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Thursday, October 3, 2002 |
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8:00 am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Posters |
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8:30 am |
Welcome
and Introduction
Stuart D. Cook, MD
President, University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey
Harold L. Paz, MD
Dean, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Joseph J. Seneca, PhD
Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey
James E. McGreevey
Governor, State of New Jersey
Kenneth Olden, PhD
Director, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences |
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Introduction to Autism
Moderators: Xue Ming, MD, PhD and Audrey E. Mars, MD
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9:00 am |
General
Introduction to Autism
Rebecca Landa, PhD, CCC-SLP |
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9:30 am |
Parent
Perspective on Children with Autism
Charles T. Gordon, PhD |
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10:00 am |
Coffee
Break/Posters |
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10:15 am |
Epidemiology of Autism and Related Factors
Eric Fombonne, MD |
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10:45 am |
Childhood
Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
Paul J. Lioy, PhD |
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11:15 am |
Panel
Discussion; Question and Answer Session |
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11:30 am |
Lunch/Posters |
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Basic Neurobiology of
Autism
Moderators: Charles N. Cartwright, MD and George C.Wagner,
PhD |
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12:30 pm |
Overview
of Brain Development
Richard S. Nowakowski, PhD |
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1:00 pm |
Neuropathology of Autism
Margaret L. Bauman, MD |
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1:30 pm |
Neural
Imaging and Autism
Eric Courchesne, PhD |
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2:00 pm |
Animal
Models of Autism
David G. Amaral, PhD |
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2:30 pm |
Panel
Discussion; Question and Answer Session |
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2:45 pm |
Refreshment Break/Posters |
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Etiological and
Potential Contributory Factors
Moderator: Michael Gochfeld, MD, PhD |
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3:00 pm |
Material
Viral Infection Leads to Altered Behavior of Adult Offspring
Paul H. Patterson, PhD |
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3:30 pm |
Environmental and
Iatrogenic Factors
Patricia M. Rodier, PhD |
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4:00 pm |
Fetal
Pesticide Exposure and Serotonin System Development
Jean M. Lauder, PhD |
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4:30 pm |
Role of
Host Immune Response in CNS Viral Infection
Glenn F. Rall, PhD |
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5:00 pm |
Panel
Discussion; Question and Answer Session |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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Friday,
October 4, 2002 |
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8:00 am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Posters |
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8:25 am |
Announcements |
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Etiological and
Potential Contributory Factors (continued)
Moderators: Walter M. Zahorodny, PhD and Herbert Lowndes, PhD |
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8:30 am |
Genetic Factors in Autism:
Genes and Environment
Susan E. Folstein, MD |
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9:00 am |
Environmental Neurotoxicants and Brain Development
Emanuel M. DiCicco-Bloom, MD and Kenneth R. Reuhl, PhD |
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9:30 am |
Effects of
Environmental Factors on Intracellular Signaling
Isaac N. Pessah, PhD |
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10:00 am |
Coffee
Break/Posters |
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10:15 am |
Exploring
the Link: Toxicant Exposure / Therapeutic Studies in the Child with
Autism: A Gordian Knot That Must Be Untied
George H. Lambert, MD |
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10:45 am |
Environmental Signals and Brain Plasticity
Michael M. Merzenich, PhD |
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11:15 am |
Panel
Discussion; Question and Answer Session |
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11:45 am |
Awards
Presentation for Outstanding Posters |
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12:00 pm |
Adjourn |
