National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences



NIEHS Centers for Nanotechnology Health Implications Research Consortium Meeting

May 6-7, 2015

Dreyfus Auditorium, Haynes Building, Research Triangle Institute, RTP

Draft Agenda

Wednesday, May 6th

8:30 AM Welcome: Terri Lomax, RTI

8:40 AM Opening Remarks: Linda Birnbaum, NIEHS

8:50 AM Goals of the Meeting: Sri Nadadur, NIEHS

9:00 AM NCNHIR Progress Updates

PNNL Center for Nanotoxicology

Project 1: Brian Thrall, PNNL

Project 2: Joel Pounds, PNNL

Project 3: Justin Teeguarden, PNNL

Overview: Brian Thrall, PNNL

Discussion

10:15 AM Break

10:30 AM Respiratory Effects of Silver and Carbon Nanomaterials – USC Center

Project 1: Terry Tetley, Imperial College, London

Project 2: Kian Fan Chung, Imperial College, London

Project 3: Panos Georgopoulos, Rutgers University

Overview- Jim Zhang, Duke University, NC

Discussion

11:45 AM UM Center- Martin Philbert

12:15 PM Lunch (on your own, RTI Cafeteria)

1:15 PM NYU Center- Terry Gordon

1:45 PM Center for Nanobiology and Predictive Toxicology

Project 1: Tian Xia, UCLA

Project 2: Andre Nel, UCLA

Project 3: Donatello Telesca, UCLA

Overview: Andre Nel, UCLA

Discussion

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM UC Davis Center- Kent Pinkerton

3:45 PM Poster Session

5:00PM Adjourn

6:00PM Dinner (on your own) Venue TBD

Thursday, May 7, 2015

8:30 AM: Opening Comments and Update: David Balshaw, NIEHS

8:45 AM Center for Nanotechnology Health Implications Research

Project 1: Jared Brown, ECU, Greenville

Project 2: Susan Sumner, RTI

Project 3: Harvey Clewell, The Hamner Institute, RTP

Overview: Tim Fennell, RTI

Discussion

10:00 AM Linking the physical and chemical characteristics of Qdots to their toxicity

Project 1: Bill Altemeier, U Washington

Project 2: Terry Kavanagh, U Washington

Project 3: Elaine Faustman, U Washington

Overview: Terry Kavanagh, U Washington

Discussion

11:15 PM Break

11:30 AM Round Table Discussion

Moderators: Brian Thrall and Sri Nadadur

NCNHIR Consortium Efforts

Collaborations, publications, challenges

12.30 PM Lunch (on your own, RTI Cafeteria)

1:30 PM Steering Committee Meeting Closed session, (Center Directors, Project Leads, Project Scientists, and External Advisory Committee only)

3:00 PM Concluding Remarks: Gwen Collman, NIEHS

3:30PM Adjourn

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