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PROGRAM 42 | Page FOURTHEENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH Sunday, September 10, 2017 12:30 4:30 PM Pre-Symposium Workshop on the NIH-National Library of Medicine Web Resources for Environmental Health Research Facilitated by Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education JSU JAP Science Building Room 118 5:00 PM Registration Meet & Greet Marriott Hotel Downtown Jackson, MS Monday, September 11, 2017 Marriot Hotel, Jackson, MS 7:30 AM 8:45 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast Mezzanine 8:45 AM 9:30 AM WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS (Dr. Paul Tchounwou – Symposium Chair) Windsor I Dr. William B. Bynum Jr. President Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA Dr. Glenn F. Boyce Commissioner of Higher Education State of Mississippi, USA Honorable Chokwe Antar Lumumba Mayor City of Jackson, Mississippi, USA Dr. Ivory V. Nelson Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA Dr. Richard A. Alo Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

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Sunday, September 10, 2017

12:30 – 4:30 PM Pre-Symposium Workshop on the NIH-National Library of Medicine Web Resources for

Environmental Health Research Facilitated by

Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education

JSU JAP Science

Building Room 118

5:00 PM Registration Meet & Greet

Marriott Hotel Downtown

Jackson, MS

Monday, September 11, 2017 Marriot Hotel, Jackson, MS

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast Mezzanine

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS (Dr. Paul Tchounwou – Symposium Chair) Windsor I

Dr. William B. Bynum Jr.

President

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

Dr. Glenn F. Boyce

Commissioner of Higher Education

State of Mississippi, USA

Honorable Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Mayor

City of Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Dr. Ivory V. Nelson

Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

Dr. Richard A. Alo

Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

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FOURTHEENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

9:30 – 10:50 AM PLENARY SESSION I-A: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY & HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Jimmy Efird1 and Dr. Jessie Walker2

1Professor, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University

of Newcastle, 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton, Australia, NSW 2305,

and Office of the Dean (Research), Health Sciences Building, ECU College

of Nursing, Greenville, NC 27858, USA 2Professor & Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

and Computer Science, CSET, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

9:30 AM Insoluble Nickel Compounds Cause Gene Amplification and Gene

Silencing, Disrupting 15 Signal Transduction Pathways, Leading to

Differential Expression of 144 Genes and Morphological, A. I., and

Neoplastic Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells

Dr. Joseph R. Landolph

Cancer Research Laboratory, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center,

and Depts. of Molecular Microbiology/Immunology and Pathology, Keck

School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles,

California, USA

9:50 AM Using Zebrafish to Understand Mechanisms of Benzo[A]Pyrene

Dr. Kristine L. Willett,

Department of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University

of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA

10:10 AM Estrogen Receptor Independent Toxic Mechanism of Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos Oxon in Human Breast MCF-7 Cells

Dr. Ali Ishaque Graduate Program in Toxicology, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD, USA

10:30 AM Premarket Evaluation of the Safety of New Food and Color

Additives

Dr. Njwen Anyangwe

Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Nursing and Allied

Health Sciences, Howard University, 516 Bryant Avenue, NW,

Washington DC 20059, USA

10:50 – 11:00 AM Mezzanine

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11:00 AM –

12:20 PM PLENARY SESSION I-B: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Wilbur Walters1 and Dr. Sunali Khanna2

1Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Recruitment & Retention,

College of Science, Engineering & Technology, JSU, Jackson, MS, USA 2Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Nair

Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, 400008 India

11:00 AM A Novel Target in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer; CRD-BP

Dr. Felicite K. Noubissi

Cancer Biology Research Laboratory, Jackson State University, 1400 Lynch

Street, Box 18540, Jackson, MS 39217, USA

11:20 AM How does Chromium(III) Bind DNA?

Dr. John B. Vincent

Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

35487-0336, USA

11:40 AM NF-kβ and p38/MAPK Modulation of the Inflammatory Response in

Human A549 Airway Cells and TIB-73 Mouse Hepatocytes Exposed to

Pentachlorophenol

Dr. Waneene C. Dorsey

Molecular Toxicology Research Laboratory, Grambling State University,

Grambling, LA 71245, USA

12:00 NOON Functionalization of a Copper‐Containing Nano‐Biocomposite for

Subsequent Degradation and Biomedical Control

Dr. Mark A. DeCoster

Cellular Neuroscience Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering, College of

Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University, 71270 Louisiana,

USA

12:20 – 2:00 PM

LUNCHEON Windsor III

Introduction of Luncheon Speaker

Dr. Doris Robinson-Gardner

Dean, Graduate Studies, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

“Honorary Biomedical Sciences and Health Information Lecture Series”

A Whale of a Tale: Lessons from Moby Dick's Descendants about

Global Chromium Pollution

Dr. John Pierce Wise, Sr. Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology, Department of

Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, 505 S. Prescott St.,

Louisville, KY

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FOURTHEENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

2:00 – 3:20 PM PLENARY SESSION II: NANOSCIENCE, NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOTOXICOLOGY

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Jerzy Lesczynski1 and Dr. Edmond Creppy2

1Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry,

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA 2Professor, University Bordeaux, Toxicology Department, 143, Rue Leo

Saignat 33076 Bordeaux – France

2:00 PM Development of a SERS Probe for Selective Identification of Cancer

and Drug Resistance Bacteria

Dr. Paresh Chandra Ray

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University,

Jackson, MS 39217-0168, USA

2:20 PM Design, Antitumor and Other Biological Activity of Quadruple-

Bonding Cluster Dirhenium(III) Compounds and their Synergism with

Cisplatin

Dr. Natalia Shtemenko

Department of Biochemistry of Muscles, Palladin Institute of Biochemistry

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 9, Leontovicha str., Kyiv,

01601, Ukraine

2:40 PM Adverse Effects of Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Kidney Epithelial

Cells

Dr. Kamaleshwar P Singh

Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental

and Human Health (TIEHH), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409,

USA

3:00 PM Hepatotoxicity and Oxidative Stress Induced by Graphene Oxide in

Sprague-Dawley Rats

Dr. Anita K. Patlolla

NIH-RCMI Center for Environmental Health, & Department of Biology,

CSET, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

3:20PM Exploring Ligand and Structure Based Modeling for Endocrine-

Disrupting Response Prediction of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Dr. Supratik Kar

Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry and

Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS-39217, USA

3:40 – 3:50 PM Mezzanine

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3:50 – 5:30 PM PLENARY SESSION III: NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Daniel Sarpong1 and Dr. Mehri Fadavi2 1Endowed Chair, Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities for

Research & Education., New Orleans, LA 70125, USA

2Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Physics and

Atmospheric Science, CSET, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

3:50 PM Removing Uranium(VI) from Aqueous Solution and Soils with

Leonardite-Derived Humic Acid and with Phytoremediation

Dr. Fengxiang Han

Department of Chemistry, Physics & Atmospheric Science, Jackson State

University, Jackson, MS, USA

4:15 PM Functional Characterization and Comparative Metagenomics of

Indigenous Bacteria Isolated from the San Jacinto River for

Biodegradation of Recalcitrant Chlorinated and Non-Chlorinated

Aromatic Waste

Dr. Rupa Iyer

Center for Life Sciences Technology, Engineering Technology,

University of Houston, 300 Technology Building, Houston, Texas, 77204,

USA

4:40 PM Intensity of Indoor Radon (222Rn) in Family Homes in Aldama,

Chihuahua, Mexico and the Relationship to Lung Cancer

Dr. Héctor Rubio Arias

Faculty of Zootechnic and Ecology, Autonomous University of

Chihuahua, Escorza No. 900, Colonia Centro, Chihuahua, Chihuahua,

Mexico. CP:31000.

5:05 PM Cameroon’s Ecosystems and Possibilities for Sustainable

Development: Challenges and Perspectives

Dr. Nole Tsabang

Institute of Medical Researches and Medicinal Plants Studies

(IMPM), Yaounde, Cameroon

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM POSTER SESSION A – STUDENTS

Windsor II

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM RECEPTION BY INVITATION (Entertainment and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres)

Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS

Windsor III

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS

7:30 – 9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

Mezzanine

8:40 – 10:20 AM PLENARY SESSION IV-A: NEW FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Windsor I

Dr. Gloria M. Calaf1 and Dr. Timothy Turner2

1Professor, Institute of Scientific Investigation, University of Tarapacá,

Arica, Chile and Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University

Medical Center, New York, NY, USA 2Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, CSET, Jackson State

University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

8:40 AM Mapping the Genomic and Immunomic Landscape of Triple Negative

Breast Cancer using Multi-omics and Sequence Data

Dr. Chindo Hicks

Department of Genetics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center,

533 Bolivar Street, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA

9:00 AM The Effects of TNFα on MIR-181A and MIR-1 in A549 Lung Cells

Dr. Maricica Pacurari

Biology Department, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology,

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA

9:20 AM Chemoprotective Role of Diphenyl Diselenide and Quercetin in

Drosophila Melanogaster and Rat Models of Manganese-Induced

Neurotoxicity

Dr. E. Olatunde Farombi

Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories,

Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

Nigeria

9:40 AM Sex Disparity in Benzo(a)Pyrene [B(a)P] – Induced Colon

Carcinogenesis

Dr. Aramandla Ramesh

Department of Biochemistry & Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College,

Nashville, TN 37208, USA

10:00 AM Environmental Signaling as a Model to Integrate Diverse

Environmental Factors at the Mechanistic Level

Dr. John A. McLachlan

Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine,

New Orleans, LA, USA

10:20 AM –

10:35 AM

Mezzanine

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10:35 AM –

12:15 PM PLENARY SESSION IV-B: NEW FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. J. R. Landolph1 and Dr. Mohammad Shahbazi2 1Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology/Pharmaceutical

Sciences, School of Pharmacy, USC, Los Angeles, California, USA 2Interim Dean, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson,

MS, USA

10:35 AM Essential Role of Gia2 Protein in Migration of Prostate Cancer Cells

Dr. Shafiq A. Khan Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta

University, Atlanta, GA, USA

10:55 AM Serum Biomarkers in Cancers of the Head and Neck

Dr. Sunali Khanna

Asian Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Member, National

Academy of Medical Sciences, Nair Hospital Dental College, Municipal

Corporation of Greater Mumbai, 400008, India

11:15 AM Inhibition of CCL2 release as a Novel Method to Prevent Metastasis in

Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Dr. Karam F.A. Soliman

Center of Excellence for Cancer Research, Training and Community

Service, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A &

M University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, USA

11:35 AM Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Cinobufotalin as a Potential Anti-Ovarian

Cancer Agent

Dr. M. Nasir Uddin

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Internal

Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center

College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USA

11:55 AM Neuroprotective and Regenerative Roles of Intranasal Wnt-3a

Administration after Focal Ischemic Stroke in Mice

Dr. Tammi Taylor Department of Anesthesiology Emory University School of Medicine, 617 Pierce

Drive Atlanta, GA 30284, USA

Department of Biology, CSET, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

12:00 - 2:00 PM

LUNCHEON Windsor III

Introduction of Luncheon Speaker

Dr. Loretta A Moore, Chief Research Officer, JSU, Jackson, MS, USA

“Honorary Biomedical Sciences and Health Information Lecture Series”

The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Breast Cancer: A Potential

Antitumor Peptide

Dr. Vincent C. Bond

Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology, Morehouse

School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30310, USA

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2:05 - 3:45 PM PLENARY SESSION IV-C: NEW FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Hector Rubio-Arias1and Dr. Jacqueline Stevens2 1Professor–Researcher, Faculty of Zootechnics, Autonomous University of

Chihuahua, Mexico 2Professor & Director of the MARC Program, Department of Biology,

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

2:05 PM Strategies to Evaluate the Effect of Chemotherapeutic Drugs and

Curcumin in Breast Carcinogenesis

Dr. Gloria M. Calaf

Institute of Scientific Investigation, University of Tarapacá, Arica, Chile and

Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New

York, NY, USA

2:25 PM Biochemical, Physiological, and Clinical Evidence for Efficacy of V.

amygdalina Extracts as Treatment and/or Prophylaxis For

Breast/Prostate Cancers Dr. Ernest B. Izevbigie Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Department of Basic Science,

Biochemistry Unit, Benson Idahosa University, 1 University Way, Benin City,

Nigeria; and Molecular and Cellular Signaling Laboratories, Jackson State

University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

2:45 PM Ectopic over Expression of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Induces

Androgen Independent Signaling in LNCap Prostate Cancer Cell Line

Dr. Joann B. Powell Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development, Clark Atlanta

University, 223 James P. Brawley Drive Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3:05 PM Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Bears Similar Mode of Action to Anti-

Diabetes Biguanides

Dr. Edmond E Creppy

University Bordeaux, Toxicology Department, 143, Rue Leo Saignat 33076

Bordeaux - France

3:25 PM Biomarkers for Neonicotinoid Insecticides Toxicity in Exposed Rats

Dr. Mohamed-Bassem A. Ashour Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Research Laboratory, Plant

Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig-

44511, Egypt

3:45–4:00 PM Mezzanine

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4:00 – 5:40 PM PLENARY SESSION V: EMERGING TOPICS IN

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Dora N. Mbanya1 and Dr. Farshad Amini2

1Professor & Head, Hematology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine &

Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon 2Professor & Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Science,

Engineering & Technology, JSU, Jackson, MS, USA

4:00 PM Environmental Health Research at the University of Puerto Rico Medical

Sciences Campus

Dr. Emma Fernández-Repollet

NIH/NIMHD RCMI Center for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities,

University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067, San

Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

4:20 PM

Modeling Approaches to Understand and Reduce Salmonella Infections

in Egg-Laying Hens and Humans

Dr. H. Anwar Ahmad

Department of Biology/Environmental Science, CSET, Jackson State

University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA

4:40 PM Cellular Glycolysis and the Differential Survival of Lung Fibroblast and

Lung Carcinoma Cell Lines

Dr. Ibrahim O. Farah Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA

5:00 PM Spatio-temporal Variation of PM2.5 Concentrations and its Possible

Health Impacts in a Mega City, Delhi in India

Dr. Amit Kr. Gorai

Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology,

Rourkela, Odisha -769008, India

5:20 - 7:00 PM POSTER SESSION B – FACULTY/SCIENTISTS Windsor II

8:00 -10:00 PM SYMPOSIUM BANQUET Introduction of Banquet Speaker

Dr. Ricardo A. Brown, Dean, College of Public Service,

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

“Honorary Biomedical Sciences and Health Information

Lecture Series”

All of Us

Ms. August Slater

Program Coordinator, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive

Health Center, Jackson, MS, USA

Windsor III

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Marriott Hotel, Jackson, MS

7:30 - 8:40 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast Mezzanine

8:45 -10:45 AM PLENARY SESSION VI-A: HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Marinelle Payton1 and Dr. Tor Kwembe2

1Chair and Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School

of Public Health, Jackson State University, JSU, Jackson, MS, USA

2Professor & Chair, Department of Mathematics & Statistical Sciences,

CSET, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

8:45 AM Mitigating Health Disparities in the Era of Big Data Dr. Daniel F. Sarpong Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities for Research & Education.,

New Orleans, LA 70125, USA

9:05AM Trends in HIV Infection in Blood Donors in a Hospital Blood Bank of

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Dr. Dora Mbanya

Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I,

Cameroon, University and Hospital Centre, Yaoundé, Cameroon

9:25 AM A Pound of Prevention is Worth a Ton of Cure: The Burden of

Preventable Cancers in Mississippi

Dr. Roy J. Duhe

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Radiation

Oncology, UMMC, Jackson, MS 39216, USA

9:45 AM Progression of Metabolic Syndrome in Relation to Depression

Symptoms and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: The Bogalusa

Hearth Study

Dr. Azad R. Bhuiyan

School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA

10:05 AM Effects of Resistant Starch Ingestion on Postprandial Lipemia in

Overweight and Obese Subjects

Dr. Jorge Luis Ble-Castillo

Centro de Investigacion, DACS, Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco

(UJAT). Av. Gregorio Mendez 2838-A, Col. Tamulte, 86150, Villahermosa,

Tabasco, Mexico

10:25 AM Environmental Health, the Impact of Pesticides and Women's Health -

Report of Events and Situation in the State of SP/Brazil

Dr. Telma Nery Health Institute and University Center S. Camilo, Sao Paolo, Brazil

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10:45 AM –

11:00 AM

Mezzanine

11:00 AM-

12:40 PM PLENARY SESSION VI-B: HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY

Windsor I

Chairpersons: Dr. Mario Azevedo 1 and Dr. Natalia Shtemenko 2

1Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA 2Professor, Department of Biochemistry of Muscles, Palladin Institute of

Biochemistry National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 9, Leontovicha str.,

Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine

11:00 AM Resurgence of Yellow Fever as a Potential Problem of Public Health in

Brazil in 2017

Dr. Marcio R. Barbosa

Institute Center of Teaching and Research (CONEP) of Santa Cruz Hospital

– Sao Paulo-Brazil

11:20 AM Environmental Risk Stratification of Censored Data Using a Weibull

Proportional-Hazards Model

Dr. Jimmy T. Efird

Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle,

1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton, Australia, NSW 2305, and Office of the

Dean (Research), Health Sciences Building, ECU College of Nursing,

Greenville, NC 27858, USA

11:40 AM Can Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra Fruit) Mucilage Protect Human

Spermatozoa from Frost Bite?

Dr. Anthony E. Archibong

Department of Physiology, Meharry Medical College, 1005 D.B. Todd Blvd,

Nashville, TN, USA

12:00 NOON The Astonishing Role of Soil in Lead Exposure of Children: Hurricane

Katrina’s Lessons

Dr. Howard W. Mielke

Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430

Tulane Avenue-SL8683, New Orleans, Louisiana,70112, USA

12:20 PM The Paradox of Environmental Poisonous Gases: From the Rotten Egg

Hydrogen Sulfide to Gasotherapeutics at the Bedside

Dr. Momoh A. Yakubu Department of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, College of

Science, Engineering, and Technology, Texas Southern University, 3100

Cleburne Avenue, Houston, Texas, USA

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12:40 - 3:00

PM LUNCHEON

(CLOSING REMARKS - RECOGNITIONS)

Windsor III