| 9:30-11:45 |
Session 1 Some Considerations on Epidemiological Studies
Coordinator: Chiharu Tohyama (Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
- Difficulties in Conducting an Epidemiological Study for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
- Seiichiro Yamamoto (National Cancer Center, Japan)
- Evaluation of Endocrine Disrupters in Women and Children: Lessons from the CHAMACOS and Seveso Women’s Health Studies
- Brenda Eskenazi (University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A)
- Interpreting the Significance of Small Effect Sizes in Epidemiological Studies
- David C. Bellinger (Harvard Medical School / Harvard School of Public Health, U.S.A.)
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| 11:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:00-15:15 |
Session 2 Risk Communication: Present Status and Future Directions
Coordinator: Iwao Uchiyama (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan)
- A systematic Guide for Risk Communication with Special Focus on Risk Characterization, Risk Amplification, and Precaution
- Peter M. Wiedemann (Research Centre Juelich, Germany)
- Risk Communication and Mass Media
- Shigeyuki Koide (The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan)
- The Current Status of Risk Communication in Japan
- Toshiko Kikkawa (Keio University, Japan)
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| 15:15 |
Break |
| 15:30-17:45 |
Session 3 Community and Ecosystem Level Assessment of Human Impacts
Coordinator: Takayuki Hanazato (Shinshu University, Japan)
- Impacts of Endocrine Disruption on Roach, Rutilus Rutilus, Populations Living in UK Rivers
- Charles R. Tyler (University of Exeter, U.K.)
- 40 Years of Change on Iriomote Island
- Shigeki Yasuma (The Hiraoka Environmental Science Laboratory, Japan)
- Biological Interactions: Important Factors in Structuring Organic Communities and Controlling the Pesticide Impact on Ecosystems
- Takayuki Hanazato (Shinshu University, Japan)
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| 9:30-11:45 |
Session 4 New Approaches to Mechanistic Understanding of Endocrine Disrupters
Coordinator: Hajime Watanabe (National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan)
- Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants on mRNA Expression in Avian Neuronal and Hepatic Cells Using FRAP-PCR and SAGE
- Sean W. Kennedy (National Wildlife Research Centre, Canada)
- Germ Cell Apoptosis in Rat Testis is Induced by Oxidative Stress via Oral Administration of di (2-ethyl-hexyl) phthalate, and is Significantly Prevented by Treatment of Antioxidant Vitamins or Special Six-Carbon Monosaccharides
- Masaaki Tokuda (Kagawa University, Japan)
- Effects of Estrogenic Chemicals Estimated by Gene Expression Profile
- Hajime Watanabe (National Institutes of National Sciences, Japan)
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| 11:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:00-15:15 |
Session 5 Development of Testing Methods for Endocrine Disruption
Coordinator: Taisen Iguchi (National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan)
- The Validation Management Group for Non-Animal Testing (VMG-NA) of the OECD Task Force for Endocrine Disputing Testing and Assessment (EDTA)
- Patric S. Amcoff (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD))
- Development of OECD Test Guidelines for Endocrine Active Substances in Environmental Species
- Anne Gourmelon (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD))
- Environmental Risk Assessment of Endocrine Disrupters: Status and Needs of Biomarkers
- Thomas H. Hutchinson (AstraZeneca R&D, Sweden)
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| 15:15 |
Break |
| 15:30-17:45 |
Session 6 Current Initiatives on Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Coordinator: Hiroaki Shiraishi (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan)
- Roadmap for Implementing the USEPA Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program
- Karen Whitby (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.A.)
- Developing Approaches to Chemicals Management - A UK View
- Michael J. Roberts (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, U.K.)
- Japan’s Approach for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution Caused by Chemicals
- Satoru Morishita (Ministry of the Environment, Japan)
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