April 23, 2008

Video: Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium: "Environment and Autism Etiology"

Watch videos from the April 22 Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium at Vanderbilt University. The purpose of the symposium was to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.

At no point is the interaction between genes and environment more critical than during development, when even minor chemical disturbances can have profound, long-term effects on the brain. With over 80,000 compounds registered for use in the U.S., and with genetic complexity, interdisciplinary efforts are needed to address the gene-environment connection in autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

The Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium was held at Vanderbilt University on April 22, 2008 to provide researchers with a platform to discuss the role of environment in increasing autism risk and impact on the diversity of behavioral and medical symptoms.

View the MARI Symposium event program (.pdf)

MARI Symposium:

Opening Remarks: Welcome Introduction, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., Dan Marino, and Wendy Stone, Ph.D.
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Introduction to Clinical and Behavioral Aspects of ASD, Peter Mundy, Ph.D., University of California-Davis
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Genetics of ASD, James Sutcliffe, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
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Linking Genes and Neurobiology, Pat Levitt, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
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Epidemiologic Approaches for Studying Environmental Influences on ASD, Craig Newschaffer, Ph.D., Drexel University
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Environmental Agents in ASD: Epidemiologic Perspective, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Ph.D., M.P.H
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Environmental Agents in ASD: Molecular and Toxicologic Clues, Isaac Pessah, Ph.D. University of California-Davis
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Metabolic Consequences of Environmental Stressors, BethAnn McLaughlin, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
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Metals in ASD, Michael Aschner, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
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Convergent Mechanisms in the Autism/Toxicology Oxidative Phenotype, Mark Noble, Ph.D., University of Rochester
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Molecular Dysfunction Following Environmental Intoxication During Gestation, Darryl B. Hood, Ph.D., Meharry Medical College
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Drug and Chemical Exposures in Animal Models Related to ASD, Theodore Slotkin, Ph.D., Duke University
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Closing Remarks,
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