Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, August 2026

Agenda

Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
August 3, 2026: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Attendees can join the meeting via the webinar online or at the California Endowment's
Center for Healthy Communities Oakland, 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, CA 94612.
All times shown below are approximate and subject to change.

Logistics (~9:59 am)
        McKenna Thompson, MPH, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

Welcome (~10:00 am)
        OEHHA

Overview of the Meeting (~10:05 am)
        Tom McKone, PhD, Chair, Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP)

Program Update (~10:10 am)
        Presentation: Nerissa Wu, PhD, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
        Panel and Audience Questions
        Panel Discussion and Input

The Use of Biomonitoring Data in Chemical Risk Assessments and Management in Canada (~10:45 am)
        Opening Remarks: Kathleen Attfield, ScD, CDPH
        Presentation: Tyler Pollock, PhD, Senior Scientist, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau,
          Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada
        Panel and Audience Questions
        Panel Discussion

Lunch (~12:00 pm)

Evaluating Participant Feedback on Biomonitoring California Results Return Materials (~1:00 pm)
        Presentation: Kiera Melton, MPH, CDPH
        Panel and Audience Questions
        Presentation: Nancy Burke, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Department Chair,
          University of California (UC) Merced
        Panel and Audience Questions
        Discussion and Input

Break (~2:35)

CHAIRS-LA: Community Health and Air Quality Implications of Refinery Retirements in Los Angeles (~2:45 pm)
        Presentation: Marinelle Villanueva, PhD Candidate, Environmental Health Sciences, UC Los Angeles
        Panel and Audience Questions
        Panel Discussion and Input

Open Public Comment (~3:45 pm)

Wrap-up and Adjournment (~4:00 pm)