Julie Panko

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Julie Panko

Tox Strategies

Ms. Panko is a Principal Scientist and Senior Vice President at the consulting firm ToxStrategies where she leads the Exposure Sciences Practice.  Shas more than 35 years of experience conducting and managing a wide variety of occupational, environmental, and consumer health risk assessments and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). In her Practice, Ms. Panko leads teams that are focused on evaluating chemical risks from industrial, commercial, and consumer products across their lifecycles, both within the context of various regulatory programs and voluntary initiatives. During her career, Ms. Panko has investigated the potential for human and ecological health risks associated with non-exhaust emissions, in particular tire and road wear particles.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
September 4, 2025

Session 5
Human and environmental toxicity of tire particles and associated compounds

Room: Samberg Salon MI

Moderators: Benoit Ferrari and Kyoshiro Hiki

  1. Particles in Motion: Framing Tire Emissions and Human Exposure
    What We Know, What We Don’t, and Why It Matters
    Keynote Speaker: Julie Panko
  2. Toxicity Assessment of Tire Wear Particles Using Carp and Amphipods for Environmental Risk Evaluation
    Speaker: Kei Nakayama
  3. What a Difference the Abrasion Makes: Differences in Chemical Composition of TRWP and CMTT
    Speaker: Thorsten Reemtsma
  4. Grinding Method and Oxidative Aging Modulate the Impact of Tire Wear Microplastics on the Fitness of C. elegans
    Speaker: Sefine Oksal Kilinc
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