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Implications of Nanotechnology for Environmental Health Research
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