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Appendix 1. Complete list of signatories, professional information, and disclosures. 1. Signatories A. Journal Editors-in-Chief Prof. Jacques Balthazart, Ph.D. University of Liege GIGA Neurosciences Belgium Co-Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology David O. Carpenter, M.D. Director, Institute for Health and the Environment University at Albany State University of New York United States Editor-in-Chief, Reviews on Environmental Health Paul Czernichow M.D. Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics University of Paris France Editor-in-Chief, Hormone Research in Paediatrics Donald B. DeFranco, Ph.D. Professor & Vice Chair Medical Education Dept Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States Editor-in-Chief, Molecular Endocrinology Robert M. Dores, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Denver, Colorado United States Co-Editor-in-Chief, General and Comparative Endocrinology Andrea C. Gore, Ph.D. Gustavus & Louise Pfeiffer Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology The University of Texas at Austin, Texas United States Editor-in-Chief, Endocrinology David Grattan, Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Anatomy University of Otago 1
New Zealand Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neuroendocrinology Stephen R. Hammes, M.D., Ph.D. Louis S. Wolk Distinguished Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism University of Rochester Medical Center, New York United States Editor-in-Chief elect, Molecular Endocrinology Patrick R. Hof, M.D. Regenstreif Professor and Vice Chair, Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York United States Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Comparative Neurology Carol Lange, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine & Pharmacology Tickle Family Land Grant Chair of Breast Cancer Research Director, Cell Signaling Program University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis United States Editor-in-Chief, Hormones and Cancer Jon E. Levine, Ph.D. Director Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Madison, Wisconsin United States Co-Editor in Chief, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology Professor Robert P Millar, F.R.S.E. Director: Mammal Research Institute University of Pretoria, Director: UCT/MRC Receptor Biology Unit University of Cape Town South Africa Research Fellow: Centre for Integrative Physiology University of Edinburgh United Kingdom Editor-in-Chief, Neuroendocrinology Deborah M. Power, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biosciences Universidade do Algarve, Faro Portugal
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Co-Editor-in-Chief, General and Comparative Endocrinology E. Chester Ridgway, M.D., M.A.C.P. Frederic C. Hamilton Endowed Professor Distinguished Professor of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine Denver, CO United States Editor-in-Chief, Endocrine Reviews Johannes A. Romijn, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine Chairman, Division of Medicine Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam Netherlands Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Endocrinology Peter D. Sly, M.B.B.S, F.R.A.C.P, M.D., D.Sc. Deputy Director, Queensland Children’s Medical Institute Professor, University of Queensland Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane Australia Co-Editor-in-Chief, Reviews on Environmental Health Hubert Vaudry, Ph.D., Dr. Sci. INSERM U982 International Associated Laboratory Samuel de Champlain Regional Platform for Cell Imaging (PRIMACEN) University of Rouen France Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Neuroendocrine Science; Senior Editor, Journal of Neuroendocrinology; Associate Editor, Hormone and Metabolic Research; Associate Editor, General and Comparative Endocrinology; Associate Editor, Peptides; Editorial Board: Endocrinology Kim Wallen, Ph.D. Dobbs Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Department of Psychology and Yerkes National Primate Research Center Emory University Atlanta, GA United States Editor-in-Chief, Hormones and Behavior Leonard Wartofsky, M.D., M.A.C.P. Chairman, Dept. Medicine Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. United States 3
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Cheryl S. Watson, Ph.D. Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas United States Editor-in-Chief, Endocrine Disruptors B. Journal Associate Editors Ake Bergman, Ph.D. Professor in Environmental Chemistry, Head of the Environmental Chemistry Unit High-end foreign expert and guest professor at College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tongji University, Shanghai, China Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry Stockholm University, Stockholm Sweden Associate Editor, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (AECT) Editor, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR) Daniel Bikle, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine & Dermatology VA Medical Center and University of California at San Francisco, California United States Associate Editor, Endocrinology Barbara A. Cohn, Ph.D. Director, Child Health and Development Studies Public Health Institute Oakland, California United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors David Crews, Ph.D. Ashbel Smith Professor of Zoology and Psychology Section of Integrative Biology University of Texas at Austin, Texas United States Associate Editor: Endocrine Disruptors; Journal of Experimental Zoology; Ecological Genetics and Physiology; Sexual Development; Epigenetics Peter L. DeFur, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor Center for Environmental Studies Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia United States
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Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine-Endocrinology & Metabolism Head of Third Department of Medicine Medical School University of Athens Sotiria Hospital, Athens Greece Associate Editor, European Journal of Endocrinology Anthony N. Hollenberg, M.D. Chief Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts United States Associate Editor, Endocrinology Susan Jobling, Ph.D. Head, Institute for the Environment Professor in Ecotoxicology Brunel University United Kingdom Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors; Editor, Chemosphere Jun Kanno, M.D., Ph.D. Head, Division of Cellular & Molecular Toxicology Biological Safety Research Center National Institute of Health Sciences Japan Associate Editor, Environmental Health Perspectives Carolyn Klinge, Ph.D. Professor Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Louisville, Kentucky United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology University of Rochester Medical Center, New York United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors Adrian V. Lee, Ph.D. Professor, Dept Pharmacology & Chemical Biology; Human Genetics; Director, Women’s Cancer 5
Research Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and Magee Womens Research Institute, Pennsylvania United States Associate Editor, Endocrinology J.P. Myers, Ph.D. CEO/Chief Scientist Environmental Health Sciences Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors Randy J. Nelson, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Neuroscience The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, Ohio United States Associate Editor, Hormones and Behavior Miquel Porta, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Senior Scientist and Professor, Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM) and School of Medicine Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Spain Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Deputy Editor, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health; Editorial Consultant, The Lancet; Associate Editor, European Journal of Clinical Investigation; Co-editor, European Journal of Epidemiology; Member, Editorial Policy Board, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Merrily Poth, M.D. Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics and Neuroscience Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD United States Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Gail S. Prins Ph.D. Professor of Physiology Department of Urology Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Illinois, Chicago United States Associate Editor, Endocrinology; Associate Editor, Andrology Emilie F. Rissman, Ph.D. Professor
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics School of Medicine University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia United States Associate Editor, Endocrinology Editorial Boards, Hormones and Behavior, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, Neuroendocrinology Paul E. Sawchenko, Ph.D. Professor and Wylie Vale Chair Laboratory of Neuronal Structure and Function The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California United States Associate Editor, Journal of Comparative Neurology Olle Söder, M.D., Ph.D. Professor & Chair Senior Consultant of Paediatric Endocrinology Department of Women's and Children's Health Pediatric Endocrinology Unit; Q2:08 Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm Sweden President, Swedish Paediatric Society Associate Editor, Hormone Research in Paediatrics Ana M. Soto, M.D. Professor Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts United States Associate Editor, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology Member, Editorial board of academic editors, PeerJ Shanna Swan, Ph.D. Professor and Vice-Chair for Research and Mentoring Department of Preventive Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. Anita O’Keeffe Young Professor & Chair Dept Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Yale School of Medicine Chief of Ob/GYN Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut 7
United States Associate Editor, Endocrinology Manuel Tena-Sempere, MD, PhD Professor, Dept Cell Biology & Physiology, University of Cordoba Spain Associate Editor, Endocrinology Frederick vom Saal, Ph.D. Curators’ Professor Division of Biological Sciences University of Missouri, Columbia United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors Zuoxin Wang, Ph.D. University Distinguished Research Professor Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Florida State University Tallahassee, FL United States Associate Editor, Hormones and Behavior Wade V. Welshons, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine University of Missouri, Columbia United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors R. Thomas Zoeller, Ph.D. Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts United States Associate Editor, Endocrine Disruptors C. Additional Signatories, including editorial board memberships Benson T Akingbemi, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology Auburn University United States Editorial Board Member, Endocrinology; Toxicology Letters; European Journal of Toxicological Sciences
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Koji Arizono, Ph.D. Dean and Professor Department of Food and Health Environment Prefectural University of Kumamoto Japan Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Toxicological Sciences Scott M. Belcher, PhD Professor of Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics University of Cincinnati, Ohio United States Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Clinical Oncology; Current Neuropharmacology; International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience; Endocrine Disruptors Dr. Fiorella Belpoggi, Ph.D. Director Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center Collegium Ramazzini Executive Council Ramazzini Institute Italy Member, Scientific Committee of the Editorial Board, European Journal of Oncology Carl-Gustaf Bornehag, Ph.D. Professor in Public Health Sciences SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Karlstad University Sweden Editorial Board Member, Indoor Air, International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health; Environmental Health Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, M.D., Ph.D. University of Liège Belgian Study Group for Pediatric Endocrinology Belgium Editorial Board Member, Hormone Research in Paediatrics Terry R. Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland United States Ernesto Burgio, M.D. Pediatrician European Cancer and Environment Research Institute (ECERI), Brussels President of ISDE SO (International Society of Doctors for Environment Scientific Office) Italy
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Terrence J. Collins, Ph.D. Teresa Heinz Professor of Green Chemistry Director, Institute for Green Science Carnegie Mellon University United States D. Andrew Crain, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Maryville College United States Barbara Demeneix, Ph.D. Head of the Muséum Dept, Regulations and Development Head of the CNRS Research unit "Evolution of Endocrine Regulations" Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle France Editorial Board Member, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Rodney R. Dietert, Ph.D. Professor of Immunotoxicology Department of Microbiology and Immunology College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University United States Toxicology Book Series Editor - Molecular and Integrative Toxicology (Springer) Editorial Board Member - Endocrine Disruptors Loretta Doan, Ph.D. Director, Science Policy Endocrine Society United States Thea M. Edwards, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Biological Sciences Louisiana Tech University United States Mariana F. Fernandez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Granada Bio-clinical Research Institute and CIBERESP Spain R. William Field, PhD, MS Professor Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Department of Epidemiology College of Public Health University of Iowa United States Editorial Board Member, Reviews on Environmental Health Linda C. Giudice, M.D., Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Chair Founder, UCSF Program on Reproductive Health & the Environment Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences,University of California, San Francisco President, American Society for Reproductive Medicine Editorial Board Member, Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, Journal of Endometriosis & Pelvic Pain Louis J. Guillette, Ph.D. Director, Marine Biomedicine & Environmental Sciences Center Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical School of South Carolina Professor of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute United States Editorial Board Member, General and Comparative Endocrinology Y. Leon Guo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene National Taiwan University, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan Editorial Board Member, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Department of Integrative Biology University of California, Berkeley United States Andrea Hinwood, Ph.D. Associate Professor Centre for Ecosystem Management Head of School of Natural Sciences Edith Cowan University Australia Professor C. Vyvyan Howard, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., F.R.C.Path. Nano Systems Biology Centre for Molecular Bioscience
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University of Ulster United Kingdom Fellow, Collegium Ramazzini Eric R. Hugo, Ph.D. Department of Cancer Biology Vontz Center for Molecular Studies United States Patricia Hunt, Ph.D. Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor in Life and Environmental Sciences School of Molecular Biosciences Washington State University, Pullman United States Taisen Iguchi, Ph.D. Professor of Biology National Institute for Basic Biology Japan Richard J Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., A.I.A. (Hon), A.S.L.A. (Hon) Chair, Environmental Health Science Fielding School of Public Health University of California, Los Angeles United States Patricia Joseph-Bravo, Ph.D. Professor Department of Molecular Physiology and Developmental Genetics Instituto de Biotecnología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico Hans Laufer, Ph.D. Research Professor Director, Laboratory of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development University of Connecticut United States Duk-Hee Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Preventive Medicine School of Medicine Kyungpook National University South Korea Editorial Board Member, Reviews on Environmental Health Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., M.P.H. Professor 12
Director Doctor of Public Health Program Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management & School of Public Health University of California, Berkeley United States Jane Muncke, Ph.D. Executive Director Food Packaging Forum Switzerland Angel Nadal, Ph.D. Professor Institute of Bioengineering and CIBERDEM Miguel Hernandez University Spain Editorial Board Member, Endocrine Disruptors, PLoS One David O. Norris, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Dept. of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado United States Prof. Dr. Jörg Oehlmann, Ph.D. Professor in Ecotoxicology Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Germany Nicolas Olea, M.D., Ph.D. University Professor Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada University of Granada Spain Edward F. Orlando, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Animal and Avian Sciences University of Maryland United States Vasantha Padmanabhan, Ph.D. Professor Departments of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Environmental Health Sciences University of Michigan United States
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Paola Palanza, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Neuroscience University of Parma Italy Stefano Parmigiani, Ph.D. Full Professor of Biology Department of Neuroscience University of Parma Italy Donald W. Pfaff, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior The Rockefeller University, New York, NY United States Editor-in-Chief, Hormones, Brain & Behavior; Neuroscience in the 21st Century Beverly S. Rubin, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology Tufts University School of Medicine, Massachusetts United States Joan V. Ruderman, Ph.D. President and Director Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole United States Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH Professor University of Texas School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus United States Toshi Shioda, M.D., PhD. Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Molecular Profiling Laboratory Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Harvard Medical School United States Editorial Board Member, PLoS One Martin Scheringer, Ph.D. Senior Scientist
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Safety and Environmental Technology Group Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Niels E. Skakkebaek, M.D. Professor University Department of Growth and Reproduction Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Denmark Howard M. Snyder III, M.D. Division of Pediatric Urology Children's Hospital of Philadelphia United States Carlos Sonnenschein, M.D. Professor Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology Tufts University School of Medicine, Massachusetts United States Editorial Boards, Journal of Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Cancer Cell International Richard W. Stahlhut, M.D., M.P.H. Visiting Research Scientist Division of Biological Sciences University of Missouri United States Laura Vandenberg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Massachusetts United States Editorial Board Member, Endocrine Disruptors Catherine VandeVoort, Ph.D. Professor-in-Residence Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of California, Davis United States Martin Wagner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
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Germany Editorial Board Member, Endocrine Disruptors Hong-Sheng Wang, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio United States Bernard Weiss, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental Medicine School of Medicine and Dentistry University of Rochester, New York United States Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D. Vice Chair for Research Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois United States President, The Endocrine Society Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D. Director Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences UCSF Medical Center University of California, San Francisco 2. Disclosures and Conflict of Interest Policy All signatories/authors were required to complete and sign a disclosure form to answer the following questions. These disclosures were reviewed and summarized below. 1. Authors and signatories to this Commentary are required to disclose any and all commitments, relationships, and other outside involvements related to endocrine disrupting chemicals, financial or otherwise, that could influence, or could be perceived as influencing, the content of this Commentary. Conflicts of interest will be reported in the Commentary. 2. List the source of any grant support for activities related to endocrine disrupting chemicals (e.g. Governmental agency (NIH, etc); Foundation or Not-for-Profit agency (Pew, etc.); Industry (Monsanto, etc.). 3. List any affiliations, interests, activities, transactions or relations that should be considered in conjunction in your relationship to this Commentary when assessing the existence of possible conflicts of interest. Exclude governmental grant support listed above.
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All signatories signed the following statement: I declare that I have identified and described on the attached Disclosure Form all commitments, relationships, and other outside involvements of myself and any immediate family member, that are related to endocrine disruption. Responses from Signatories: The following people reported no funding, relationships or affiliations related to EDCs: K Arizono, J Balthazart, D Bikle, CG Bornehag, T Brown, E Burgio, DA Crain, P Czernichow, PL DeFur, E Diamanti-Kandarakis, D DeFranco, RR Dietert, L Doan, R Dores, M Fernandez, RW Field, LC Giudice, D Grattan, S Hammes, PR Hof, P Hunt, RJ Jackson, P Joseph-Bravo, AV Lee, DH Lee, JE Levine, RP Millar, RJ Nelson, DO Norris, J Oehlmann, D Pfaff, M Poth, EC Ridgway, JA Romijn, J Ruderman, P Sawchenko, M Scheringer, PD Sly, H Snyder, C Sonnenschein, H Vaudry, K Wallen, Z Wang, L Wartofsky, Teresa Woodruff. The following receive research support from governmental agencies in the United States (National Institutes of Health; National Science Foundation; Environmental Protection Agency): B Akingbemi; S Belcher; F Belpoggi; DO Carpenter; BA Cohn; D Crews; T Edwards; AC Gore; T Hayes; ER Hugo; CM Klinge; BP Lawrence; R Morello-Frosch; E Orlando; V Padmanabhan; GS Prins; EF Rissman; A Schecter; T Shioda; A Soto; HS Taylor; C Vandevoort; FS vom Saal; HS Wang; CS Watson; B Weiss; Tracey Woodruff; RT Zoeller. The following reported support from, or professional relationships with, non-federal US sources: F Belpoggi, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY; DO Carpenter, Passport Foundation; BA Cohn, California Breast Cancer Research Program; T Edwards, Louisiana Board of Regents; T Hayes, HHMI, National Geographic Society, World Wildlife Fund USA, Novartis/Syngenta/Ecorisk, Kapor Foundation, Park Water Company, Marisla Foundation, UC Berkeley Chair Fund, Travel funding (Pesticide Action Network, North America; Center for Environmental Health; National Caucus of Environmental Legislatures); AN Hollenberg, Amgen; C Lange, Arno Therapeutics, Inc.; R Morello-Frosch, Breast Cancer Research Program, California; JP Myers, Kendeda Fund, John Merck Fund, Johnson Family Foundation, Marisla Foundation, Passport Foundation, Wallace Genetic Fund, Wallace Global Fund, Scorpio Rising Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society; E Orlando, Morris Animal Foundation; T Shioda, Susan G. Komen for the Cure; A Soto, Avon Foundation; R Stahlhut, Environmental Health Sciences; HS Taylor, Lilly; FS vom Saal, Passport Foundation; W Welshons, University of Missouri; Tracey Woodruff, Forsythia Foundation, Passport Foundation, Heller Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund. The following reported support from governmental agencies in the EU, Australia, Japan, or Taiwan: A Bergman, Swedish Research Council Formas; JP Bourguignon, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique, Belgium; B Demeneix, National Agency for Research, and National Endocrine Disruptor Research Programme (France); M Fernandez, EU Framework Program; YL Guo, National Science Council, Taiwan; A Hinwood, Australian Research Council, and Arctic
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Monitoring and Assessment Program; V Howard, NC3R/Medical Research Council, United Kingdom; T Iguchi, Ministry of the Environment, and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan; J Kanno, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan; S Jobling, NC3R; A Nadal, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Government of Spain; N Olea, EU Framework Program; P Palanza, Ministry of University and Research, Italy; S Parmigiani, Ministry of University and Research, Italy; M Porta, Government of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Government of Spain, Madrid, Spain; D Power, Fundacéio para a Ciéncia e Tecnoiogia, Portugal; NE Skakkebaek, Environmental Protection Agency, Denmark; M TenaSempere, EU Framework Program; M Wagner, German Environment Agency; German Ministry for Science and Education; EU Framework Program. The following reported support from, or professional relationships with, non-federal sources in the EU, China, India: JP Bourguignon, Belgian Study Group for Pediatric Endocrinology; University of Liège, Belgium; University Hospital, Liège, Belgium; AXA Research Fund; Scientific meeting travel grants from Ipsen, Novo-Nordisk; Conference honoraria from Merck-Serono, Novo-Nordisk; Postdoctoral fellowship grant from the University of Liège (AXA Research Fund); S Jobling, Natural Environment Research Council, DEFRA; JP Myers, Industrial Green Chemistry Congress, India; Travel for workshops/lectures from Pesticide Action Network, Switzerland, Greenpeace China, Food-Packaging Forum, Switzerland; Nicholas Olea, Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) of the European Commission; P Palanza, University of Parma; NATO National Council for Research Fellowship; M Porta, Sociedad Española de Epidemiología (SEE) [Spanish Society of Epidemiology]; O Söder, Byggm. Olle Engquist. Additional disclosures: BA Cohn: I was co-chair of the committee on the environment for the development of the strategic plan for NICHD. I received no compensation for this work. TJ Collins: I am in the process of forming a joint company between Carnegie Mellon University and Brunel University to use TAML activators to treat trace pollutants and especially endocrine disruptors in the treatment plants of the European Union. This will be a for-profit company and I will be a part owner. MF Fernandez: I have been invited by the European Commission, as scientific expert, to prepare recently published international report on state of the science of endocrine disrupters. See: (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=141O&dt_code=NWS&obj_id=16530&ori=RSS) JP Myers: I serve as Board Chair, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. J Muncke: Work of the Food Packaging Forum is funded by donations, including from the packaging sector. M Porta: Member of the Food Packaging Forum Foundation’s Board, a non-profit charitable organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. I receive no financial compensation for my Board 18
membership and duties. Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Menorca School of Public Health, a non-profit academic organisation based in Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. I receive no financial compensation for my Board membership and duties. L Vandenberg: Provided expert testimony in a civil case involving a product that might contain endocrine-disrupting compounds. FS vom Saal: I wrote a report for attorneys who were involved in product labeling litigation.
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