It is with enthusiasm that we are exploring the potential for a university-wide program in Environmental Toxicants. The format of today\u2019s talks will be 5 -7 -minute presentations by the leadership team of this initiative, each in their area of expertise, with a vision for how to fit within the context of the larger Initiative and what resources\/equipment\/teams are needed. Thank you for joining us today and we welcome your participation and feedback!<\/p>\n
Contacts: David Sherr, Stefano Monti, Robin MacDonald (admin)<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. David L. Coleman, Welcome Dr. Laurence Beck, \u201cDo environmental toxins trigger Dr. Tom Webster, Focus question: Do PFAS cause increased Dr. John Finnerty \/ Dr. Les Kaufman, \u201cCoastal Marine It is with enthusiasm that we are exploring the potential for a university-wide program in Environmental Toxicants. The format of today\u2019s talks will be 5 -7 -minute presentations by the leadership team of this initiative, each in their area of expertise, with a vision for how to fit within the context of the larger Initiative […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13469,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[617,623],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3461"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4107,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461\/revisions\/4107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/evanscenteribr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Initiative leadership team<\/h3>\n
Welcome and Introduction<\/h4>\n
\nDr. Stefano Monti, Introduction to the Environmental
\nToxicants Initiative and to today\u2019s meeting
\nDr. David Sherr, \u201cThe AHR as a Novel Immune Checkpoint
\nRegulator Influenced by Environmental AHR Ligands\u201d<\/p>\nBiomedicine focus<\/h4>\n
\nautoimmunity in membranous nephropathy?\u201d
\nDr. Jennifer Schlezinger, \u201cEnvironmental PPAR Ligands:
\nWhat are they doing to our bone and metabolic health?\u201d<\/p>\nBreak (2:15pm)<\/h4>\n
\nLDL cholesterol in humans and if so, why?
\nDr. Jonathan Levy, \u201cAir pollution exposures and health
\neffects among vulnerable populations\u201d
\nDr. Jessica Fetterman \/ Dr. Naomi Hamburg,
\n\u201cCardiovascular Toxicity of Novel Tobacco Products\u201d<\/p>\nEcology focus<\/h4>\n
\nOrganisms as Useful Indicators and Important Victims of
\nEnvironmental Toxicants\u201d
\nDr. Andrew Wilson, \u201cPatient iPSC-derived lung
\nepithelium to model cigarette smoke-induced lung injury\u201d
\nDr. Pamela Templer, \u201cRole of Trees and Soil Microbes in
\nDecreasing Environmental Toxicants\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"