Health Effects Institute Annual Conference 2025

Please mark your calendars for HEI's next Annual Conference Sunday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at the Austin Marriott Downtown in Austin, Texas. The conference is always a great opportunity to hear about cutting edge research related to environmental exposure assessment and environmental health and for connecting with friends, peers, and colleagues. The 3-day event will include updates on HEI-funded research, scientific sessions, keynote speakers, poster presentations, and much more.

HEI 2025 Annual Conference Abstract Submissions Now Open (Deadline for submissions is February 14, 2025)
We are now accepting abstract submissions for those interested in the Jane Warren Award and for presenting a poster on research that is not funded by HEI but is relevant to HEI's interests. See here for more information.

We hope to see you there!

Sessions:

Scientific Program at a Glance

Sunday, May 4

10:00 am	Registration table opens
11:30 am	Lunch
12:45 pm	Welcome and offical conference opening
1:00 pm	Session: “Unleashing the power of artificial intelligence for environmental health”
2:30 pm	Announcing winners of HEI awards and fellowships, and lightning talks by winners of the Walter Rosenblith and Jane Warren Awards
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Poster Session 1
5:00 pm	Break
6:00 pm	Opening reception: beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and socializing
6: 45 pm	Conference dinner begins

Monday, May 5

7:00 am	Breakfast available
9:00 am	Keynote address (TBD)
9:30 am	Session: “Spotlight on recent HEI initiatives and accomplishments”
10:30 am	Break
11:00 pm	a) “The TRACER Collaboration: Tracking community exposures to air emissions and noise from oil and gas development” b) “From local to global: New advances for measuring the air pollution disease burden”
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Parallel Sessions: a) “Mind and particulate matter: Exploring air pollution and mental health in children and adolescents” b) Novel approaches to improving long-term exposure assessment of outdoor air pollution”
3:00 pm	Ice Cream Social Break
3:30 pm	Poster Session 2
5:00 pm	Free evening

Tuesday, May 6

7:00 am	Breakfast available
9:00 am	Session: “The road ahead for the legacy diesel fleet”
10:30 am	Break
10:50 am	Poster Session 3
12:20 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Session: “Transportation’s next stop: The benefits and challenges of emerging technologies and fuels”
2:30 pm	Conference closing and adjournment

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