forward: Public Perception and Concern
John Balbus, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Environmental Health Program, Environmental Defense
1:45 p.m.
General Discussion
2:05 p.m.
Break
Nanotechnology: Governmental Involvement
Moderator: Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., Roundtable Vice-Chair
2:20 p.m.
Nanotechnology and Strategies to Ensure Occupational Health
Andrew Maynard, Ph.D.
Senior Service Fellow (Acting Team Leader), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2:35 p.m.
Technologies for Improved Risk Stratification and Disease Prevention: Future Direction for NIEHS
William Suk, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Center for Risk and Integrated Sciences
Director, Superfund Basic Research Program
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2:55 p.m.
Approaches from the Canadian Government
Paul Glover, M.B.A.
Director General, Safe Environments Programme, Health Canada
3:15 p.m.
Technology and Regulation: Encouraging Research While Protecting Health and the Environment
Clayton Teague, Ph.D.
Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, National Science Foundation
3:35 p.m.
General Discussion
4:25 p.m.
Adjourn
