November 7, 2024
Maeder Hall, Andlinger Center, 86 Olden Street, Princeton University
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Data-Driven Precision Health: Integrating Genomics, Climate, and the Environment Conference

The November 7th conference, a collaboration between Princeton Precision Health and NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and co-sponsored by Princeton's High Meadows Environmental Institute, will bring together an interdisciplinary community from academia, government, and industry to explore research questions at the intersection of human health, climate, and environment. The event aims to spark discussions and inspire new research directions on future health impacts, with a focus on predicting outcomes and developing equitable risk mitigation strategies.

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Program Schedule

8:00 am8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am8:45 am
Welcome and Introduction
Speakers
Olga Troyanskaya
Director Princeton Precision Health
Professor, Computer Science and Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
Venkatachalam “Ram” Ramaswamy
Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
8:45 am9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Speakers
Jennifer Rexford
Provost, Professor of Computer Science, and Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor in Engineering, Princeton University
9:00 am10:00 am
Keynote: The Intersection of Climate and Health: Unraveling the Etiology of Kawasaki Disease and its Molecular Signatures


Introduction by: Dan Notterman, Professor of the Practice and Senior Research Scholar, Molecular Biology. Senior Advisor to the Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Princeton University,  Critical Care Pediatrician, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

 

Speakers
Jane Burns
Macklin Foundation Chair in Kawasaki Disease
Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center
Department of Pediatrics
University California San Diego School of Medicine
10:00 am10:20 am
Break
10:20 am11:20 am
Keynote: Environmental Intelligence and One Health: NOAA's Role and Capacity


Introduction by: Whit Anderson, Deputy Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA

Speakers
Juli Trtanj
NOAA Climate and Health Program Director, NOAA One Health Lead and National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) Executive Director, NOAA Climate Program Office
11:20 am11:40 am
Geospatial Modeling of Social Vulnerability to Hazards
Speakers
Eric Tate
Professor, Public Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment, Princeton University
11:40 am12:00 pm
Effects of Global Climate Mitigation on Air Quality, Health, and Equity
Speakers
Wei Peng
Assistant Professor, School of Public and International Affairs and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University
12:00 pm1:10 pm
Lunch
1:10 pm1:30 pm
Molecular Networks in Cancer: a Case for Uncovering the Role of the Environment
Speakers
Mona Singh
Professor, Computer Science and Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
1:30 pm1:50 pm
Assessing the Climate-Medication Link: Chronic Disease Outcomes and Climate Impacts
Speakers
Soko Setoguchi
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, and Co-Director of Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Center for Climate, Health and Healthcare (CCHH), Rutgers University
1:50 pm2:10 pm
Questions Arising While Co-producing Climate Projection Information Relevant to Philadelphia Public Health Extreme Heat Interests
Speakers
Keith Dixon
Team Lead – Empirical Statistical Downscaling Team
Deputy Division Leader of the Marine Ecosystems & Downscaling Division
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA
2:10 pm2:30 pm
Vaccination Mitigates Climate-driven Disruptions to Malaria Control
Speakers
Benny Rice
Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
2:30 pm2:50 pm
Break
2:50 pm3:10 pm
From Genomes to Outcomes: Using AI to Connect Genetics and Environment to the Disease Progression
Speakers
Ksenia Sokolova
Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton Precision Health, Princeton University
3:10 pm3:30 pm
NOAA's Environmental Information and Services: Connecting Research to Stakeholders
Speakers
Ellen Mecray
Director, NOAA Regional Climate Services for the Eastern Region
3:30 pm4:15 pm
Panel: Connecting Genomics, Environment, and Climate Toward Precision Health


Moderator: Mona Singh, Professor, Computer Science and Integrative Genomics, Princeton University

Speakers
Paul Ginoux
Senior Physical Scientist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, NOAA
William Hanson
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Denise Mauzerall
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public and International Affairs, School of Public and International Affairs. Princeton University
Soko Setoguchi
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, and Co-Director of Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Center for Climate, Health and Healthcare (CCHH), Rutgers University
4:15 pm4:25 pm
Closing Remarks
Speakers
Peter Schiffer
Dean for Research, Vice-President for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Class of 1909 Professor of Physics, Princeton University
4:25 pm
Reception

Keynote Speaker Bios

Jane Burns
Macklin Foundation Chair in Kawasaki Disease
Director, Kawasaki Disease Research Center
Department of Pediatrics
University California San Diego School of Medicine
Juli Trtanj
NOAA Climate and Health Program Director, NOAA One Health Lead and National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) Executive Director, NOAA Climate Program Office

Visitor Information

Parking and Directions

There is a lot of construction across campus. Please allow extra travel time and time for parking. Visitors may park in the Stadium Drive Garage off of Faculty Road and Stadium Drive. Please register for a daily visitor permit online or at the garage on the day of your visit. After parking, you can either 1) walk to Maeder Hall at Prospect Avenue and Olden Street by going up Fitzrandolph, turning left on Prospect, and then right on Olden (~13 min walk), or 2) catch a Tiger Transit bus from the transit hub outside the garage. Limited metered street parking is available along Prospect Avenue and Olden Street.

Maeder Hall

Maeder Hall is located at the corner of Olden Street and Prospect Avenue. Enter Maeder Hall through the exterior doors at Prospect Avenue and Olden Street. Inside, take the stairs or elevator down two levels to reach the auditorium. For additional assistance use the interactive campus map. Breakfast and lunch seating will around the auditorium and one level up. Additional seating will be available outside, weather permitting, so please plan to dress accordingly. No food or beverages are allowed inside the auditorium.

Travel

Information regarding travel and hotels in the area.

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