Spring 2025 Symposium: Reflections on Dr. Richard Di Giulio’s Ecotoxicology Legacy

Friday, May 16, 2025 | Grainger Hall (9 Circuit Drive) | Field Auditorium (room 1112)

Duke Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC

Please join us to celebrate Dr. Di Giulio’s legacy in ecotoxicology and contributions to Duke University, in which his past mentees and colleagues will reflect on how he has impacted their careers and lives.

This event is *FREE* to attend and open to all. Registration is required (see registration link below). We have options for both in-person and virtual attendance.

Agenda (Eastern Time)

8:00-8:45amSign in (continental breakfast provided for registered attendees)
9:00-9:15amOpening remarks: Nishad Jayasundara, PhD and Joel Meyer, PhD
9:15-10:15amEcotoxicology reflections – panel discussion:
Drs. Mark Hahn, Dan Schlenk, Charlie Rice, and Ellen Mihaich  
10:15-10.30 amBreak 
10:30-12:10 pmSession 1 – Ecotoxicology and risk assessment
Drs. Tara Raftery, Audrey Bone, Lindsay Garner, and Bryan Clark
12:10-12:20pmGroup Photo! (in Field Auditorium)
12:20-1:30pmLunch 
1:30-2:20pmSession 2 – Research frontiers in ecotoxicology
Drs. Jess Brandt, Cole Matson
2:20-2:30Virtual Greetings  
2:30-3:45pmSession 3 – Beyond ecotoxicology
Drs. Tom Augspurger, Jordan Kozal, Daniel Brown
3:45-4:00pmBreak 
4:00-5:15 pmSession 3 Continued – Beyond ecotoxicology 
Drs. Andrey Massarsky, Dawoon Jung, David Watson 
5:15 pmClosing remarks 

Registration

Register for in-person attendance HERE. Registration is free but is required.

In-person registration will close at 11:59pm Eastern on Sunday, May 11.

For our non-Duke attendees, we do have a limited number of parking passes available. If you would like to request a parking pass to attend the symposium, please contact our Event Coordinator. Passes will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and may run out.

Location: Grainger Hall (9 Circuit Drive), Field Auditorium (room 1112)

  • Google map (Grainger Hall may appear on map as “Environment Hall”)

Virtual Registration

Register for virtual attendance HERE. Registration is free, but is required to receive the link. Virtual registration will remain open through May 16th.

Upon registration, you will receive an automated email with the Zoom link. Please keep this email, as the link will not be posted publicly.

Questions?

If you have questions about this event, please contact our Event Coordinator.

Support

This symposium is supported in part by the National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under the Duke University Superfund Research Program (award P42ES010356) and the Duke University Program in Environmental Health (award T32ES021432). Symposium content is solely the responsibility of the speakers and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.