Program

Events planned for the Tamburro Symposium on Environmental Chemicals and Liver Disease
Welcome and Introduction to Environmental Liver Disease
Matt Cave, MD, University of Louisville
Session 1
Mechanisms of Liver injury and Fibrosis
Moderation
Craig McClain, MD, University of Louisville
Bob Roth, PhD, DABT, Michigan State University
Role of Nutrition and the Gut:Liver Axis in Hepatotoxicity
Craig McClain, MD, University of Louisville
Pediatric Steatohepatitis Mechanisms and Environmental Exposures
Miriam Vos, MD, MSPH, Emory University
Mechanisms of Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) and the DILI Network Experience
Raj Vuppalanchi, MD, Indiana University
Role of Inflammation in Hepatotoxicity
Bob Roth, PhD, DABT, Michigan State University
Liver Fibrosis and Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis
Gavin Arteel, PhD, University of Louisville
Break and Poster Session
Session 2
Hepatic Xenobiotic Metabolism
Moderation
Russ Prough, PhD, University of Louisville
Jose Manautou, PhD, University of Connecticut
Phase 1 and Phase 2 Xenobiotic Metabolism
Russ Prough, PhD, University of Louisville
David Hein, PhD, University of Louisville
Hepatic Xenobiotic Transporters
Angela Slitt, PhD, University of Rhode Island
Utilization of System Genomics in the Identification of Genetic Determinants of Adaptation to Chemical Liver Injury
Jose Manautou, PhD, University of Connecticut
Genes and Big Jeans: Synergistic Interaction of Pharmacogenetics and Disease in Adverse Drug Reactions
Nathan Cherrington, PhD, University of Arizona
Lunch Break and Poster Judging Session
Moderation
Swati Joshi-Barve, PhD, University of Louisville
Break-out Lecture
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Surrounding Environmental Health Research
Lauren Heberle, PhD, University of Louisville
Session 3
Halogenated Aliphatics and Metal(oids)
Moderation
Jim Luyendyk, PhD, Michigan State University
Vinyl Chloride and Steatohepatitis
Julianne Beier, PhD, University of Louisville
TRPV4: A Novel Master Regulator of Disease Progression in Bromodichloromethane-Induced Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Saurahb Chatterjee, PhD, University of South Carolina
Role of Arsenic in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Bert Watson, PhD, University of Louisville
Arsenic and the Impact of Mechanisms Coupling Coagulation to Fatty Liver Disease
Jim Luyendyk, PhD, Michigan State University
Cadmium and Steatohepatitis
Dean Jones, PhD, Emory University
Invitation Only
Dinner Reception and Seminar
Hepatotoxicity in NTP Studies
David Malarkey, DVM, PhD, DACVP, NIEHS
Session 4
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Moderation
Matt Cave, MD, University of Louisville
Dioxins and Steatohepatitis
Tim Zacharewski, PhD, Michigan State University
Reprogramming of the Hepatocyte Genome by Benzo[α]pyrene
Ken Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB, University of Arizona
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Steatohepatitis
Matt Cave, MD, University of Louisville
The Hepatic Function of AhR: The Expected and Unexpected
Wen Xie, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Break and Poster Session
Session 5
Chemical Hepatocarcinogenesis
Moderation
Ken Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB, University of Arizona
David Hein, PhD, University of Louisville
Xenobiotics and Liver Cancer
Garry Williams, MD, New York Medical College
Tetyana Kobets, MD, MSPH, New York Medical College, FDA: NCTR
Dietary Modulation of Aflatoxin Carcinogenesis: Functional Importance of Species Differences in Biotransformation
Dave Eaton, PhD, University of Washington
Vinyl Chloride Related Hemangiosarcoma–The Louisville Experience
Matt Cave, MD, University of Louisville
The William Waddell Memorial Seminar–Vinyl Chloride, Liver Cancer, and DNA Adducts
Jim Swenberg, DVM, PhD, University of North Carolina
Lunch and Presentation of Poster Session Awards
Session 6
Alternative Testing Strategies, Systems Biology, and Biomarkers for Liver Disease
Moderation
Jim Klaunig, PhD, Indiana University
v-Liver™ and ToxCast™
Imran Shah, PhD, EPA
Imaging Biomarkers for Liver Disease
Sudhakar Venkatesh, MD, Mayo Clinic
Session 7
Panel Discussion–Integration, Identification of Knowledge Gaps, Future Directions for Research
Moderation
Matt Cave, MD, University of Louisville
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