NIEHS Spotlight
NIEHS leaders set
the tone at Health Affairs briefing
NIEHS/NTP Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., and Director Emeritus Ken Olden, Ph.D., led off an impressive list of speakers May 4 in Washington, D.C.
Council updated on several NIEHS
research initiatives
At its meeting May 19-20, the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council was briefed on the progress of a number of NIEHS initiatives.
NTP achieves division status at NIEHS
In an April 28 Federal Register announcement, NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., officially established the Division of the National Toxicology Program.
WETP workshop explores lessons learned
from the Gulf oil spill
The workshop "Deepwater Horizon Lessons Learned: Improving Safety and Health Training for Disaster Cleanup Workers" convened May 3-5 in Mobile, Ala.
Breast cancer advisory panel making
good progress
The committee is charged with delivering a comprehensive report on federal research in breast cancer and the environment.
2011
Biomedical Career Fair draws capacity audience
NIEHS held its 14th annual Biomedical Career Fair April 29 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conference center in Research Triangle Park.
International workshop deliberates
on indoor air pollution, cook stoves
An international workshop convened May 9-11 to discuss current evidence on adverse health effects of indoor air pollution and exchange views on improving human health.
Kissling to be honored by American
Statistical Society
Grace Kissling, Ph.D., will receive the highest honor in her field for what the ASA described as "outstanding contributions to the statistical profession."
Postdoc to head computational
biology group at Indian institute
For NIEHS Visiting Fellow Sailu Yellaboina, Ph.D., June brings a trip home, a family reunited, and a position as an associate professor on the campus of his alma mater.
NIH grantee receives Wisconsin Regents
Teaching Excellence Award
The University of Wisconsin announced May 4 that Craig Berg, Ph.D., is one of two individual winners of the 2011 Regents Teaching Excellence Award.
NIEHS receives five plain language awards
NIEHS was among the NIH centers and institutes recognized at the 2010-2011 NIH Plain Language/ Clear Communication Awards Ceremony May 17 in Bethesda, Md.
Inside the Institute
NIEHS celebrates Earth Day
NIEHS celebrated Earth Day 2011 on May 4 in the Rall Building on the main campus and May 5 at its Keystone satellite facility.
Laughter lecture kicks off Health
and Fitness Week
Henry Lesesne, M.D., gave a lecture on the power of laughter as medicine May 9 in Rodbell Auditorium, followed by a round of "laughter yoga."
Employees enjoy rites
of spring during Health and Fitness Week
NIEHS offered a slate of activities encouraging employees to practice a healthy lifestyle through exercise, balanced nutrition, and weight management.
Kids
enjoy mostly indoor activities on Take Your Family to Work Day
The threat of rain canceled the outdoor activities planned for Take Your Family to Work Day May 16, but there was still plenty left to do.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
- June 2, Webinar, Partnerships in Environmental Public Health, 3:30-4:30 p.m. - ECO Youth: Education and Community Advocacy by Providence High School Students, register
- June 3, in Keystone 1003AB, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. - Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presentation on "Biomarkers for Parkinson Disease - The Quest for the Holy Grail?" featuring Jing Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
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June 4-8 (offsite event), at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC - Society for In Vitro Biology Annual Meeting,
register
(http://www.sivb.org/meetings_registration2011.asp)
- June 9, in Rodbell Auditorium, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Conference: "Emerging Concepts in T Cell Activation and Disease"
- June 14, in Rodbell Auditorium, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Rodbell Lecture with Brigid Hogan, Ph.D., exploring "New Perspectives on Stem Cells and Lung Disorders"
- June 15, in Rall F-193, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Laboratory of Neurobiology Seminar Series with Malgorzata Dukat , Ph.D., topic TBA
- June 16-17 (offsite event), at the Hilton Arlington in Arlington, VA, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) Meeting
- June 27, in Rodbell Auditorium, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Engineered Tissue Models for Environmental Health Sciences Research
- June 30, in Keystone 1003AB, 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series, featuring Greg Diette, M.D., topic TBA
View More Events: NIEHS Public Calendar
Science Notebook
Liu discusses a systems biology approach to
breast cancer
Edison Liu, M.D., outlined a novel integrative genomics and systems biology approach to breast cancer during his 2010-2011 NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series presentation.
Taking the pulse of toxicogenomics at
GEMS
The Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society (GEMS) welcomed a series of speakers with ties to NIEHS and EPA working in the emerging field of toxicogenomics.
NIEHS holds symposium on the proteins of
aging
The event, "Sirtuins in Aging and Age-associated Diseases," focused on a genetic pathway controlled by a group of proteins called sirtuins.
Williams discusses the effects
of neonatal phytoestrogen exposure
Members of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council enjoyed a scientific talk May 19 by NIEHS Principal Investigator Carmen Williams, M.D., Ph.D.
Health Affairs
highlights environmental health science and policy
The peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs made history in May with its first thematic issue ever devoted exclusively to environmental health research.
NIEHS study explains rapid
transcription of immediate early genes in the brain
The team of NIEHS researchers demonstrated that RNA Polymerase II stalling renders a kinetic advantage to transcription of rapidly induced immediate early genes in brain.
Failed experiment leads to big
discovery
NIEHS grantee Michael Skinner, Ph.D., spoke May 10 on his discovery and how it has shifted the field of genetics, as part of the Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series.
LMG speaker explores BRCA signaling
network
Understanding genomic instability early on may offer insight into the many factors involved in cancer, according to biologist Roger Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Early prenatal vitamins may decrease
incidence of autism
A study finds that mothers of children with autism were less likely to report having taken prenatal vitamins during the three months before and the first month of pregnancy.
Arsenic and smoking synergistic,
Superfund study shows
Researchers find that arsenic exposure increases a person's risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, and that the effect is magnified up to sixfold in smokers.
New study estimates heat wave mortality
from climate change
Researchers used climate change models and local historical data to predict the potential impact of warming on human mortality in the Chicago metropolitan area.
This month in EHP
The lead news story in Environmental Health Perspectives this month explores the current state of the science on autoimmune disease and its connection to the environment.
Upcoming Rodbell lecturer Brigid Hogan
Noted developmental biologist Brigid Hogan, Ph.D., will deliver the 2011 Martin Rodbell Lecture on stem cells and lung disorders June 14 at NIEHS.
Upcoming bioinformatics conference to be held
at UNC Friday Center
The third Toxicogenomics Integrated with Environmental Sciences Conference will take place Sept. 15-16 at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Extramural Research
Extramural Papers of the Month
- Water purifier harnesses nanotechnology
- Elevated blood levels of flame retardants in Mexican-American children
- Ah receptor activation delays development of chemical-induced mammary tumors
- Risk of bladder cancer higher in diabetics
Intramural Research
Intramural Papers of the Month
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