Thursday, January 4, 1:00- 2:00 PM
Introduction/Organization/Scope (Collaborative Learning)
Monday, January 8, 1:00 PM
1. Environmental Signaling and Epigenetics (Endocrine Disruption as Case study)
2. Birth Defects/Teratology/And Developmental Origins of Adult Disease
Monday, January 15, No Class (MLK holiday)
Monday, January 22, 1:00 PM
Physiological Signaling and Environment (Sarah Lindsey, TUSOM)
Systems Theory/Systems Thinking (Open/Closed); Signaling and Gene Networks
Monday, January 29, 1:00 PM
Dose Response and Mechanism of Chemical Actions (Charles Miller, TUSPHTM)
Metals (Sources/Consequences/Mechanisms)
Cincinnati Studies on the Life-long Neurotoxic Effect of Lead Movie
(PBS Nova)
Monday, February 5, No Class (Exams during the afternoon)
Monday, February 12, No Class (Lundi Gras Holiday)
Monday, February 19, 1:00 PM
Metals and Halogens in water (Sources/Consequences/Mechanisms) (Adrienne Katner, LSUSPH)
Monday, February 26, 1:00 PM
Structure Activity Relationships in Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Signals (Thomas Wiese, XU)
Monday, March 5, No Class (Med Pharm NBME Shelf Exam)
Monday, March 12, 1:00 PM
DNA repair and mutagenesis (Zachary Pursell, TUSOM)
Environment and Microbiome
Monday, March 19, 1:00 PM
Environmental and Occupational Medicine (Joseph Lasky, TUSOM)
Pharmaceuticals and Pesticides in Water/Drug resistant bacteria/ Dietary Supplements
Monday, March 26, No Class (Cell Control Class Exam)
Monday, April 2, 1:00 PM
Global Change and Ecosystem Health (Thomas W. Sherry, TU Ecology & Evolutionary Biology)
Monday, April 9, 1:00 PM
Social Determinants of Disease
Trauma, other Environmental Signals, and the epigenome (Christopher W. Jones, TU Brain Institute)
Lead mapping results with students/Environment and Health Brainstorming Plans
Monday, April 16, 1:00 PM
Global Change and Human Health (Class facilitated brainstorming)
Elevator talks by each student (Class)
Tuesday, April 17, 9:45 AM
Summary – Environmental Signaling and Health – Continue Elevator talks by each student (Class)