DERT Annual Scientific Retreat.4-5 December 2000 Southern Pines, North Carolina Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census. Geography Southern Pines is located at (35.181892, -79.398287)GR1. Objectives The objectives of the second annual DERT DERT Disaster Emergency Response Team DERT Division of Employee Relations and Training (National Institutes of Health) DERT Dryden Emergency Response Team (NASA) Scientific Retreat were to explore research opportunities in both new and existing topics, to consider how emerging technologies can be incorporated into current environmental health science research, and to provide a setting that was conducive to stimulating discussion and interactions among DERT scientific staff, colleagues in academia, and invited speakers. Topics The retreat was developed around three sessions that incorporated scientific presentations and discussions. Sessions were designed to educate participants and encourage their active involvement. * Molecular Epidemiology molecular epidemiology Molecular medicine An evolving field that combines the tools of standard epidemiology–case studies, questionnaires and monitoring of exposure to external factors with the tools of molecular biology–eg, restriction endonucleases, and the Role of Polymorphisms in Populations--Through the Environmental Genome Project genome project 1 The Human Genome Project, see there 2. A general term for a coordinated research initiative for mapping and sequencing the genome of any organism , researchers have identified various classes of genes and have been able to look at the stress response to xenobiotics. This session highlighted the value and challenges of incorporating molecular genetics molecular genetics n. The branch of genetics that deals with hereditary transmission and variation on the molecular level. in population-based studies to better understand gene-environment interactions. * Imaging in Environmental Toxicology--New techniques and technologies are being developed that allow visualization of biological processes at levels ranging from whole animal or organ to subcellular organelles subcellular organelles discrete, functioning structures within cells, e.g. mitochondria, nucleus, Golgi apparatus and lysosomes. . This session focused on exploring the opportunities and realistic expectations for applying state-of-the-art imaging technologies to the field of environmental toxicology. * Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology pathophysiology /patho·phys·i·ol·o·gy/ (-fiz?e-ol´ah-je) the physiology of disordered function. path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy n. 1. : Intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all Toxicity and Fetal Programming--Fetal programming is the concept that conditions present during the perinatal period can alter lifelong biological processes and disease susceptibility. Equally important to alterations in the developmental environment is the critical timing of these changes. For more information, read the entire retreat report at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/profiles/rtrt2000.htm. Invited Speakers David H. Abbott, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin--Madison Peter T. Fox, M.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Clement E. Furlong, Ph.D., University of Washington--Seattle Tomas R. Guilarte, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University Robert Millikan, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Peter W. Nathanielsz, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., Cornell University Kent Pinkerton, Ph.D., University of California, Davis Bruce R. Pitt, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Gail S. Prins, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago |
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