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DS-EHR Symposium Schedule

The schedule is subject to change leading up to April 5.

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8:15am8:55amRegistration/Coffee
8:55am9amWelcoming remarks symposium organizers
9am9:15amOpening Remarks: Rick Woychik
“Planning the Areas of Scientific Focus for NIEHS”
9:15am10amKeynote: Francesca Dominici
“​​Decoding Climate Vulnerability: Harnessing the Power of Data Science and Causal Inference”
10am10:15amBREAK
10:15am12pmSession 1: Population Genomics, GxE
Speakers: Alison M-Reif, Chirag Patel, Rebecca C. Fry
12pm1:30pmLunch and Poster Session
1:30pm3:15pmSession 2: Genomic driven new approach methodologies
Speakers: Josh Robinson, Mike DeVito, Xinxia Peng
3:15pm3:30pmBREAK
3:30pm5:15pmSession 3: EH disparities
Speakers: Max T. Aung, Cavin Ward Caviness, Kelly M. Bakulski
5:15pm6:15pmReception
DS-EHR Symposium schedule. Speaker presentations are listed on their bio block below.

Symposium Speakers

Alison M-Reif

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Presentation: Integrating Exposomics and Genomics in the Personalized Environment and Genes Study 

Chirag Patel

Harvard University

Presentation: A multi-modal future for exposomic research: data, uses cases, benchmarks, and models 

Rebecca C. Fry

University of North Carolina

Presentation: Multi-omic analysis of the placenta identifies predictors of autism later in life. 

Josh Robinson

University of California San Francisco

Presentation: Omic-Driven New Approach Methodologies for Identifying Developmental Hazards, Mechanisms, and Estimating Chemical Risk 

Mike DeVito

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Presentation: The use of short-term in vivo transcriptomic studies to develop toxicity values for data poor PFAS 

Xinxia Peng

NC State University

Presentation: Development of Single Cell Based High-Throughput Immune Repertoire Sequencing Analysis 

Max T. Aung

University of Southern California

Presentation: Advancing translational environmental health research to address PFAS exposures and health effects 

Cavin Ward Caviness

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Presentation: Examining Environmental Health Disparities Using Electronic Health Records and ‘Omics Data 

Kelly M. Bakulski

University of Michigan

Presentation: Investigating chemical exposure contributions to disparities: Opportunities mining publicly available data for action