Yale 2024 Symposium
Live in New Haven, Connecticut | June 4-6, 2024
Speakers May Attend Via Zoom
Purpose
A paradigm shift is underway in understanding bioelectromagnetics for public health and the environment.
A multi-disciplinary consortium of scientists, doctors, and related professionals is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge, fostering collaboration, and influencing policy decisions focused on the biological and health effects of electromagnetic frequencies at currently allowed levels.
Building on the legacy of expert forums initiated over the past few years by EHT with support from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, private foundations, and the Universities of Ariel and Tel Aviv, this symposium marks the next crucial step in evaluating the impact of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on living organisms.
Leaders in advancing this fundamental change will come together to exchange their latest findings as well as work in progress on the science, including: in vitro, in vivo, clinical and epidemiological observations, and wildlife studies.
Papers from the conference will be prepared for a special issue of the journal Frontiers in Public Health.
3 Days | World-Class Speakers
Confirmed Speakers
Devra Davis, MPH, PhD
Hugh Taylor, MD
James Lin, PhD
Henry Lai, PhD
Kent Chamberlin, PhD
Paul Ben Ishai, PhD
R.S. Sharma, PhD
Suleyman Kaplan, PhD
Joel Moskowitz, PhD
Igal Bilik, PhD
Linda Birnbaum, PhD
Ronald Melnick, PhD
Dimitris Panagopoulos, PhD
Stella Canna Michaelidou, PhD
Frank Barnes, PhD
Albert Manville, PhD
Paul Héroux, PhD
Elizabeth Kelley, MA
John W. Frank, PhD
Igor Belyaev, PhD
Joseph Sandri, JD
Robert R. Brown, MD
Theodora Scarato, MSW
B. Blake Levitt
Carolina Zilli Vieira, PhD
Robert “Rusty” Turner, MD
Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD
Steve Weller, BSc
Aaron Pilarcik, PhD
Noa Betzalel, PhD
Please send all communications or questions to yalesymposium@ehtrust.org
Read The Abstracts
Event Schedule
Meeting Location:
Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Ave., Room 207
Tuesday
04
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Registration/Coffee
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary
Dr. Devra Davis
10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Plenary Session: What the Animals Are Trying to Tell Us – Understanding Wireless Radiation and Health
Prof. James Lin: A Paradigm Shift? Health and Safety of Human Exposure to RF Radiation
Dr. Henry Lai: Mechanisms of Biological Effects of Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Fields
Discussion: Prof. Kent Chamberlin, Chair; With Dr. Ronald Melnick
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:30 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
Session 1 – Public Health (Epidemiology)
Prof. John Frank: Epidemiological Issues in Assessing the Evidence on Human Health Harms from RF-EMF Exposure
Prof. Kent Chamberlin: New Hampshire 5G Commission
Mr. Steven Weller: Mobile Phone Radiofrequency Exposure, a Risk Factor for Thyroid Cancer?
Discussion: Ms. Elizabeth Kelley, Chair
1:10 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Lunch (Assigned Workgroups)
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Electrical Engineering (Simulation & Dosimetry)
Dr. Paul Ben Ishai: A Pictorial Introduction to Wave Theory
Prof. Noa Betzalel: The Modeling of the Electromagnetic Interaction of 5G/6G Pulsed-Signal Radiation and Human Skin
Prof. Kent Chamberlin: Conditions Necessary for Demodulation in Biological Tissues
Discussion: Dr. Rob Brown, Chair
4:30 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.
Coffee Break
4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Public Health (Toxicology)
Dr. Joel Moskowitz: Problems with the COSMOS Cell Phone Radiation Exposure and Brain Tumor Risk Study
Prof. Paul Héroux: The Collision Between Wireless and Biology
Dr. Ronald Melnick: Science, Policy, and Exposure Limits to Radiofrequency Radiation (RFR)
Dr. Rob Brown: An Unusual Case of Thyroid Cancer and EMF
Discussion: Dr. Carolina Zilli Vieira, Chair
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Guest Reception: Union League Café, 1032 Chapel St.
Meeting Location:
The Anlyan Center (TAC), 300 Cedar Street, Room 206
Wednesday
05
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Biophysics (Physical Mechanisms)
Prof. Frank Barnes: Tutorial - Dielectric Constants
Prof. Dimitris Panagopoulos: Wireless Communication Electromagnetic Fields: Biological and Health Effects. Biophysical Mechanism of Action
Prof. Igal Bilik: Exposure System for Electromagnetic Fields Interaction with Circulating Red Blood Cells
Prof. Suleyman Kaplan: Prenatal Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields and Therapeutic Values of Melatonin and Omega-3 on the Obesity-Related Hypothalamic Nucleus
Dr. Arife Kaplan: An In-Vitro Study of the Impact of 900 MHz Radiation on Human Sperm: A Clinical and Molecular Approach
Dr. Igor Belyaev: Methods for Measuring, Estimating and Validating Exposure
Discussion: Prof. Paul Ben Ishai, Chair
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:30 a.m.-1:20 p.m.
Public Health (Pediatrics and Fertility)
Dr. Hugh Taylor: Prenatal Studies on Behavior and EMF
Dr. Stella Canna Michaelidou: The Misuse of Digital Devices and Emitted EMF/RF: Two Sides of a Highly Risky Coin-Cyprus Holistic Approach to Raise Awareness, Influence Policies, and Reduce Risks in Homes, Schools, and Hospitals
Dr. Dariusz Leszczynski: Individual Sensitivity to EMF: Why We Need Proteomics Research
Dr. Robert "Rusty" Turner: Remarks on Neurological Impacts and Implications for Pediatric Health
Dr. Erica Mallery-Blythe: Investigating Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: A Focus on Human Experimental Studies
Discussion: Dr. Devra Davis, Chair
1:20 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Lunch
3:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
EMF Impacts to Flora and Fauna
Ms. B. Blake Levitt and Dr. Henry Lai: EMF Effects to Wildlife at Ecosystem Levels
Mr. Aaron Pilarcik: Evaluating Impacts of RF on Plants
Dr. Albert Manville: Steps Needed to Address Deficiencies with Radiation Impacts to Wildlife
Discussion: Ms. Theodora Scarato, Chair
4:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Coffee Break
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Public Policy and Wildlife
Ms. Theodora Scarato: U.S. Federal Regulation of Wireless Radiation, A Case Study in Regulatory Gaps
Mr. Joseph Sandri: The Enforcement Paradox
Discussion: Ms. B. Blake Levitt, Chair
Meeting Location:
Hope Building, 315 Cedar Street, Room 110
Thursday
06
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Discussion Groups
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Closing Statements
12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Luncheon and Workgroup Presentations: Barcelona Restaurant, 155 Temple Street
Accommodations
Blake Hotel
9 High Street, New Haven, CT
