November 23, 2009 ◊ 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The Rotunda, 3rd Floor,
Joseph P. Martin Conference Center
Harvard Medical School
EXPOSING CHILDREN TO TOXINS - LIFELONG CONSEQUENCES
James L. Whittenberger (1914 - 2007)
A symposium to honor the contributions of
Professor James L. Whittenberger
to the field of environmental health.
Please join us as we celebrate his remarkable life.
PROGRAM (download a printable copy here)
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1:30 pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
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David J Hunter, Sc.D., Dean for Academic Affairs, HSPH
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Douglas W. Dockery, Sc.D., Chair, Department of Environmental Health, HSPH
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1:40 pm – Exposing Children to Toxins, Lifelong Consequences
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Chenseng (Alex) Lu, PhD
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2:10 pm – Exposing Children to Toxins, Lifelong Consequences
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Emily Oken, MD
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2:40 pm - Break
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3:00 pm – The James L. Whittenberger Lecture
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Introduction: Douglas W. Dockery, Sc.D., Chair, Department of Environmental Health, HSPH
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THE JAMES L. WHITTENBERGER LECTURE
The Unique Vulnerability of the Developing Human Brain
to Toxic Chemicals in the Environment
presented by
Phillip J Landrigan, MD, MSc
Professor and Chairman, Department of Community and
Preventive Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Children's Environmental Health Center Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, New York
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4:00 pm – Reception – The Conference Center, 2nd Floor Lounge