Cadmium and Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence for a Novel Risk Factor

The Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health presents a mini-symposium on the health risks of cadmium. This event includes presentations based on data gathered by RTI's Analytical Sciences team.

Organizers: Jaymie Meliker & Maria Tellez Plaza
Moderators: Ana Navas-Acien & Tony Lamas
10:00-10:10 Ana Navas-Acien – Welcoming Remarks
10:10-10:25 Jaymie Meliker – Cadmium and incident cardiovascular disease in never smokers: Danish Diet Cancer and Health
10:25-10:45 Lars Barregård & Florencia Harari – Cadmium and atherosclerosis: the Swedish CardioPulmonary bioImage Study
10:45-11:00 Katherine James – Cadmium and cardiovascular disease in the San Luis Valley Diabetes Study
11:00-11:15 Maria Tellez Plaza – Potential mechanisms and designs to assess causality: Evidence from US & Spain
11:15-11:30 Francisco Ujueta – Cadmium and peripheral arterial disease: beneficial effects of chelation therapy
11:30-12:00 Open Discussion moderated by Gervasio (Tony) Lamas

To attend the symposium, please send an email with "Columbia SRP Mini-symposium May 2021" in the subject line to Katia Rodriguez, and she will send you the Zoom link and meeting password. Please indicate your affiliation in the email.