The LA Fire HEALTH Study, together with the UCLA Center for Health Climate Solutions, invites you join us for a one-day conference bringing together scientists, health professionals, community leaders, and policymakers to share findings, lessons, and visions for the future of Los Angeles after the fires.
- Location: UCLA Campus, Covel Commons
- Date: January 14, 2026
- Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Conference Agenda
Morning Research Session*
| Start Time | End Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | 8:45am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00am | 9:15am | Welcome & Opening Remarks – Julio Frenk, Chancellor, UCLA |
| 9:15am | 10:15am | The LA Fires Were a Multi-Media Disaster: A synthesis of our air, water, soil, and debris contaminations – Moderated by: Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding – Scott Fendorf, Stanford University – Sina Hasheminassab, CalTech / JPL – Chris Olivares, UC Irvine – Krystal Pollitt, Yale School of Public Health – Josh West, University of Southern California – Jiachen Zhang, University of Southern California |
| 10:15am | 11:00am | Exposure Panel: Reconstructing and modeling wildfire exposures to aid future research – Moderated by: Michael Jerrett, UCLA Fielding – David Allen, University of Texas, Austin – Joe Allen, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – Sudipto Banerjee, UCLA Fielding – Erika Garcia, University of Southern California – Mike Kleeman, UC Davis – Claire Schollaert, UCLA Fielding |
| 11:00am | 11:45am | Research Poster Session & Coffee Break |
| 11:45am | 12:30pm | Capturing Disaster Data Before It Disappears: Insights from scientists, philanthropists, and public agencies – Moderated by: David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding / David Geffen School of Medicine – Harry Allen, U.S. EPA – Brandon Levin, Snap Inc. – Nichole Quick, LA Dept of Public Health – Sanjay Mohanty, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering – David Abramson, NYU School of Global Public Health – Nicole Maccalla, Eaton Fire Residents United / University of Southern California – Patrick Wong, CA Air Resources Board |
| 12:30pm | 1:45pm | Lunch & Lunchtime Speakers: Lessons from the Maui Wildfire – Ruben Juarez, University of Hawaii – Alika Maunakea, University of Hawaii |
Afternoon Session*
| Start Time | End Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 1:45pm | 2:30pm | Lessons from Survivors: Insights from the Department of Angels’ Community Voices: LA Fire Recovery Report – Introduction by Joe Allen, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – Christine Kwon, Department of Angels – Andrew King, Department of Angels |
| 2:30pm | 3:15pm | Research Lightning Talks – Moderated by: Kari Nadeau, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – Megan Ward-Baranyay, NASA JPL and San Diego State University – Jaqueline Zdebski, University of Washington, NHERI RAPID Facility – R. Willow Coleman, UCLA Department of Geography – David Eisenman, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the Fielding School of Public Health, Center for Healthy Climate Solutions – Patrick Smith, UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and National Clinical Scholars Program – Jiawen Liao, USC Keck School of Medicine – Mia Franks, University of Southern California |
| 3:15pm | 3:30pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30pm | 4:30pm | Research Collaborations for Impact: Case studies and brainstorming – Moderated by: Sujeet Rao, Public Exchange, University of Southern California; & Sarah Ali, R&S Kayne Foundation – Savanna Carson, UCLA / LA Fire HEALTH Study Community Advisory Board – Katy McNamara, California State University Northridge / LA Fire HEALTH Study Community Advisory Board – Andrew King, Department of Angels – Susan Cheng, Cedars-Sinai – Aaron Guggenheim, LA City Firefighters – Noelle Held, University of Southern California – Eugenia Ermacora, Surfrider Foundation |
| 4:30pm | 6:00pm | Research Awards & Reception |
- The morning session is intended only for researchers, health professionals and students engaged in research on the wildfires. The afternoon session is open to community leaders, policymakers, public officials, and researchers.
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