Symposium on Cognitive Impairment Caused by Developmental Neurotoxic Exposure

The 2014 ITEHP Spring Symposium, "Cognitive Impairment Caused by Developmental Neurotoxic Exposure: Mechanisms, Consequences and Therapeutic Treatment" will be held March 7, 2014, 8:30AM-3PM in the Searle Conference Center Lecture Hall, Duke University. This symposium is sponsored by the Duke University Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, Duke Superfund Research Center and the Duke NICHES Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center. Neurotoxic exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can cause long-lasting cognitive dysfunction. Learning impairment and attention deficit have been found after early life exposure to heavy metals and pesticides. Developmental exposures to other environmental chemicals and drugs are also being found to cause persisting neurotoxicity which leads to long-term cognitive dysfunction. This symposium brings clinicians and researchers together to advance understanding of the risks posed by developmental neurotoxicity to the cognitive function of children who will ultimately determine future prospects of our society.Speakers: Philip Landrigan, M.D., Ph.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; Frederica Perera, Ph.D., Columbia University; Kim Dietrich, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati; Scott Kollins, Ph.D., Duke University; Theodore A. Slotkin, Ph.D., Duke University; Edward D. Levin, Ph.D., Duke University; Charles Vorhees, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children¿s Hospital