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SYMPOSIUM
The Shanghai Health Study: Health Consequences of Exposure to Benzene
Leavey Conference Center Georgetown University, Washington, DC
4 November 2005
8:00 - 8:30
Registration and continental breakfast
Session 1 Chair: P. Lombardo, University of Virginia (ERP)
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome and Introduction
(GU representative; Consortium representative)
9:00 - 9:30
Benzene: What's known and what isn't
R. Albertini, Univ of Vermont (SRP)
9:30 -10:00
The Shanghai Health Study: Fudan University and Participating Shanghai Hospitals
Hua Fu, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Co-PI)
10:00 - 10:30
Ethical considerations in the Shanghai Health Study
E. Clayton, Vanderbilt University (ERP)
10:30 - 10:45
Coffee
Session 2 (Chair: TBO, from SRP)
10:45 - 11 :15
Myelodysplasia and myeloid leukemias: Etiology and gaps in knowledge
R. Larson, University of Chicago (SRP)
11: 15 - 11 :30
The Diagnostic Laboratory
R. Irons, University of Colorado (Co-PI)
11 :30 - noon
The Disease Progression Study: Early findings
R. Irons, University of Colorado (Co-PI)
12:00 - 12:30
The Molecular Epidemiology Study TBD
12:30 -1 :30
Lunch
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2:00 - 2:30 2:30 - 3:00 3:00-3:15
3:15 - 3:45 3:45 - 4:00 4:00-4:15
Session 3 (Chair, TBO, from SRP)
Lymphoid neoplasms and the WHO classification: Etiology and gaps in knowledge
J. Rice, Georgetown University (SRP)
The challenge of exposure assessment
T. Armstrong, Exxonfvlobil Corporation (Co-PI)
The Hospital-based Case-Control Study
O. Wong, Applied Health Sciences, Inc. (Co-PI)
Tea
Session 4 Chair, H. Greim (SRP)
Milestones and future plans
R. Schnatter, ExxonMobil Corporation (Co-PI)
General Discussion
Summary and closure, followed by informal discussions
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