Monday, June 21, 2010 Agenda
The Future of Chemical Toxicity Testing in the United States: Creating a Roadmap to Implement the National Research Council’s Vision and Strategy
National Press Club, Washington DC
Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor
8:00 to 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 to 9:15 am
Greeting and Introductions
Dr. James Yager, senior associate dean for academic affairs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Leslie Carothers, president, Environmental Law Institute
Opening Keynote
Honorable Stephen A. Owens, assistant administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:15 to 10:00 am
Introduction to the NRC Vision
Dr. Daniel Krewski, professor of epidemiology and community medicine, University of Ottawa
Putting the NRC Vision in a Policy Perspective
Dr. Paul Locke, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Introductions: Joyce Tischler, founder and general counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund
10:00 to 10:15 am
Morning Break
10:15 to 11:30 am
Chemical Toxicity Testing Today
What are the Obstacles to and Opportunities for Implementing the NRC Vision? What is the State of the Science and the Research Base? How Can We Fill the Science Gaps?
Dr. Melvin Andersen, scientist, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
Dr. John Groopman, chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Anna M. Baetjer Professor in Environmental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Lauren Zeise, chief of the Reproductive and Cancer Hazard Assessment Branch, California Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Vicki Dellarco, science advisor, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
11:30 am to 12:45 pm
Chemical Toxicity Testing Tomorrow (Part I): Agency Roadmap
How Will (Should) EPA, NIEHS, and Other Federal Actors Drive Implementation of the NRC Vision in the Near Term? What Are the Immediate Priorities for Implementation?
Dr. Christopher Austin, director, National Institutes of Health Chemical Genomics Center
Dr. Steven Bradbury, director, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. David Jacobson-Kram, associate director of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Office of New Drugs, Food and Drug Administration
Moderator: Pamela Frasch, assistant dean and executive director, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
12:45 to 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 to 3:15 pm
Chemical Toxicity Testing Tomorrow (Part II): Stakeholder Roadmap
Some perspectives on the Role that Industry, Researchers, and others Must Play
Julie Hatcher, partner, Latham & Watkins
Kathy Hessler, professor and director, Animal Law Clinic, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
Dr. Michael Holsapple, executive director, ILSI Health and Environmental Sciences Institute
Dr. Robert Landsiedel, senior research manager, BASF Product Safety – Experimental Toxicology and Ecology
Moderator: Pamela Alexander, director, Animal Law Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund
3:15 to 3:30 pm
Afternoon Break
3:30 to 4:45 pm
Chemical Toxicity Testing in the Future
How Can Governance Initiatives (Legislative, Administrative, and in the Courts) Drive Implementation of the NRC Vision? What Are the Long-Term Resource Needs?
Lynn L. Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
E. Donald Elliott, professor (adj), Yale Law School; partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Heather White, chief of staff and general counsel, Environmental Working Group
Moderator: Bruce Myers, senior attorney, Environmental Law Institute
4:45 to 5:00 pm
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Paul Locke, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
5:15 to 6:15 pm
Cocktail Reception
Murrow Room, 13th Floor
National Press Club
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Agenda
Implementing the US NAS Toxicity Testing Report: An EU Perspective on the Way Forward
Kenney Auditorium, Johns Hopkins School of International Studies
Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
8:00 to 9:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 to 9:30 am
Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introduction
Dr. Thomas Hartung, Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair in Evidence-Based Toxicology; director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Role of Academia in Developing In-Vitro Regulatory Testing Strategies
Dr. Marcel Leist, The Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair of in-vitro toxicology and biomedicine, University of Konstanz; director, CAAT-Europe
9:30 to 10:00 am
Twenty-first Century Toxicology in Action: OECD as a Facilitator
Dr. Sylvie Tissot, DVM, head of Expertise and Evaluations in Toxicology (ETSC) unit, French national coordinator for the OECD TGP
Introduction: Alan Goldberg, director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing; professor of toxicology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
10:00 to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 to 11:00 am
The Business Community as an Engine for Change: Role of the Cosmetics Industry in Advancing Testing Strategies
Dr. Horst Wenck, chair, Colipa Strategic Project Team Alternatives to Animal Testing and corporate vice president, research, Beiersdorf, Inc.
Introduction: Joanne Zurlo, associate director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
11:00 to 11:30 am
Design for the Real World: A Vision and a Strategy
Elizabeth Dowdeswell, president, Council of Canadian Academies
Introduction: Dr. Paul Locke, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Towards a Harmonized Vision: The Human Toxicology Project
Dr. Thomas Hartung, Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair in Evidence-Based Toxicology; director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Introduction: Dr. Marcel Leist, The Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair of in-vitro toxicology and biomedicine, University of Konstanz
12:00 to 12:30 pm
FP7: EU-US Opportunities for Collaboration in the European Commission’s Research Program
Dr. Astrid-Christina Koch, senior economist, Delegation of the European Commission
Introduction: Dr. Thomas Hartung, Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair in Evidence-Based Toxicology; director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
12:30 to 12:45 pm
Closing Remarks/Adjourn
Dr. Paul Locke, associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
12:45 to 1:15 pm
Lunch
