Companion Animals as Sentinels for Predicting Environmental Exposures

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a workshop to examine the potential role of companion animals as sentinels of relevant, shared environmental exposures that may affect human aging and cancer. The workshop will explore the opportunities and challenges for using this novel translational approach to exposure science as a way to accelerate the knowledge turn in this evolving field. Presentations and panel discussions may include topics related to:

• Potential data sources needed to assess whether companion animals may serve as sentinels for human environmental exposures;
• The state of the science for biomarkers of exposure and use of biosensors for application to companion animal populations of interest;
• Best practices for collection, storage, and analysis of biosamples to assess exposures (eg., biorepository resources, DNA susceptibility, DNA methylation, microbiome, etc.);
• Strategies for standardizing, sharing, and aggregating health records and relevant metadata across species; and
• Current policies and regulations related to monitoring and mitigating environmental exposures and the role for prospective interventions based on companion animal data.

View the event agenda HERE.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 5th Street Northwest, Washington, United States