PBC Focus Meeting: Pandemic Planning and Lessons Learned from COVID-19

3:00 PM

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2 parallel sessions

Conference opens

Welcome address

Introductory comments

Stephania Cormier, Louisiana State University. Chair, Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health

3:05 PM

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Welcome to PBRC

John Kirwan

3:10 PM

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Opening address

US Senator Bill Cassidy: Federal response to COVID

3:40 PM

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Session 1: Pandemic planning: Population screening, testing and vaccination

Chair Peter Sly Trainee: Ulfi Hida Zainita

3:41 PM

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Presentation 1: Saliva as a screening matrix: strengths and weaknesses

Luan Vu, Louisiana State University

4:05 PM

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Presentation 2: Population screening for SARs-CoV-2 in a*

*K-8 charter school to ensure education continuity for dyslexic students Laura Cassidy, Louisiana Key Academy

4:30 PM

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Presentation 3: A moving target: the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on children.

Kirsty Short, The University of Queensland

4:55 PM

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Break

10 min break

5:05 PM

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Session 2: Trainee presentations and poster session (selected from abstracts)

Chair: Brittany Trottier Trainee: Anh. T. P. Hoang

5:06 PM

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Oral Presentation 1: Protecting pregnant women and newborns from the health effects of extreme heat*

*: a content analysis of heat health action plans on maternal and newborn health perspective Yohani Dalugoda, The University of Queensland

5:20 PM

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Oral Presentation 2: Inhalation of particulate matter containing environmentally persistent free radicals*

* induces endothelial dysfunction via AhR activation in the air-blood interface Ankit Aryal, Louisiana State University

5:35 PM

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Oral Presentation 3: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons alter SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis in a mouse model of COVID-19

Shannon Ronca Baylor College of Medicine

5:50 PM

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Oral Presentation 4: A community-engaged study of toxic particulate matter*

* near an open-burn/open-detonation hazardous waste thermal treatment facility Chuqi Guo, North Carolina State University

6:05 PM

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Oral Presentation 5: Environmentally persistent free radicals in household dust: longitudinal and seasonal trends

Dwan Vilcins, The University of Queensland

6:20 PM

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Poster presentations

including finger food and beverages

7:25 PM

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Adjourn

end of day one