Research and Action to Address Michigan’s Large-Scale Chemical Contaminations a symposium to facilitate community - researcher collaborations

KEYNOTE SPEAKERLinda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATSDirector (retired), Scientist Emeritus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS: Michele Marcus, PhD, Emory University’s Michigan PBB Registry • Jane Keon, Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force • Francis Spaniola, former Michigan State Representative • Tony Spaniola, JD, creator Michigan Cancer Registry • Courtney Carignan, PhD, Michigan State University • Monica Lewis-Patrick, President & CEO, We the People of Detroit • COMMUNITY PANELISTS: Sandy Wynn-Stelt, Rockford • Theresa Landrum, Detroit • Lawrence Reynolds, Flint • Donele Wilkins, Detroit • Tim Neyer, Mt. Pleasant • MORE SPEAKERS AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED

FEBRUARY 20, 2020 • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PMUM MICHIGAN LEAGUE

VERTICAL PHOTO CREDITS, FROM TOP LEFT: Downtown Rockford by rossograph [Wikimedia commons, CC BY-SA 4.0]; Otsego Lake by Notorious4life [Wikimedia commons, CC0]; Flint River by Michael Barera [Wikimedia commons, CC BY-SA 4.0]; Spirit of Detroit by John Schelp; Detroit satellite view by Planet Labs, Inc. [Wikimedia commons, CC BY-SA 4.0]

THE PBB TO PFAS SYMPOSIUM is organized by: The University of Michigan M-LEEaD Center, Emory University’s HERCULES Center, and Central Michigan University; Co-Sponsored by: the Graham Sustainability Institute, We the People of Detroit, the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), and the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.

FROM PBBTO PFAS

REGISTRATION REQUIRED; SELECTED TALKS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED: Please visit http://mleead.umich.edu/fromPBBtoPFAS for more information.