From Environment to Disease: Micro- and Nanoplastics and Human Health (B3)
February 13-16, 2028  | Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Diego Fernando Mastroeni, Sara Adar and Stephanie Wright
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of October 28, 2026 9 PM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Sunday, February 13, 2028
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Monday, February 14, 2028
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM Poster Setup
8:15–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:30–8:40 AM Welcome Remarks
8:40–9:30 AM Keynote Address
  Richard Thompson †, University of Plymouth
Twenty Years of Microplastics: From Discovery to Human Health and Future Directions		  
9:30–11:45 AM Human Exposure: Sources, Routes, Particle Properties, and Dose
  Stephanie Wright, Imperial College London
Airborne Microplastics: Sources, Properties, and Inhalation Exposure		  
  Charles Rolsky †, Shaw Institute
From Oceans to Human Exposure: Marine Sources and the Changing Properties of Microplastics		  
  Jeanette Rotchell †, University of Hull
From Ocean to Plate: Seafood, Food Processing, and Dietary Exposure to Micro- and Nanoplastics		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
10:00–10:20 AM Coffee Break
11:45–12:45 PM Lunch
12:30–2:30 PM Posters
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Methods for Micro- and Nanoplastic Detection, with Focus on Human Biospecimens
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
  
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Exposure Assessment: Measurement and Analytical Challenges
  Teresa Rocha-Santos †, University of Aveiro
Measuring Micro- and Nanoplastics in Complex Biological and Environmental Matrices		  
  Nathan J. Alves †, Indiana University
Next-Generation Imaging and Spectroscopy for Nanoplastics Detection		  
  Tarun Anumol †, Agilent Technologies
Toward Reliable Measurement of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Validation, QA/QC, and Comparable Data		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Tuesday, February 15, 2028
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:00–8:30 AM Poster Setup
8:15–5:00 PM Poster Viewing
8:30–11:30 AM Internal Exposure, Translocation and Biodistribution
  Ijeoma Uchegbu †, University College London
Lessons from Nanomedicine: Particle Uptake, Biological Transport, and the Limits of Translation to Environmental Nanoplastics		  
  Matthew Campen †, University of New Mexico
Bio-Corona Formation, Biodistribution, and the Biological Fate of Micro- and Nanoplastics		  
  Alexandre Borbely †, Federal University of Alagoas
Placental Translocation and Internal Exposure to Microplastics: Linking Human Tissue Findings with Experimental Models		  
  Ying Chen †, Tufts University
Human Intestinal Models of Micro- and Nanoplastic Uptake, Barrier Crossing, and Translocation		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:40–12:40 PM Panel Discussion 1: Standardizing Microplastic Measurement Across Studies
12:40–1:40 PM Lunch
1:00–3:00 PM Posters
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Biological Mechanisms
  Sally Wenzel-Morganroth †, University of Pittsburgh
Environmental Particle Exposure, Barrier Dysfunction, Innate Immunity, and Inflammation		  
  Philip Demokritou †, Rutgers University
Physicochemical Determinants of Micro- and Nanoplastic Toxicity and Cellular Responses		  
  Martin Wagner †, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Particles, Chemicals, or Both? Disentangling the Biological Hazards of Micro- and Nanoplastics		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
7:00–8:00 PM On Own for Dinner
Wednesday, February 16, 2028
7:30–8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30–11:30 AM Human Health and Disease: Tissue Pathology and Clinical Evidence
  Diego Fernando Mastroeni, Arizona State University
Microplastics in the Human Brain: Tissue Burden, Neuropathology, and Neurodegenerative Disease Context		  
  Thomas Beach †, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Interpreting Micro- and Nanoplastic Findings in Human Tissues: Pathology, Disease Context, and Causality		  
  Raffaele Marfella †, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Micro- and Nanoplastics in Human Atherosclerosis: Clinical Associations, Analytical Challenges, and Causal Uncertainty		  
  Juliette Legler †, Utrecht University
Micro- and Nanoplastics in Reproductive and Early-Life Health: From Exposure to Biological Consequences		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:40–12:40 PM Panel Discussion 2: From Exposure to Policy - Translating Microplastics Research, Health Equity, and Risk Communication
12:40–1:40 PM Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Integrating Microplastics into Exposome and Population Health Studies
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
  
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM Risk, Regulation, and Future Directions
  Sara Adar, University of Michigan
From Exposure to Population Health: Building the Epidemiologic Evidence for Micro- and Nanoplastics		  
  Speaker to be Announced
Micro- and Nanoplastics and Global Human Health: Evidence, Uncertainty, and Priorities for Risk Assessment		  
  Philip Landrigan †, Boston College
Plastics and Global Human Health: Evidence, Policy, and Priorities for Action		  
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
  
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
Thursday, February 17, 2028
12:00–11:59 PM Departure