Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society
48th Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina
September 9-13, 2017 - Raleigh Convention Center
Environmental Health Sciences Bridging the Gap between
Exposure, Mechanism and Public Health
Welcome
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Agenda Overview
Environmental Health Sciences Bridging the Gap between Exposure, Mechanism and Public Health
EMGS President: Thomas E. Wilson
Program Chair: Robert W. Sobol
New Investigator Co-Chair: Natalie Gassman
Friday, September 8, 2017
3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Registration Open
3:00 PM-6:00 PM
Speaker Ready Room Open
6:00 PM-8:30 PM
Executive Board Meeting
Saturday, September 9, 2017
7:30 AM–9:30 AM
2018 Program Committee First Meeting
9:45 AM–11:45 AM
Council Meeting 1
11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Registration Open
11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Speaker Ready Room Open
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Workshop 1:
Entrepreneurship, Economic Initiatives, and Bioscience Incubators
Entrepreneurship, Economic Initiatives, and Bioscience Incubators
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Workshop 2:
Alternative Models for (epi)Genotoxicity Testing
Alternative Models for (epi)Genotoxicity Testing
12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Workshop 3: Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Mass Spectrometry in Assessing Chemical Exposures and Human Health
Mass Spectrometry in Assessing Chemical Exposures and Human Health
3:15 PM–4:15 PM
EMGS Forum
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
President’s Welcome Reception
Student/New Investigator Poster Session
Student/New Investigator Poster Session
6:30 PM–7:30 PM
Keynote Speaker 1: Dr. Angelika Amon
Aneuploidy and Cancer – a Complicated Relationship
Aneuploidy and Cancer – a Complicated Relationship
Sunday, September 10, 2017
7:00 AM–6:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM–6:00 PM
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:00 AM–8:15 AM
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings:
Applied Genetic Toxicology SIG
Heritable Mutation and Disease SIG
Molecular Epidemiology SIG
Applied Genetic Toxicology SIG
Heritable Mutation and Disease SIG
Molecular Epidemiology SIG
8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Keynote Speaker 2: Dr. Sam Wilson
Ins and Outs of Base Excision Repair
Ins and Outs of Base Excision Repair
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 1:
Molecular Insight during DNA Damage Processing
Molecular Insight during DNA Damage Processing
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 2:
New Approaches and Considerations for Assessing Chemical Safety in a Computational and a High-Throughput in Vitro Toxicology World
New Approaches and Considerations for Assessing Chemical Safety in a Computational and a High-Throughput in Vitro Toxicology World
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 3:
The Unique Vulnerability of the Germline Epigenome: Towards Evidence of Transgenerational Inheritance?
The Unique Vulnerability of the Germline Epigenome: Towards Evidence of Transgenerational Inheritance?
10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Poster Hall Open
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Lunch on Your Own
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Student and New Investigator Luncheon
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis Editorial Board Meeting
1:45 PM–4:00 PM
Symposium 4:
Linking DNA Adducts with Mutational Signatures
Linking DNA Adducts with Mutational Signatures
1:45 PM–4:00 PM
Symposium 5:
Novel Genomic Editing: CRISPR-Cas9 Application in Toxicology and Mechanistic Discovery
Novel Genomic Editing: CRISPR-Cas9 Application in Toxicology and Mechanistic Discovery
1:45 PM–4:00 PM
Symposium 6:
Whole Exome Sequencing in Clinical and Environmental Disease
Whole Exome Sequencing in Clinical and Environmental Disease
4:00 PM–4:30 PM
Flash Talks Session 1
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Poster Session 1
6:30 PM–10:00 PM
GEMS event at Crank Arm Brewing
Monday, September 11, 2017
7:00 AM–5:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM–5:00 PM
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:00 AM–8:30 AM
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings:
DNA Repair & Mutagenic Mechanisms SIG
Environmental Genetic Toxicology SIG & Risk Assessment SIG
New Technologies SIG
DNA Repair & Mutagenic Mechanisms SIG
Environmental Genetic Toxicology SIG & Risk Assessment SIG
New Technologies SIG
8:00 AM–7:00 PM
Poster Hall Open
8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Keynote Speaker 3: Dr. Roger Greenberg
Alternative Recombination Mechanisms Control ALTernative Telomere Length Maintenance
Alternative Recombination Mechanisms Control ALTernative Telomere Length Maintenance
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 7:
Cross Talk between Telomere Biology and DNA Repair: from Molecules to Humans
Cross Talk between Telomere Biology and DNA Repair: from Molecules to Humans
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 8:
Mosaic Mutations in Humans and Risk for Disease
Mosaic Mutations in Humans and Risk for Disease
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 9:
Integrated Genotoxicity Testing Strategies: Practical Application of Toxicogenomics
Integrated Genotoxicity Testing Strategies: Practical Application of Toxicogenomics
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Lunch on Your Own
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Women in the EMGS Luncheon
1:45 PM–3:30 PM
Platform Session 1:
Effects of Environmental Exposures on Mitochondria
1:45 PM–3:30 PM
Platform Session 2:
Epigenetics and DNA Repair Dynamics
1:45 PM–3:30 PM
Platform Session 3:
Advances in Metabolic Activation for Genetic Toxicity Testing
3:30 PM–4:30 PM
2017 Young Scientist Award Winner Plenary Lecture
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Poster Session 2
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
7:00 AM–4:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM–4:00 PM
Speaker Ready Room Open
7:00 AM–8:30 AM
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings:
Epigenetics SIG
Transgenic and In Vivo Mutagenesis SIG
Epigenetics SIG
Transgenic and In Vivo Mutagenesis SIG
8:00 AM–10:00 AM
Poster Hall Open
8:30 AM–9:30 AM
Keynote Speaker 4: Dr. Mark Zylka
Characterizing Genetic and Environmental Risks for Autism
Characterizing Genetic and Environmental Risks for Autism
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 10:
The Genetic and Environmental Factors Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Genetic and Environmental Factors Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 11:
Environmental Epidemiology: the Influence of Early Life Exposures on the Epigenome
Environmental Epidemiology: the Influence of Early Life Exposures on the Epigenome
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 12:
Microcephaly: Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Human Developmental Neuropathy
Microcephaly: Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Human Developmental Neuropathy
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Lunch on Your Own
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
Committee Meetings:
SIG Leaders Committee
EMGS Endowment Fund Board
Finance and Resource Committee
Awards Committee
SIG Leaders Committee
EMGS Endowment Fund Board
Finance and Resource Committee
Awards Committee
1:45 PM–3:30 PM
Platform Session 4:
DNA Repair
1:45 PM–3:30 PM
Platform Session 5:
Emerging Technologies for Assessing Genetic Damage
1:45 PM–3:30 PM
Platform Session 6:
Dietary Exposures and Genotoxicity
3:30 PM–4:30 PM
Plenary Lecture-Hollaender Award Winner: Radim J. Sram
Air Pollution and Molecular Biomarkers Associated with Children’s Health
Air Pollution and Molecular Biomarkers Associated with Children’s Health
4:30 PM–5:45 PM
EMGS Business Meeting
5:45 PM–6:45 PM
Committee Meetings:
Education, Student & NI Affairs Committee
Public Relations and Communications Committee
Publication Policy Committee
Education, Student & NI Affairs Committee
Public Relations and Communications Committee
Publication Policy Committee
7:00 PM–11:00 PM
EMGS Banquet
Sponsored by MilliporeSigma BioReliance(R) Services
Sponsored by MilliporeSigma BioReliance(R) Services
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
7:30 AM–11:30 AM
Registration Open
7:30 AM–11:30 AM
Speaker Ready Room Open
8:30 AM–9:30 AM
EMGS Award Lecture: Peter McKinnon
Genome Stability and Brain Health
Genome Stability and Brain Health
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 13:
Biological Implications of Covalent Modifications to DNA and RNA
Biological Implications of Covalent Modifications to DNA and RNA
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 14:
What is in the Water, and is it Safe?
What is in the Water, and is it Safe?
10:00 AM–12:15 PM
Symposium 15:
Toxicity and Occupational Disease Caused by Inhalation Exposure to Food Flavorings
Toxicity and Occupational Disease Caused by Inhalation Exposure to Food Flavorings
12:15 PM–1:45 PM
2018 Program Committee Meeting
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Council Meeting 2