2026 ECHO Schedule
| Day | Time / Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 26th | ||
| Evening (6pm) | Welcome Dinner | All |
| Wednesday, May 27th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | EDCs: What, when, how | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) & Heather Patisaul (NIEHS) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Endpoints, windows, pathways | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) & Heather Patisaul (NIEHS) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm) | EDC mechanisms of action | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Data analysis/interpretation | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Thursday, May 28th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | EDC study design | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | EDC reproductive effects on females | Jodi Flaws (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm) | The brain and behavior | Heather Patisaul (NIEHS) & Andrea Gore (UT-Austin) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | 5-minute research presentations | Course Participants |
| Friday, May 29th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | EDC reproductive effects on males | Jodi Flaws (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Tackling analysis of reproductive data | Jodi Flaws (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm) | EDCs and global dispersal Brain and behavior data analysis | Frank von Hippel (University of Arizona) Heather Patisaul (NIEHS) & Andrea Gore (UT-Austin) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Environmental justice | Frank von Hippel (University of Arizona) |
| Saturday, May 30th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Environmental contaminants that act as obesogens | Joan Ruderman (Princeton University) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Intro to zebrafish | Patrice Delaney (Yale University) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Zebrafish lab | Patrice Delaney (Yale University) & Chris Kassotis (Wayne State University) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Data analysis / interpretation Sustainable chemistry | Patrice Delaney (Yale University) & Chris Kassotis (Wayne State University) Terry Collins (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Sunday, May 31st | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Using C.elegans to screen for EDCs | Monica Colaiacovo (Harvard University) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Hazard and risk | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Mouse hazard lab | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Manufactured doubt | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Monday, June 1st | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | EDCs in real life: exposure to complex mixtures | Chris Kassotis (Wayne State University) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Epigenetics 1 | Martha Susiarjo (University of Rochester) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | C.elegans lab | Monica Colaiacovo (Harvard University) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | C.elegans data analysis and interpretation | Monica Colaiacovo (Harvard University) |
| Tuesday, June 2nd | ||
| Break | ||
| Wednesday, June 3rd | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Messaging through the media | Amy Kostant (Science Communication Network) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Epigenetics 2 | Martha Susiarjo (University of Rochester) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Epigenetics lab | Martha Susiarjo (University of Rochester) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Pathways to change | Maricel Maffini (Independent Consultant) |
| Thursday, June 4th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Epigenetics data analysis and interpretation | Martha Susiarjo (University of Rochester) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Messaging from the podium | Pat Hunt (Washington State University) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Live interviews with reporters | Amy Kostant (Science Communication Network) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Interview recap Communicating via social media | Amy Kostant (Science Communication Network) Emily Copeland (Science Communication Network) |
| Friday, June 5th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Intro to epidemiology | Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Analytical tools and biomonitoring | Roy Gerona (UC-San Francisco) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Tools for policy change | Maricel Maffini (Independent Consultant) All |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Tools for epidemiology analysis | Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University) |
| Saturday, June 6th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Confounders in epidemiology | Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Direct and indirect nontargeted analysis | Roy Gerona (UC-San Francisco) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Biomonitoring data and epidemiology analysis | Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University) & Roy Gerona (UC-San Francisco) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | Data analysis/interpretation 5-minute ECHO reflections | Rita Strakovsky (Michigan State University) ECHO Participants |
| Sunday, June 7th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | Safer chemical design | Genoa Warner (New Jersey Institute of Technology) & Terry Collins (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Building your EDC network | All |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm | Community engaged research PFAS & 6PPD-Q | All Scott Belcher (North Carolina State University) & Terry Collins (Carnegie Mellon University) |
| Evening (7pm-9pm) | EDC reflections | ECHO Participants |
| Monday, June 8th | ||
| Morning (9am-10:15am) | CLARITY BPA | Laura Vandenberg (UMass Amherst) |
| Morning (10:30am-11:45am) | Microplastics | Genoa Warner (New Jersey Institute of Technology) |
| Afternoon (1pm-5pm) | Environmental justice Takeaways & course debrief | All |
| Evening (6pm) | Course Dinner & Reception | All |