This seminar series will focus on recent significant findings in the field of developmental and reproductive toxicology. Specific topics will include the effects of chemicals on development and function of the ovary, testes, thyroid, nervous system, and breast.
Jodi Anne Flaws, Ph.D., a faculty member in Veterinary Biosciences at the University of Illinois, will oversee this semester’s seminar series. [Click here for schedule in PDF]
| Fall 2007 Presentation Schedule |
DATE |
PRESENTOR |
TITLE |
| |
Jodi Flaws & Bettina Francis
University of Illinois
|
Introductions to the seminar theme: Reproductive Toxicology |
AUG 31 |
Invited Researcher Abbott Laboratories |
TBD |
SEP 7 |
Rex Hess
University of Illinois |
The future of interdisciplinary toxicology research: animals, chemicals and cells |
SEP 14 |
Mary Faith Marshall
University of Minnesota |
Ethical Issues Related to the Participation of Human Subjects in Clinical Research Trials |
SEP 21 |
Benita Katzenellenbogen
University of Illinois
|
TBD |
SEP 27 |
Thomas Zoeller
University of Massachussetts Amherst |
|
OCT 5 |
Kevin Gaido
CIIT Centers for Health Res
|
TBD |
OCT 12 |
Melissa Pepling
University of Syracuse |
TBD |
OCT 19 |
Robert Koos
University of Maryland |
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1: A Newly Recognized Mediator of Estrogen Action in the Uterine Endometrium |
OCT 26 |
Cheryl Walker
MD Anderson |
TBD |
NOV 2 |
Mehmet Uzumcu
Rutgers University |
Developmental exposure to environmental endocrine disruptor methoxychlor: Consequences on the ovary and female fertility |
NOV 9 |
Patricia Hoyer
University of Arizona |
Mechanistic insight into 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide-induced ovarian follicle loss |
NOV 16 |
Sandra Peterson
Univ. of Massachussetts |
Multi-Tasking Neurons that Regulate Ovuation: Targets of Endocrine Disruptors? |
NOV 30 |
Patricia Hunt
Washington State University |
The egg and the environment: new concerns about human pregnancy failure |
DEC 7 |
Duncan Ferguson
University of Illinois |
Thyroid Disruptors and Neurodevelopment: Reduced Compensatory Reserve and Increased Sensitivity of the Fetus and Neonate to Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency |
