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UK’s delegation at the meeting represented a multidisciplinary group of researchers from the colleges of Nursing, Public Health, Medicine, the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the UK Markey Cancer Center.
The Wyatt symposium honors the legacy of John P. Wyatt, M.D., and his pioneering environmental clinical research on air pollution and lung pathology. Universities and agencies from across the state have partnered to present research and practice on the environment and its impact on health. Johnnye Lewis, Ph.D., will present the noon keynote: “Partnering with Indigenous Communities on Uranium Exposure Science: From Populations to Mechanisms to Interventions.”
The event is titled “PFAS and the Future of Water and Public Health.” Bilott is the environmental lawyer who became “DuPont’s worst nightmare,” according to The New York Times after his legal battle to expose the health hazards of “forever chemicals” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in the manufacturing of Teflon.
The 2022 John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment & Health Symposium will be held at the Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom on Earth Day, April 22, 2022.