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Event: Workshop, June 20-21, 2006 “Enhancing Capacity to Study Gene-Environment Interactions in Complex Traits: Implications for Health Disparities.
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Dinner Meeting, The Harvard Faculty Club June 20, 2006
6:30 – 9:00 pm Welcome & Introductions
Alexandra Shields
Speaker
Patricia King
Dinner
Working Meeting , The Inn at Harvard June 21, 2006
I. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF GENETIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN HUMAN DISEASE AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
Alexandra Shields, Chair
8:30 – 10:45 am
The Importance of Capturing Gene-Environment Interactions in Understanding the Etiology of Health Disparities
Alexandra Shields
Capturing the Physical Environment: State of the Science
NIEHS’s Priorities and Progress
Update on NIEHS/NHGRI Initiative
Sam Wilson
EPA’s Priorities and Progress
Larry Reiter
Capturing the Social Environment: State of the Science
Ana Diez-Roux
Human Genetic Heterogeneity and Risk of Disease:
State of the Science
David Altshuler
Capturing Gene-Environment Interactions:
State of the Science
David Hunter
10:45 – 11:00 BREAK
II. CHALLENGES IN CAPTURING THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES
Kevin Weiss, Chair
11:00 – 12:00
Examples in Ongoing Research
- Asthma – Rosalind Wright
- Respiratory Disease – Joan Reibman
- Lung Cancer – David Christiani
- Cardiovascular Disease – Sharon Kardia
12:00 – 12:45 LUNCH
12:45 – 1:15
Continued Discussion: Identifying Common Needs for Measure Development and Infrastructure
III. LOOKING AHEAD: Building research infrastructure for understanding gene-environment interaction
Ken Olden and Alexandra Shields, Chairs
1:15 – 3:15
Planning and Prioritization with an Eye Toward Health Disparities
3:15 – 3:30
Wrap-up & Next Steps
3:30 **Transportation provided to airport**
