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The Impact of the Human Genome Project on Public Health and Environmental Protection
[06/18/02]


10 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 4 PM
Central Valley Auditorium
Cal/EPA Headquarters 1001 “I” Street, Sacramento

This free symposium is open to the public.
No registration necessary.
Follow this link to download a copy of this notice as a pdf file.

Of People, Patterns, and Pathology: What Are We Learning From the Human Genome Project?

Dr. Richard M. Myers, Professor and Director
Stanford Human Genome Center
Stanford University

From Gene Discovery to the Treatment and Prevention of Disease (abstract available)

Dr. Paula W. Yoon, Epidemiologist
Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(abstract available/ diagram)

Chipping Away at Risk Assessment: Gene Chips and Computer Chips Changing the Face of Risk Assessment

Dr. Christopher J. Portier, Director
Environmental Toxicology Program
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(abstract available)

Converting Crops Into Biological Factories: The Potential of the Plant Genome Project

Dr. Daphne Preuss, Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Chicago

Roundtable Discussion

Chaired by Winston Hickox, Secretary
California Environmental Protection Agency
Panelists:
Dr. Raymond Neutra, Division Chief, Environmental and Occupational Disease Control, California Department of Health Services
Dr. Hongzhe Li, Professor, University of California, Davis

Sponsored by: The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
Symposium Chair: Dr. Joan Denton, OEHHA Director
For more information contact the organizer: Dr. Brian Endlich, OEHHA Staff Toxicologist
Information: 510-622-3217

 
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