DERT science retreat 2005 report.The 2005 NIEHS NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH, DHHS) Division of Extramural extramural /ex·tra·mu·ral/ (-mur´il) situated or occurring outside the wall of an organ or structure. extramural situated or occurring outside the wall of an organ or structure. Research and Training's annual scientific retreat was tided "Practical and Potential Clinical and Public Health Outcomes Derived from Basic Environmental Health Sciences Research." The retreat focused on integrating the science in our extramural research portfolio into the clinical and public health arena. Participants were challenged to think broadly and beyond their basic research foci and specific areas of expertise, identifying means to facilitate integration and interaction with clinicians and public health practitioners. The first session dealt with clinical and public health research and began with an overview of the definitions of terms common to clinical and public health research. Invited speakers described the opportunities and challenges involved with human experimentation Human experimentation involves medical experiments performed on human beings. It is an important part of medical research, and many people volunteer for clinical trials of medical treatments. People also volunteer to be subjects for experiments in basic medical science and biology. in the environmental sciences and the challenges of evaluating public health outcomes derived from basic environmental health science research. The second session examined models of transition from basic to clinical and/or public health research. Speakers focused on three areas in which successful transitions have been achieved: the link between benzene exposure and leukemia; the effects of arsenic exposure on public health in a Bangladesh project studying the effects of drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. contamination and the development of cancer; and the role of allergens on asthma. The third session began with a group discussion on developing a more integrated approach toward science. This was followed by the formation of three breakout groups to discuss areas in which the NIEHS has substantial extramural investments: neurodegeneration, reproduction, and lung and cardiovascular disease' In each discussion, participants attempted to identify, within that area of science, opportunities for integration, means to facilitate the incorporation of integrative opportunities to extramural investigators, and measures of successful integration. The final session consisted of readback presentations from the breakout panel discussions. Themes emerging from this session include the need to analyze the current portfolio to identify interactive, integrative opportunities; and the need to expand our research portfolios and increase awareness and interest in the environmental component of disease. Some specific recommendations indicated that the NIEHS should * establish partnerships with professional societies, provide written commentaries in their scientific journals, and propose and plan special scientific sessions at society annual meetings; * develop the next generation of investigators, perhaps through the development of institutional career awards, the establishment of integrated mentoring for postdocs, and the support of training for clinical fellows in environmental health research; and * consider international research opportunities, as foreign populations exist that are exposed to environmental toxicants. The general perception was that the research community would be receptive to our goal of integrating basic research with clinical and public health outcomes. Invited Speakers and Discussion Leaders Wayne Cascio East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statue and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina Bernard Goldstein University of Pittsburgh Joseph Graziano Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. Steven Kleeberger NIEHS Philip Landrigan Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is a medical school found in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Stephanie London NIEHS Richard Mailman University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Chapel Hill Fernando Martinez University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. Stephen Rappaport University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Martyn Smith University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal David Walmer Duke University Paul Watkins University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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