Yale 2024 Symposium

Live in New Haven, Connecticut | June 4-6, 2024

Remote Participation Available on Zoom

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Purpose

EHT invites you to an invitation-only expert symposium on RF/EMF at the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to be held June 4-6, 2024.

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 (check back for periodic updates)

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

Arno Thielens, PhD

Linda Birnbaum, PhD

Ronald Melnick, PhD

Dimitris Panagopoulos, PhD

Stella Canna Michaelidou PhD Wireless Radiation and Health

Stella Canna Michaelidou, MD

Yuri Feldman, PhD

Frank Barnes, PhD

Paul Héroux, PhD

Elizabeth Kelley, MA

John W. Frank, PhD

Igor Belyaev, PhD

Joseph Sandri, JD

Russell Robert Brown, MD

Theodora Scarato, MSW

Abstracts must be submitted by May 15.

Please send all communications or questions to yalesymposium@ehtrust.org

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

9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Opening Plenary

Devra Davis PhD MPH FACE Wireless Radiation and Human Health

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: The Evolving Paradigm

Dr. Henry Lai: Mechanisms of Biological Effects of Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Fields

Discussants: Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Dr. Ronald Melnick, Prof. Kent Chamberlin

11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Session 1 – Public Health (Epidemiology)

Steve Weller: Mobile Phone Radiofrequency Exposure - A Risk Factor for Thyroid Cancer?

Dr. Rob Brown: Thyroid Case Report

Dr. Ronald Melnick: Toxicology of Thyroid Impacts of EMF

Discussants: Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Dr. David Carpenter (invited)

1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Lunch

2:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m.

Electrical Engineering (Simulation & Dosimetry)

Dr. Yuri Feldman: Tutorial

Dr. Paul Ben Ishai: Skin Simulations

Prof. Kent Chamberlin: Models and Measurements - Strengths and Limitations

Prof. Arno Thielens: Modeling Non-Human Impacts of EMF

4:15 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Coffee Break

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Public Health (Toxicology)

Dr. Joel Moskowitz: Tutorial - Epidemiological Power

Dr. Anthony B. Miller (invited): Methods for Measuring, Estimating and Validating Exposure

Prof. Suleyman Kaplan - Prenatal Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields and Therapeutic Values of Melatonin and Omega-3 on the Obesity-Related Hypothalamic Nucleus

Prof. R.S. Sharma: Impacts of EMF on Human Reproduction - The Indian Medical Research Council Studies

6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Guest Cocktail Party

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. Dimitris Panagopoulos: Tutorial

Prof. Yuri Feldman - Pulse Effects on RBC and Hemoglobin

Prof. Frank Barnes

Prof. Paul Héroux

11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:30 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

Public Health (Pediatrics and Fertility)

Elizabeth Kelley: Public Policy

Dr. Hugh Taylor: Prenatal Studies on Behavior and EMF

Prof. Suleyman Kaplan - EMF and the Developing Brain and Testes

Prof. R.S. Sharma: Novel Biomarkers of EMF

1:20 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Lunch

3:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m.

Public Health

Prof. John Frank: Epidemiological Issues in Assessing the Evidence on Human Health Harms from RF-EMF Exposure

Dr. Stella Canna Michaelidou: Pediatric Policy Progress and Problems

Dr. Ronald Melnick

Prof. Joel Moskowitz

4:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Coffee Break

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Public Policy and Wildlife

Joseph Sandri, Esq.: The Enforcement Paradox

Theodora Scarato, MSW: Local, State, and National Policy Advances

B. Blake Levitt: Wildlife Studies and Policy Implications

Meeting Location:

Hope Building, 315 Cedar Street, Room 110

Thursday

06

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Discussion Groups

Topic To Be Announced

Participants will split into groups of four plus a moderator. Each group will be given a discussion topic and task and asked to prepare a list of conclusions and suggestions.