Presentations
CURRENT PROJECT PERIOD, MAY 2005 TO PRESENT
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2012 Presentations
Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of PCB Developmental Neurotoxicity Departmental seminar series, Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California Santa Cruz, CA 01/12 Autism and the Environment: State of the Science UCLA Neurodevelopment Workshop: Environmental Influences on Neurodevelopment: Translating the Emerging Science into Public Health Policy, University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 01/12/12 Tipping the balance of neural networks in autism OEHHA (CA EPA) Symposium on neurodevelopment disorders Sacramento CA 01/12/12 Tipping the balance of neural networks: Environmental Chemicals and Autism Risk AAAS Plenary Symposium on Autism (Chair) Vancouver, BC Canada 02/12/12 California State Senate Hearing on Telehealth and Autism Spectrum Disorders Sacramento, CA 02/22/12 Immunology and Inflammation MAPS (Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs) Las Vegas, NV 03/02/12 Maternal Vitamin Intake and Autism NIEHS and EPA Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Strengthening the Network Bethesda, MD 03/06/12 Autism Research: Current and Future Status UCSF Developmental Disabilities Conference San Francisco, CA 03/09/12 Discovery Of Rare Copy Number Variants In The CHildhood Autism Risk From Genes And Environment (CHARGE) Study 7th International Meeting on CNVs and Genes in Intellectual Disability and Autism Troina, Italy 04/12 Immune Function in Autism ARI (Autism Research Institute) Spring parent and provider conference Newark, NJ 04/26/12 Preeclampsia and Autism Spectrum Disorders Oral Presentation - IMFAR Toronto, Canada 05/12 Gestational and Postnatal Exposure Assessment for Autism Studies Environmental Epidemiology of Autism Research Network, NIEHS and Autism Speaks Toronto, Canada 05/12 PCBs modulate neuronal connectivity via ryanodine receptor-mediated mechanisms 7th PCB Workshop Arcachon, France 05/12 Molecular and cellular mechanisms promoting MH susceptibility: Missing environment! International European MH Consortium, University of Leeds, GB Leeds, Great Britain 05/09/12 Community Influenza Level and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders Int'l Soc Autism Res Toronto, Canada 05/17-20/12 Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides and Cognitive and Behavioral Scores in the CHARGE Study Int'l Soc Autism Res Toronto, Canada 05/17-20/12 Thyroid Hormones in Pregnancies at Elevated Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders Int'l Soc Autism Res Toronto, Canada 05/17-20/12 Maternal immune-mediated conditions in association with child immune-related outcomes and autism spectrum disorders Int'l Soc Autism Res Toronto, Canada 05/17-20/12 Autism: Facts, Causes, and the Role of the Environment Autism Awareness Association University of California, Davis, CA 05/22/12 Strategic models for understanding gene X environment interactions concerning PCB susceptibility 7th PCB Workshop (Organizing Committee; session chair) University of Bordeaux, Arcachon, FR 05/27/12 Epilepsy in Autism NIH Workshop Washington, DC 05/28/12 In vitro approaches for developmental neurotoxicity testing 10th International Conference on Early Toxicity Screening Seattle, WA 06/12 Irreversible alterations of type 1 ryanodine receptor channel by reactive lipid peroxidation Gordon Research COnference on excitation-contraction coupling Les Diablerets, Switzerland 06/03/12 NEUROINFLAMMATION AND NEUROIMMUNE ABNORMALITIES IN CHILDREN WITH ASD IBNS (International Behavioral Neuroscience Society) annual meeting Kona, HI 06/06/12 Immune Function in Autism Doctors of Osteopathy Society Meeting Atlanta, GA 06/20/12 A cohort study of immune cells in children with perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Research Minneapolis, MN 06/25-27/12 Immune Dysfunction in Autism Autism Speaks/National Children’s parent provider meeting Columbus, OH 08/03/12 Nutrition and Neurodevelopment: Importance and Potential Mechanisms MIND Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorders Sacramento, CA 08/03/12 Tipping the balance of neural networks: Environmental Chemicals and Autism Risk Children’s Environmental Health Centers Webinar Series U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NIEHS Webcast 08/08/12 Autism and the Environment: An Epidemiologist’s Perspective Children’s Environmental Health Centers Webinar Series U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NIEHS Webcast http://www.epa.gov/ncer/childrenscenters/multimedia/index.html 08/08/12 Tipping the balance of neural networks: Environmental Chemicals and Autism Risk Invited Presentation, Autism Translational Seminar Series, University of Texas Medical Center, San Antonio San Antonio, TX 08/09/12 The end is near for triclosan: Muscle impairments, neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity MIND Institute Seminar Sacramento CA 08/09/12 Immune Dysfunction in Autism Invited speaker, University of Missouri, Columbia Columbia, MO 09/13/12 Organophosphorus pesticides: Environmental risk factors for autism? Autism Research Institute (ARI) Conference Garden Grove, CA 10/12 Environmental Risk Factors for Autism Spectrum Disorders The HELP Group Summit 2012 Los Angeles, CA 10/12 Insights into molecular aspects of chronic neurotoxicity Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine and Molecular Toxicology Dusseldorf, Germany 10/12 Autism Spectrum Disorders: The search for biomarkers Recipient of the McGovern Award Presentation, Ball State University Muncie, IN 10/03/12 Gestational Immune Profiling: Defining Risks for Autism Spectrum Disorder Invited Speaker, Luminex XMAP meeting Monaco 10/11/12 Effects of environmental toxicants on immune function in autism ARI Fall symposium Anaheim, CA 10/14/12 Identification of Maternal Antibody Targets in AutismAAP (American Association of Pediatrics) annual meeting New Orleans, LA 10/20/12 Environmental Issues and Autism Geneva Centre Autism International Symposium Toronto, Canada 10/25/12 The Immunobiology of Autism: What we know now HELP Group Los Angeles, CA 10/26/12 Environment and Autism: State of the Science University of New Mexico CTSC (Clinical and Translational Sciences Center) Seminar Series Albuquerque, NM 11/09/12 The Immunobiology of Autism: What we know now CTIA (Current Trends in Autism) Boston, MA 11/10/12 Selection and development of analytical method for PBDE congeners detection in Plasma MIND Institute Seminar Sacramento CA 11/30/2012
2011 Presentations
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism, Autism Research Institute, Dallas, TX, January 21-22, 2011
Environment and Autism: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, Grandparents Autism Network. Irvine, CA, January 29, 2011
Workshop on U.S. Data to Evaluate Changes in the Prevalence of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC and Autism Speaks, Atlanta, GA, February 1, 2011
Update on Autism Research at the MIND, Presentation to Folsom/Cordova Community Advisory Committee, Spring 2011
Enantioselective effects of PCB136 on dendritic growth are ryanodine receptor-dependent, Society of Toxicology, Washington, DC, March 6-10, 2011
Non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) enhance dendritic growth in cultured hippocampal neurons via ryanodine receptor (RyR)-dependent activation of calcium-dependent signaling pathways, Society of Toxicology, Washington, DC, March 6-10, 2011
Chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos oxon alter ryanodine receptor function, Society of Toxicology, Washington, DC, March 6-10, 2011
Plenary Chair and Speaker: Autism: Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Factors Influencing, Society of Toxicology, Washington, DC, March 7-10, 2011
Early Signs of Autism and Early Interventions, Yolo County Community Library, West Sacramento, CA, April 19, 2011
Minding the Calcium Store: Ca2+ Signaling Dysfunction as a Convergent Mechanism Contributing to Environmentally Triggered Disorders, Autism Research Institute National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 30-May 2, 2011
Assessment of Gestational Factors for Autism, Environmental Epidemiology of Autism Research Network, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Autism Speaks, San Diego, CA, May 2011
Autoantibodies to Cerebellum in Children with Autism Associate with Behavior, Autism Research, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
Cesarean Birth and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Research, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
Selected Vitamin D Metabolic Gene Variants and Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the CHARGE study, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities in Uganda: Household screening and Pediatric Assessment, International Meeting for Autism, Research (IMFAR). San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
Parental Beliefs about Etiology of Autism in a Population-Based Study, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
Prenatal Influenza or Fever and Risk of Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorders, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
The Role of Maternal Diabetes and Related Conditions In Autism and Other Developmental Delays, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
SSRI Use During Pregnancy and Risk of ASD or Developmental Delay in Children, International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), San Diego, CA, May 12-14, 2011
In vitro endpoints of relevance to organophosphorus pesticide-induced neurobehavioral deficits, International Neurotoxicology Association (INA-13), Xian, China, June 5-10, 2011
Autism and Chemicals, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition Media Educational Advisory teleconference, June 6, 2011
Tipping the Balance of Neural Networks: Environmental Chemicals and Autism Risk, Environmental Toxicity and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pittsburgh, PA, June 24, 2011
Bioaccumulation of 2,2’,4,4’-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether (BDE47) in Perinatally Exposed C57BL/6 Mice, Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting, Coronodo, CA, June 25-29, 2011
Elsevier Distinguished Lectureship: Tipping the Balance of Neural Networks: Environmental Chemicals and Autism Risk, Neurobehavioral Toxicology Society, San Diego, CA, June 27, 2011
Gene by Environment Interaction: Best Strategies. Spotlight Session: Design and Analysis Approaches for Gene-Environment Interaction Studies, 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Canada, June 22, 2011
Prenatal Exposures and Consequences for Development: Timing, Pathways and Mechanisms. Symposium: The Fetal Origins of Health and Disease: Concept, Methods, and Challenges, 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Canada, June 22, 2011
Prenatal Vitamins, Functional One-Carbon Metabolism Gene Variants and Risk for Autism, 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal, Canada, June 22, 2011
Tipping the Balance of Neural Networks: Environmental Chemicals and Autism Risk, Environmental Toxicity and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Morgantown, WV, July 15, 2011
Environmental Contributors to Autism Spectrum Disorders, UC Davis MIND Institute Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Sacramento, CA, August 5, 2011
First Signs of Autism: Rethinking Onset, UC Davis MIND Institute Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Sacramento, CA, August 5, 2011
Gene X Environment Interaction: Do We Fail to Identify Influential Environmental Determinants of Health by Ignoring Genes?, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Validating a Pharmacokinetic Model of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Using Blood Levels in Children From Birth Up To 22 Months of Age, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
The Association Between Agricultural Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Charge Study, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Combining Newborn Blood Concentrations and Questionnaire Data to Estimate Individual Cumulative Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure Among Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development., ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Environmental Exposure of Children to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Deficits in Cochlear Status, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Phthalates in Relation to Autism and Developmental Delay: Exploratory Analyses from the Charge Study, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Newborn Blood Mercury Concentration And Autism Risk, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Traffic Related Air Pollution and Regional Air Quality Are Associated with Autism, ISEE, Barcelona, Spain, September 13-16, 2011
Immunology and Autism, ARI Research Meeting, October 2011
Gestational Pathways and Autism Spectrum Disorders, MIND Institute, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, October 2011
Evidence based interventions for ASD, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics annual meeting, Boston, MA, October 16, 2011
Autism and the Environment: Early life risk factors as etiologic clues, Duke University Symposium on Earli life exposures and later life consequences: mechanisms underlying vulnerability, Durham, NC, November 4, 2011
Update on Autism Research, Minds Behind the MIND lecture series, MIND Institute, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, November 17, 2011
Endocrine Dysfunction in Autism: What is Known, Meeting Organizer and Session Chair, 27th International Neurotoxicology Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 30-November 2, 2011
Influence of the immune system on neurodevelopment, 27th International Neurotoxicology Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, October 30-November 2, 2011
2010 Presentations
Acyclic Graphs, Mt Sinai School of Medicine Institute for Public Health, New York, NY, February 4, 2010
Autism and Environment: What do we know? What don’t we know? Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, February 17, 2010
CCEH Update - Environmental modifiers of autism risk, ARI/DAN Think Tank, Dallas, TX, January 8-9, 2010
Environmental risk factors influencing autism risk: What we know, what we need to know, Foothill Autism Alliance, Pasadena, CA , January 13, 2010
Post-Vaccine Encephalopathy, Developmental Regression and ASD, UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, January 15, 2010
Genes, Environment and Health Initiative Workshop, Gene-Environment Interplay in Common Complex Diseases: Forging an Integrative Model, NIH, Bethesda, MD, January 24-25, 2010
Fostering Community Partnerships, UCD MIND Institute, January 27, 2010 Best Practices for Developmental Screening and Referral: Early Identification Makes a Difference, UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, CA, January 28, 2010
MARBLES Update, Regional Center of the East Bay, Oakland and Concord, CA, February 2010
Non-coplanar PCBs increase spontaneous synchronized Ca2+ oscillations in primary hippocampal neurons, Society of Toxicology, Salt Lake City, UT, March 7-11, 2010
Chlorpyrifos disrupts neuroligin-mediated synapse formation, Society of Toxicology, Salt Lake City, UT, March 7-11, 2010
Ryanodine receptors: From discovery to molecular and cellular targets for non-coplanar PCBs and related compounds of concern to environmental health, ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 23, 2010
Immunology of Autism: What’s the Connection, Developmental Disabilities Conference, University of California, San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2010 Immunology of Autism: Linking Behavior and Biology, Guadalajara Conference, Guadalajara, MX, April 27, 2010
Medication Issues for Families, Guadalajara Conference, Guadalajara, MX, April 27, 2010
Causes of Autism: Myth, Reality, and the Future, Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, April 2010
Autism Hotspots in Los Angeles, and Update on the CHARGE Study, Early Identification and Intervention Collaborative, Los Angeles CA, April 2010
Recent Paradigm Shifts in Neuroimmunology: Leading To a Better Understanding of Disorders Such as Autism and Schizophrenia, Integrated Neurosciences Seminar, Davis, CA, April 2010
The Gestational Maternal Immune Profile in Autism, International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
Perinatal Exposure to PBDE47 Alters Motor Behaviors and Spatial Learning in C57BL/6J Mice, International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Autism, Developmental Delay, and Immune Markers, International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
The Role of Maternal Diabetes and Related Conditions in Autism and Other Developmental Delays International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
Moderating Effect of Temperament on the Relation between Symptom Severity and Age of First Parental Concern: A Retrospective Study International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Philadelphia, PA, May 2010
Ryanodine Receptor Channelopathies are Triggered by Environmental Cues 26th International Neurotoxiciology Symposium, Portland, OR, June 6-10, 2010
Non-coplanar PCBs increase spontaneous synchronized Ca2+ oscillations in primary hippocampal neurons, 26th International Neurotoxiciology Symposium, Portland, OR, June 6-10, 2010
Para-substitution is a key determinant of brominated diphenyl ether activity towards ryanodine receptors, 26th International Neurotoxiciology Symposium, Portland, OR, June 6-10, 2010
Chlorpyrifos disrupts neuroligin-mediated synapse formation 26th International Neurotoxiciology Symposium, Portland, OR, June 6-10, 2010 A Bayesian Approach to Nonlinear Mixed Effects Model, WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 20-23, 2010
A Comparison of Multiple Imputation and Fully Augmented Weighted Estimators for Cox regression with Missing Covariates, First Joint Biostatistics Symposium, Beijing, China, July 2010
UC Davis Center for Children's Health: Deliverables and Challenges, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, Bethesda, MD, July 16, 2010
Early Visual Processing Deficits in fragile X and Autism, Summer Institute, UC Davis MIND Institute, Sacramento, CA, August 6, 2010 Children’s Environmental Health, Korea University College of Health Science, Seoul Korea, September 1, 2010
Autism and the Environment, Autism Brainstorming Session, Organizing Committee - session leader, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, September 8, 2010
Environmental Factors and Early Child Development PARCA Parenting Network, Millbrae, CA, September 21, 2010
Environmental Exposures as Causative Factors in Autism, The HELP Group Summit 2010, Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 2010
CEDD Collaboration and Public Input, Supported Life Institute Conference, Sacramento, CA, October 6-8, 2010
Autism and Environment: The CHARGE Study Conference: Autism From Research to Policy, Sponsored by: Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience and Interdepartmental Autism Group, Rome, Italy, October 11-12, 2010
Research approaches for identification and mitigation of environmental risk factors, Autism Speaks Scientific Advisory Meeting, Washington, DC, October 28, 2010 Invited Speaker, Ladders Think Tank, Boston, MA, October 30-31, 2010 T
he Association Analysis of COMT, GABA, and SCL6A4 Genes With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the CHARGE Study 60th Annual American Society of Human Genetic Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2-6, 2010
Environmental Factors Linked to Autism, Geneva Center for Autism International Conference, Toronto, CN, November 4, 2010
Environmental Impact on Children’s Health and Neurodevelopment, Child Welfare Symposium, UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain, Davis, CA, November 5, 2010
Environment and Autism: State of the Science and How Rigorous Epidemiologic Methodology Can Change It, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, November 28, 2010
Early Identification and Intervention: Developmental Screening and Referral Strategies, UC Davis Pediatric Grand Rounds, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, December 2010
Keystone Science Lecture Series: An Update on Environment and Autism: Findings from the CHARGE Study, NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Science), Research Triangle Park, NC, December 6, 2010
Environment and Autism: State of the Science and The CHARGE Study, Scientific Workshop Exploring the Environmental Causes of Autism and Learning Disabilities. Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, December 8, 2010
2009 Presentations
January 26, Pessah, Isaac N. International Symposium Univ Padova, Italy, PHYSIOLOGY AND PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING, Title: Homer is a multifunctional protein: lessons learned from bilayer to skeletal muscle, Invited participant/speaker
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Perinatal Exposures from Oral Treatments for Caries-Potential Health Effects of Amalgams and Composite Resins. Perinatal Oral Health Conference, California Dental Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Feb 2009 Sacramento, CA
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Perinatal Exposures from Oral Treatments for Caries-Potential Health Effects of Amalgams and Composite Resins. Perinatal Oral Health Conference, California Dental Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Feb 20-21, 2009 Sacramento, CA
March 10-11, Pessah, Isaac N. American Soc Neurochemistry Meeting, Charleston, NC, Non-Coplanar Environmental Chemicals: Implications for Autism Risk, Invited speaker
March 18, Pessah, Isaac N. Gatlinburg Conference in New Orleans, LA, Convergence of Genetic and Environmental Mechanisms Conferring Autism Risk, Keynote speaker
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, The Rise in Autism in California-Real or Artifactual? The Heinz Endowments. April 7, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Autism-Current Understanding of Trends and Causes. Café Scientifique. April 14, 2009 Menlo Park, CA
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Autism in California. Monterey County Health Education Consortium. April 16, 2009 Monterey, CA
May 2-5, Pessah, Isaac N. Pediatrics Academies Society National Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Contribution of Chemical Exposures to Autism Risk, Invited speaker
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Environmental Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorders-Findings from the CHARGE Study. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. May 4, 2009 Baltimore, MD
Schmidt RJ, Hansen RL, Hertz-Picciotto I. Maternal Periconceptional Folic Acid Intake and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the CHARGE Study. International Meeting for Autism Research, May 7-9, 2009 Chicago, IL
Shelton JF, Tancredi DJ, Hertz-Picciotto I. A Clarification of the Association Between Parental Age and the Risk of Autism. International Meeting for Autism Research, May 7-9, 2009 Chicago, IL
Tassone F, Qi L, Zhang W, Hansen RL, Hertz-Picciotto I, Pessah IN. MAOA , D H and 5-HTT Variants and Autism Spectrum Disorders in the CHARGE Samples. International Meeting for Autism Research, May 7-9, 2009 Chicago, IL
Hertz-Picciotto I, Pessah IN. Mercury and Autism: What Do We Know? What Don’t We Know? International Meeting for Autism Research, May 7-9, 2009 Chicago, IL
June 13-17, Pessah, Isaac N. Gordon Research Conference, Waterville Valley, NH, Skeletal Muscle Excitation-Contraction Coupling, Discussion Leader/presenter
A Comparison of Multiple Imputation and Weighted Estimators for Survival Analysis with Missing Covariates, Joint Statistical Meeting, Washington DC, August, 2009
The Many Faces of Autism: From Behavior to Biology, Keynote address, Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorders and UCDavis Pediatric conference, Sacramento, CA, August 7, 2009
Best Practices for Developmental Screening & Referral: Early Identification Makes a Difference, The Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorder and UCD Pediatrics Conference, August 7, 2009
Healthcare Provider Evaluation of Autism, California State University Sacramento Nursing Students, September 19, 2009
Interagency Autism Coordinating Council Scientific Workshop, Bethesda, MD, September 30-October 1, 2009
MARBLES Update and Tour of the MIND Institute, Golden Gate Regional Center staff, October 2009
September 30-October 1, Pessah, Isaac N. Collaborative on Health and the Environment, NW Children's Environmental Health Forum, Seattle, WA, Autism and Possible Environmental Links: What Does the Science Say? Invited Speaker
Autoimmune Considerations in Autism, SFN minisymposium, Chicago, IL, October 2009
Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Integrating Clinical and Research Experience, Pre-meeting interdisciplinary workshop presented to the 2009 Annual meeting of the Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, October 3, 2009
Responsibilities of and Challenges Faced by Researchers in Communicating Preliminary Research Findings on Autism Risk Factors. Ethics of Communicating Scientific Findings of Autism Risk, Philadelphia, PA, October 6-7, 2009
Environmental Factors in Autism: Separating Evidence from Conjecture, Autism Research Institute, Dallas, TX, October 9-10, 2009
October 9-11, Pessah, Isaac N. Autism Research Institute - Defeat Autism Now! Conferences, Dallas, TX, Environmental Factors Contributing to Autism Risk: The Role of Calcium Dysregulation, Invited Speaker
October 29-30, Pessah, Isaac N. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Waisman Center Seminar Series, Gene x Environment Interactions Contributing to Autism: Lessons Learned from the UC Davis Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, Invited Speaker
November 3, Pessah, Isaac N. Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity of Non-Coplanar PCBs and related Compounds, Invited Speaker
November 6, Pessah, Isaac N. The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation, How Environmental Chemicals Mediate Developmental Neurotoxicity - Relevance to Autism Risk, Invited Speaker
November 7, Pessah, Isaac N. Current Trends in Autism 2009, Boston MA, How Environmental Chemicals Mediate Developmental Neurotoxicity - Relevance to Autism Risk, Invited Speaker
Immunologic Abnormalities in Autism, Current Trends in Autism Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2009
The Role of Maternal Antibodies to Fetal Brain in Autism, BioConference Live, Webcast presentation, November 2009
Gene Correlates of Heavy Metal Levels in the Blood of Children with Autism Compared to Typically Developing Controls, Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2009
Maternal Periconceptional Intake of Prenatal Vitamins and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 1, 2009
Autism and Environment: What do we know? What don’t we know? American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Nationwide Teleconference, December 15, 2009
2008 Presentations
January 18, Pessah, Isaac N. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Workshop, Arlington, VA, Invited participant
February 8, Pessah, Isaac N. NPART Symposium Medical Approaches in Autism, UCSF, San Francisco CA, Environmental Risks Factors in ASD: What We Know / What We Need to Know, Invited speaker
February 11-12, Pessah, Isaac N. Commonweal Workshop on Autism, Bolinas, CA, Invited participant
Autism Speaks Workshop. Mouse models of ASD. Washington DC February 15 2008; R.F. Berman invited speaker
Developmental Screening for the Physician and Extended Practitioner - Developmental Screening and Autism Seminar, First 5 California; March 22, 2008 Ventura, CA
April 11-12, Pessah, Isaac N. Current Trends in Autism, Boston, MA, Environmental Risks Factors in ASD: What We Know / What We Need to Know, Invited Speaker
April 22, Pessah, Isaac N. MARI Symposium on Environment and Autism Etiology, Vanderbilt Univ. Nashville, TN, Environmental Risks Factors in ASD: What We Know / What We Need to Know, Invited Speaker
Immune-mediated Diseases in Families with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kathleen Angkustsiri, MD, Paula Krakowiak, MS, Lisa A Croen, PhD, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD and Robin L Hansen, MD Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting; May 6, 2008; Honolulu, HI
Utilization of Conventional and Alternative Services and Treatment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Children with Developmental Delays
Roger Akins, Paula Krakowiak, Lisa Croen, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Robin Hansen,
Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting; May 6, 2008; Honolulu, HI
Immune-mediated Diseases in Families with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kathleen Angkustsiri, MD, Paula Krakowiak, MS, Lisa A Croen, PhD, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD and Robin L Hansen, MD Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting; May 6, 2008; Honolulu, HI
Utilization of Conventional and Alternative Services and Treatment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Children with Developmental Delays
Roger Akins, Paula Krakowiak, Lisa Croen, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Robin Hansen,
Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting; May 6, 2008; Honolulu, HI
Presentations at IMFAR (May 15-17, 2008):
Autism Subgroup BioMarkers: RNA Expression Studies. L. Lit, S. Ozonoff, I. Hertz-Picciotto, J. A. VanDeWater, R. Hansen, P. Ashwood, J. P. Gregg, R. R. Davis, A. Enstrom, I. N. Pessah and F. R. Sharp, University of California at Davis and UC Davis, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Physical Examinations of children in the CHARGE Study. K. Angkustsiri, R. S. Akins, L. Plumer, P. Krakowiak, I. Hertz-Picciotto and R. L. Hansen, University of California at Davis, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Household Pesticide Use in Relation to Autism. I. Hertz-Picciotto, I. N. Pessah, R. Hansen and P. Krakowiak, University of California at Davis, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Induction and Augmentation of Labor and Autism. C. K.Walker, P. Krakowiak, R. L. Hansen and I. Hertz-Picciotto, University of California at Davis, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Pre- and Post-natal SSRI use during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding and Risk of ASD in Children. R. A. Harrington,L. C. Lee, C. K. Walker, R. L. Hansen and I. Hertz-Picciotto, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, University of California at Davis, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Altered Function of Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cells in Children with Autism. A. Enstrom, C. Onore, L. Lit, I. Hertz-Picciotto, R. Hansen, J. P. Gregg, I. N. Pessah, F. Sharp, J. Van deWater and P. Ashwood, University of California at Davis, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
Immuno Profile in Fragile X and Autism. P. Ashwood, D. Nguyen, R. J. Hagerman and F. Tassone. University of California at Davis, Center for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, and UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
May 18-22, Pessah, Isaac N. University of Iowa, 5th PCB Workshop, IA, New Knowledge Gained from Old Pollutants
May 27, Pessah, Isaac N. University of Rochester, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Rochester NY, Homers: Multifunctional Signaling proteins, Invited speaker
May 28, Pessah, Isaac N. University of Rochester, Department of Environmental Medicine, Rochester NY. Environmental Modifiers of Autism Risk: Lessons Learned by The UC Davis Center for Children’s Environmental Health and M.I.N.D. Institute, Keynote speaker
Session Chair/SpeakerEarly Identification of Autism: How Early is Early? UCSF Primary Care Provider annual conference, May 29, 2008, San Francisco, CA
Autism Spectrum Disorders:Physicians Role in Assessment and Treatment - UCSF Primary Care Provider annual conference, May 30, 2008, San Francisco, CA
Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Collaborating with Families; UCSF Primary Care Provider annual conference, May 31, 2008, San Francisco, CA
TramAnh N. Ta, Pavel Aronov, Mari S. Golub, Isaac N. Pessah, Robert F. Berman. Perinatal Exposure to 2,2’,4,4’-tetrabromoDiphenyl Ether (PBDE-47) Retards Growth and Delays Neurodevelopment of C57BL6/J Mice. Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting, June 2008
Mari S. Golub, Isaac N. Pessah, and Robert F. Berman. Neurobehavioral consequences of developmental PCB95 exposure in mice. Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting, June 2008
June 18-22, Pessah, Isaac N. Autism Symposium at Ratna Ling, Cazadero, CA, Environmental Chemicals and Autism Susceptibility, Invited participant/speaker
Irva Hertz-Picciotto. Role of Metal Exposures in Autism. Neurobehavioral Teratology Society. June 30, 2008, Monterey, CA
July 7-8, Pessah, Isaac N. California Institute for Regenerative Medicine - Stem Cells and Predictive Toxicology, Invited participant/Speaker
July 23, Pessah, Isaac N. Abnormal Growth and Synaptic Architecture in Hippocampal Neurons Cultured from Fragile X Premutation Mouse International fragile X meeting, St. Louis, MO, Presentation
October 11, Pessah, Isaac N. Chair Session and Present a plenary talk, Rochester, NY, International Neurotoxicology Conference
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Introduction to Environmental influence on Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents. ISEE 20th Annual Conference, October 2008, Pasadena, CA.
Irva Hertz-Picciotto, A Case Control Investigation of PBDEs and Autism in Children. ISEE 20th Annual Conference, October 2008, Pasadena, CA
November 3-4, Pessah, Isaac N. Symposium at the University of Pennsylvania
November 14, Pessah, Isaac N. Growing up in a non-coplanar world, MIND Institute’s Research Seminar Series, Mind Institute, 1st Floor Auditorium, Sacramento, CA
Schmidt RJ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hansen R. Maternal periconceptional intake of prenatal vitamins and risk of autism spectrum disorders. Society for Neuroscience, Nov 18, 2008, Washington, DC
2007 Presentations
IOM (Institute of Medicine) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders Workshop on Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research (2007)
February 15, Pessah, Isaac N. University of Iowa Global Environmental Health Course, Internet based presentation: Environmental Contributions to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
“The clinical utility Array CGH in diagnostics”, Annual Meeting, Pacific Southwest Regional Genetics Group, Sacramento, California. March 17, 2007
Society of Toxicology National Meeting, Charlotte, NC; March 26, 2007 I.N. Pessah Workshop Co-Chair: Environmental Risk Factors for Autism I.N. Pessah Presentation: Identifying Environmental Contributors to Autism Risk; Insights from Neurobiology and Immunology
Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC; April 18-19 2007 Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research. I.N. Pessah Invited Participant/Presentation
“Clinical Development and Application of Array CGH”, National Jewish Medical and Research Center Omics Facility Open House, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado. May 30th, 2007
International Neurotoxicology Association Biennial Meeting, Pacific Grove, CA; June 10-15 2007 Developmental Neurotoxicity in Autism Susceptibility. I.N. Pessah Invited lecture/session chair; Local Organizing Committee
Cold Spring Harbor Course on Autism, CSH, N.Y.; June 18-20 2007 Environmental Factors in Autism Risk I.N. Pessah Invited Lecturer
Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Kreiger Institute, Baltimore MD; June 21 2007 Workshop on Autism I.N. Pessah Invited Speaker
International Autism Meeting, Autism Speaks to the World, Mexico City, MX; July 4-7 2007 Environmetnal Risk factors of Autism; The Genes Know. I.N. Pessah Invited speaker
Endophenotypes and Gene-Environment Interactions in Autism - Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Brown University; Sept 2007 Providence, RI
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Identification and Diagnostic Differentiation - California Infant Development Association; Oct 5, 2007 , Sacramento, CA
Lessons from CHARGE: Ideas for translational research in autism - Society for the Study of Behavioral Phenotype international meeting, Oct 10, 2007; Sacramento, CA
“CGH Microarrays: Practical Advice for Clinical Application and Interpretation”, 26th NSGC Annual Education Conference. October 15, 2007
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Identification - CHORI annual meeting, Nov 10, 2007; Monterey, CA
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Physicians Role in Assessment and Treatment - CHORI annual meeting, Nov 10, 2007; Monterey, CA
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Health Professionals' Role in Assessment and Treatment - December 9, 2007 CSUS
2006 Presentations
January 11, Pessah, Isaac N. Alameda Developmental Disabilities Council, Oakland, CA, Toxic Exposure and developmental disabilities
Janurary 12, , Pessah, Isaac N. UC Davis Cancer Center, Excitation-coupled calcium entry; A new form of conformational coupling
January 19, Pessah, Isaac N. Parents Helping Parents, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Autism Society of America, Santa Clara, CA, Understanding Susceptibility Factors in Autism and the Impact of Environmental Triggers
January 21, , Pessah, Isaac N. University of Minnesota, International Agricultural and Trade Policy/LDDI Annual Meeting, Preventing Harm to Growing Brains, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understand Autism
April 11, Pessah, Isaac N. University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, Program in Neurosciences, Excitation-coupled calcium entry; A new form of conformational coupling
April 12, , Pessah, Isaac N. University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, Toxicology Program, Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Autism
April 14, Pessah, Isaac N. UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Research Presentation, Do Calcium Channel Dysfunctions Contribute to Autism Risk?
April 28, Pessah, Isaac N. NIEHS Center for Children’s Environmental Health Directors’ Meeting, UC Davis Center Update
May 5, Pessah, Isaac N. Autism Society of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Genetic and Environmental Factors in Autism Risk
June 7, Pessah, Isaac N. Gordon Research Conference, New London, MH, Discussion Leader, Other Contributors to the Regulation of Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis
June 28, Pessah, Isaac N. National Teratology Society and Neurobehavioral Toxicology Society, Tucson, AZ, Symposium: Recent Advances in Research on the Safety of Thimerosal in Vaccines, Nanomolar Thimerosal Dysregulates Dendritic Cell Functions: Mechanisms and Ramifications
June 30, Pessah, Isaac N. Department of Medical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Frontiers In Pharmacology Series, Ryanodine Receptors, Chief Integrators of Cellular Calcium Signals at the Cutting Edge of Health and Disease
August 22, Pessah, Isaac N. Dioxin 2006, Oslo, Norway, Structural requirement for non-coplanar PCBs for sensitizing ryanodine receptors
September 8, Pessah, Isaac N. Fourth International PCB Workshop, Zakopane, Poland, Structure-Activity and Stereospecificity of Non-Coplanar PCBs at Ryanodine-Sensitive Calcium Channels; Basic and Clinical Implications
September 18, Pessah, Isaac N. 23rd International Neurotoxicology Conference- Neurotoxicity in Development & Aging, Little Rock, AR, Plenary Session: ENVIRONMENT AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, Toward Understanding Autism’s Complexities
September 18, Pessah, Isaac N. 23rd International Neurotoxicology Conference- Neurotoxicity in Development & Aging, Little Rock, AR, Platform Session (session co-chair): ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, Critical Mechanisms, Moving Targets: Understanding Immune System Modulation in Autism Risk
September 20, Pessah, Isaac N. 4th Annual U.S. EPA Regional Children's Environmental Health Summit, Vail, CO, Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Autism
October 12, Pessah, Isaac N. Integrative Cardio-Pulmonary Biology Workshop From Oxygen Sensing to Heart Failure, Washington, DC, Ryanodine Receptors: A Multiprotein Redox-Sensor
November 03, Pessah, Isaac N. Duke University Integrated Program in Toxicology, Raleigh, NC, Environmental Modifiers of Autism Risk: Understanding Gene Exposure Interactions
November 05, Pessah, Isaac N. Autism Research Consortium, Boston, MA, Research Update
November 11, Pessah, Isaac N. The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) 10th Anniversary Conference: Raising the Ceiling for Children with Autism and Disorders of Relating and Communicating, Gene-Environment interactions in Autism Risk
2005 Presentations
May 07, Pessah, Isaac N. International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Boston MA, Molecular Mechanism of Environmental Agents: From Molecules to Childhood Dysfunction
May 16, Pessah, Isaac N. NIH Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, Bethesda, Update- UC Davis Center for Children’s Environmental Health
August 24, Pessah, Isaac N. California Department of Developmental Services, Oakland CA, UC Davis Center for Children’s Environmental Health; Where we’ve been, where we’re going
September 09, Pessah, Isaac N. M.I.N.D. Institute, Sacramento CA, Environmental Research at MIND
September 12, Pessah, Isaac N. 22nd International Neurotoxicology Conference, Research Triangle Park, NC, Symposium organizer/chair- From Molecules to (Wo)Man, Gene-Environment Interactions in Autism
September 19, Pessah, Isaac N. Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Excitation-Coupled Ca2+ Entry, A new Form of Conformational Coupling
September 30, Pessah, Isaac N. The HELP Group Summit, Los Angeles, CA, Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Autism
October 28, Pessah, Isaac N. Learning Disabilities Association of California, Concord CA, Gene-Environment Interactions in Autism
November 30, Pessah, Isaac N. Department of Physiology, Stricht School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, Excitation-Coupled Ca2+ Entry, A new Form of Conformational Coupling
