Sunday, June
18, 2006 |
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Session 1: Scientific Research and Lessons Learned Twenty Years after
Chernobyl
Organizers: Geoffrey Howe, Columbia University, NY, and Ethel Gilbert,
National Cancer Institute, MD
- Thyroid Cancer-Elisabeth Cardis, International Agency for Research
on Cancer, France
- Leukemia-Geoffrey Howe, Columbia University, NY
- Cataract Incidence-Norman Kleiman, Columbia University, NY
- Autoimmune Thyroiditis-Alina Brenner, National Cancer Institute,
MD
- Dosimetry in Chernobyl Studies-Andre Bouville, National Cancer Institute,
MD
- Discussant: Norman Gentner, Past Secretary of UNSCEAR
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6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner served in Crocker Dining Hall |
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Reception |
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Monday, June
19, 2006 |
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast served in Crocker Dining Hall |
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Session 2: Low-dose Studies: Evidence from Exposures below ~100 mSv
Organizers: Amy Kronenberg, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA;
Mary Schubauer-Berigan, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, Washington, DC; and Bob Ullrich, Colorado State University, CO
- Direct Evidence at Doses below ~100 mSv in the Atomic Bomb Survivor
Studies-Dale Preston, Hirosoft, Inc., CA
- Multi-site Case-control Study of Leukemia among Externally Exposed
DOE Workers-Mary Schubauer-Berigan, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, OH
- In Vitro Carcinogen Assays: Suppressive Effects at Low Doses-J. Leslie
Redpath, University of California, Irvine, CA
- H2AX Foci as a Sensitive Indicator of DNA Double-strand Breaks-Peggy
Olive, BC Cancer Research Centre, Canada
- Current Understanding of Bystander Effects at Low Doses—Tom
Hei, Columbia University, NY
- Discussant: Antone Brooks, Washington State University Tri-Cities,
WA
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Served in Crocker Dining Hall |
7:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Session 3: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Outcomes and Radiation
Organizers: Sarah Darby, University of Oxford, UK, and Cecile Ronckers,
National Cancer Institute, MD
- Overview of Studies of Long-term Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular
Effects in Humans-Kiyohiko Mabuchi, National Cancer Institute, MD
- Study of Long-term Cardiovascular Effects in Breast Cancer Patients-Sarah
Darby, University of Oxford, UK
- Studies of Short-term Cardiovascular Effects in Humans-Gabor Gyenes,
University of Alberta, Canada
- Radiation-induced Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Effects in Animal
Studies-Fiona Stewart, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, The Netherlands
- Discussant: Cecile Ronckers, National Cancer Institute, MD
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Tuesday, June
20, 2006 |
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast served in Crocker Dining Hall |
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Session 4: Radiation Studies in Russia and the Former Soviet Union
Organizers: Geoffrey Howe, Columbia University, NY, and Ethel Gilbert,
National Cancer Institute, MD
- Mayak Worker Mortality: Overview and Site-specific Risks-Natalia
Shilnikova, Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Russia
- Mayak Worker Mortality: Risks of Lung, Liver, and Bone Cancer from
Plutonium--Ethel Gilbert, National Cancer Institute, MD
- Kazakhstan Thyroid Study-Charles Land, National Cancer Institute,
MD
- m-FISH Biodosimetry in Plutonium-exposed Workers-Rhona Anderson,
Brunel University, UK
- Discussant: Dale Preston, Hirosoft, Inc., CA
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch served in Crocker Dining Hall |
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POSTER SESSION |
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner served in Fred Farr Forum |
7:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Banquet speaker
Norman Gentner, Past Secretary of UNSCEAR
Presentation on the impact of recent biological and epidemiological research
findings on UNSCEAR's activities. |
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Wednesday,
June 21, 2006 |
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast served in Crocker Dining Hall |
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Session 5: Current Issues in Dosimetry
Organizers: Irene Jones, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA,
and Daniel Stram, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Overview and Innovative Analyses of Bio-dosimetry in the RERF Cohort-Harry
Cullings, RERF, Japan
- Using Molecular Signatures (RNA and Proteins) for Early Radiation
Dosimetry-William F. Blakely, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute,
MD
- Analysis of radiation dose response when detailed location of tumor
and dose by location is known: Application to the WECARE Study of genetic
susceptibility to radiation induced breast cancer-Bryan Langholz, University
of Southern California, CA
- Dosimetry Based on Treatment Plans for Radiotherapy-Carolyn Taylor,
UK
- Incorporation of Dose Uncertainties into Epidemiologic Analyses-Dan
Stram, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Discussant
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12:00 p.m. |
Conference Adjourns |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch served in Crocker Dining Hall |
Program agenda will be updated periodically; please check again. More details
on a final program schedule will be provided by April 2006.