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CLIMATE AND HEALTH SUMMIT

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE, KY | APRIL 15-17, 2024​

Program

Monday, April 15, 2024, Pendennis Club

TimeSessionTopicModeratorSpeakerAffiliation
9:00am - 9:15amOpening SessionIntroductory RemarksJon Klein
Jeffrey Bumpous		University of Louisville
University of Louisville
9:15am - 9:30amOpening SessionOpening RemarksSanjay SrivastavaUniversity of Louisville
9:30am - 10:15amKeynote Lecture 1NIH Initiatives on Climate Change and HealthAruni Bhatnagar,
Univ. of Louisville		Gwen CollmanNIEHS
10:15am - 10:45amRefreshment Break
10:45am - 11:30amPlenary Lecture 1Environmental Exposures and SleepAruni Bhatnagar,
Univ. of Louisville		Mathias BasnerUniversity of Pennsylvania
11:30am - 12:15pmPlenary Lecture 2Health Risk of Climate Variability Ken Ramos,
Texas A&M		Aruni Bhatnagar University of Louisville
12:15pm - 1:30pmLunch
1:30pm - 3:30pmPanel Discussion 1Climate Change and Extreme Weather PatternsWeihsueh Chiu,
Texas A&M		Peter Ibsen
Jay Turner
Dan Riggs
Weihsueh Chiu		US Geological Survey Washington University
University of Louisville
Texas A&M University
3:30pm - 3:45pmRefreshment Break
3:45pm - 4:30pmPlenary Lecture 3 Climate Change and Cardiovascular DiseaseVasilis Vasiliou,
Yale Univ.		Marianthi KioumourtzoglouColumbia University
4:30pm - 5:15pmKeynote Lecture 2Climate Change, Air Pollution, and CVD RiskRebecca Fry,
Univ. of North Carolina		Sanjay RajagopalanCase Western University

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Pendennis Club

TimeSessionTopicModeratorSpeakerAffiliation
8:00am - 8:50amTraineeEarly-Stage Investigators Networking with an Expert
9:00am - 9:45amPlenary Lecture 4Envirome and HealthTimothy O’Toole,
Univ. of Louisville		Kristie EbiUniversity of Washington
9:45am - 10:30amPlenary Lecture 5Environmental Exposure and Pulmonary Disease Kristie Ebi,
Univ. of Washington		Rebecca FryUniversity of North Carolina
10:30am - 10:45amRefreshment Break
10:45am - 12:15pmPanel Discussion 2Effect of Diet on Environmental Exposure- Associated DiseaseSanjay Rajagopalan,
Case Western Univ.		Craig McClain
Kim Williams
Matt Cave
Dinesh Kalra		University of Louisville
University of Louisville
University of Louisville
University of Louisville
12:15pm - 1:30pmLunch
1:30pm - 2:15pmKeynote Lecture 3Wildfires and Cardiopulmonary RiskAruni Bhatnagar,
Univ. of Louisville		John Balmes UC Berkeley
2:15pm - 3:00pmPlenary Lecture 6Salutary Effects of Urban GreenspacesJay Turner,
Washington Univ.		Peter JamesHarvard University
3:00pm - 3:15pmRefreshment Break
3:15pm - 4:00pmPlenary Lecture 7Remediation Strategies of Environmental Pollutants David Hein,
Univ. of Louisville		John FortnerYale University
4:00pm - 4:30pmPlenary Lecture 8Climate Change and Environmental Justice Ted Smith,
Univ. of Louisville		Natasha DeJarnett White House White House Council on Environmental Quality
5:00pm - 7:30pmCommunity Event and ReceptionLocation:Seelbach Hotel, Grand Ballroom

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Pendennis Club

TimeSessionTopicModeratorSpeakerAffiliation
8:00am - 8:50amTraineeEarly-Stage Investigators Networking with an Expert
9:00am - 9:30amPlenary Lecture 9Gene Environment InteractionsJesus Araujo,
UCLA		Ken RamosTexas A&M University
9:30am - 10:00amPlenary Lecture 10The ClimasomeTimothy Nurkiewicz,
West Virginia Univ.		Vasilis VasiliouYale University
10:00am - 12:00pmPanel Discussion 3Pre-Clinical Models of Climate and HealthSanjay Srivastava,
Univ. of Louisville		Lisa Miller
Timothy Nurkiewicz
Jesus Araujo
Daniel Conklin		UC Davis
West Virginia University
UCLA
Univ. of Louisville
12:00pm - 12:15pmClosing Remarks