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In Vitro Exposure Systems
and Dosimetry Assessment Tools for
Inhaled Tobacco Products


Workshop Agenda
April 4-6th, 2016
April 4, 2016 - 8:00-6:00 
8:00-9:00
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:15
Welcome and Overview
Holger Behrsing, IIVS
Raymond Tice, NIEHS (retired)
9:15-9:30
Advancing Regulatory Science at the US FDA with More Predictive Models
Suzanne Fitzpatrick, FDA  
9:30-9:45
In Vitro to In Vivo Extrapolation in Humans
Robert Devlin, US EPA
9:45-10:15
In Vitro Models for Tobacco Regulatory Science: Collaborative Efforts in Respiratory Toxicology
Hans Raabe. IIVS
10:15-10:45
Break
10:45-11:15
Species Differences in Respiratory Anatomy
Kent Pinkerton, University of California, Davis
11:15-11:45
Considerations and Challenges for In Vivo/In Vitro Correlations
Günter Oberdörster, University of Rochester
11:45-1:15
Lunch - followed by Poster Viewing
  Core Subject 1: Tobacco Smoke and E-cigarette Aerosols
1:15-2:00
Now You See It - Now You Don't: The Chemistry of Cigarette Smoke and
E-cigarette Aerosols
Chris Wright, British American Tobacco
2:00-2:15
Discussion:  Tobacco Smoke and E-cigarette Aerosols
2:15-2:30
Break
  Core Subject 2: Air Liquid Interface -  In Vitro Exposure Systems
2:30-3:00
Fresh Smoke ALI Exposure in 24 and 96 Multiwell Plates Using a New Smoke Exposure In Vitro System (SEIVS)
Roman Wieczorek, ITG
3:00-3:30
Air-Liquid Interface - In Vitro Exposure Systems and Their Use in Inhalation Toxicology
Michaela Aufderheide, Cultex Laboratories GmbH
3:30-3:45
Break
3:45-4:15
A New Fluorescence Based Method for Characterization of In Vitro Aerosol Exposure Systems
Sandro Steiner, Philip Morris International
4:15-4:45
Cutting Edge In Vitro Exposure Technologies for Conventional and E-cigarettes
Tobias Krebs, Vitrocell Systems GmbH
4:45-5:00
Panel Discussion: Air-Liquid Interface - In Vitro Exposure Systems
5:00-6:00
Poster Reception
6:00
Dinner
April 5, 2016 - 8:30-6:30
8:30-9:00
Continental Breakfast
  Core Subject 3a: Dosimetry Approaches for Particles and Vapors
9:00-9:30
Modeling Inhalation and Deposition of Cigarette Puff Mixture in the Lungs of Smokers
Bahman Asgharian, Applied Research Associates
9:30-10:00
CFD Modeling of Aerosols and Vapors for Cross-Species and IVIVE Respiratory Dosimetry
Richard Corley, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
10:00-10:30
Deterministic Dosimetry for Particles and Vapors: Considerations for In-Vitro Mainstream Tobacco Smoke and E-Vapor Product Studies
Michael Oldham, Altria
10:30-10:45
Panel Discussion:  Dosimetry Approaches for Particles and Vapors
10:45-11:15
Break
  Core Subject 3b:  In Vitro Dosimetry Determinations
11:15-11:45
Dosimetry Tools, Approaches and Applications for Tobacco and Next Generation Product Testing
Jason Adamson, British American Tobacco
11:45-12:15
Evaluation Method for In Vitro Toxicity of Cigarette Smoke by Whole Smoke Exposure 
Li Xiang, Zheng Zhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC
12:15-12:30
Panel Discussion:  In Vitro Dosimetry Determinations
12:30-2:00
Lunch - followed by Poster Viewing
  Core Subject 4: Exposure Microenvironment/Physiology of Cells
2:00-2:20
Exposing What?: Overview of the Airway Tissue Exposure Site
Holger Behrsing, IIVS
2:20-2:50
In Vitro Toxicology of E-cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
Irfan Rahman, University of Rochester
2:50-3:05
Panel Discussion: Exposure Microenvironment/Physiology of Cells
3:05-3:15
Guidance for Breakout Groups:
  • In Vitro Exposure Systems
  • Dosimetry
3:15-3:30
Break
3:30-5:50
Breakout Groups
5:30-6:30
Poster Reception
6:30
Dinner on your own
April 6, 2016 - 8:30-3:15
8:30-9:00
Continental Breakfast
  Promising Technologies
9:00-9:20
3D Lung Tissue Constructs, Lung- on- a-Chip and Response to Toxicants
Sonia Grego, RTI International
9:20-9:40
Quantitative High-Throughput Gene Expression Analysis Using a Modified
RASL-seq Platform Enables Treatment-Response Kinetic Analysis for Risk Assessment

Pei-Hsuan Chu, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
9:40-10:00
Predicting Exposure Response in the Airway: Integrating Cellular Signaling and Epigenetics Through the Epigenetic Seed and Soil Model of Interindividual Variability
Shaun McCullough, US EPA
10:00-10:15
Panel Discussion:  Promising Technologies
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-12:00
Moderated Breakout Groups from Day2
12:00-1:00
Lunch
1:00-2:00
Breakout Group Discussions Wrap-up
2:00-2:30
Panel Discussion: Ways Forward in Normalizing Technology in a Regulatory Environment
Christopher Proctor, British American Tobacco
Neil Wilcox, FDA and Lorillard (retired)
Jack Fowle, EPA (retired)
2:30-3:15
Reports from Breakout Groups and Workshop Conclusion