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Environmental Factor, November 2014

NIEHS Spotlight

Austin speaking at a podiumNCATS director inspires innovation in translation Story contains video

In his talk Oct. 2, Christopher Austin, M.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences director, shared innovations that are putting science to good use.

Allen Dearry headshotNIEHS contributes to big NIH investment in biomedical research data

As part of a broad NIH grant program announced Oct. 10, NIEHS is helping make use of new biomedical data sets.

PEPH LogoEnvironmental health literacy meeting explores research for better communication

More than one hundred people joined in the Oct. 22-24 NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health meeting — in person and via watch parties.

Engelhard at a podiumEconomist puts dollar figures on impact of underserved and minority training

The NIEHS Worker Training Program hosted a talk Oct. 6 by College of the Holy Cross labor economist Brian Engelhardt, Ph.D.

Roelofs presentingWorkshop explores ways to protect workers from climate change

The NIEHS Worker Training Program workshop Oct. 7-8 focused on the health risks workers face as climate change becomes more prominent.

NIH LogoHigh-profile NIH funding awards go to NIEHS grantees

Four NIEHS grantees are among the 85 winners of 2014 High Risk-High Reward program awards announced Oct. 6 by NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D.

Weis and Adu-Kumi standing togetherNIEHS joins WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Network meeting

With support from NIEHS, the organization held its first meeting Oct. 8-10 in Paris, to explore and address the public health risks posed by toxic chemicals.

Ken OldenResearch!America honors Olden for advocacy Story contains award

Next spring, NIEHS and NTP Director Emeritus Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., will be one of five people honored with a 2015 Research!America Advocacy Award.

Headshot of PezzoliBioregional planning to improve public and environmental health

Researchers funded in part by NIEHS propose a One Border/One Health approach to improve public health in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

Headshot of Tolun holding a digital cameraAnnual FASEB BioArt awards include NIEHS granteeStory contains videoStory contains award

An image by an NIEHS grantee and colleagues is a winner in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology BioArt competition.

Headshot of GosaviNIEHS fellow begins career in biopharma

Raj Gosavi, Ph.D., NIEHS postdoc and Environmental Factor contributor, lands a local position in pharmaceutical research.

Boyles sitting at a tableTaking science to a wider audience at NIEHS

An Oct. 1 event launched a new series for NIEHS nonscientific staff, with scientists sharing their research in easy-to-understand talks.

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Inside the Institute

Puppy being heldNIEHS celebrates 2014 Fall Fest Story contains slideshow

Scientists and employees from across the institute flocked to the main building Oct. 23 for the 2014 Fall Fest as part of the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign drive.

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Calendar of Upcoming Events

  • Nov 03–04, Rodbell Auditorium 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — NIEHS and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke conference — "Parkinson's Disease: Understanding the Environment and Gene Connection" webcast
  • Nov 04–05 (Off-site event), North Carolina Biotechnology Center — Environmental Health Collaborative “Exposure Science in the 21st Century: Role of Citizens and Communities”
  • Nov 06–07, Rodbell Auditorium and Building 101 mall — NIEHS Science Days awards and poster competition
  • Nov 10, Rodbell Auditorium 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. — First NIEHS Veterans Day Celebration
  • Nov 10–11, Keck Center in Washington, D.C. — Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Research, Science, and Medicine, “Environmental Impacts on Obesity” (contact Kathleen Stratton, NAS)
  • Nov 12–14 (Off-site event), Dolce Hayes Mansion and Conference Center in San Jose, California — Superfund Research Program annual meeting, register
  • Nov 12 (Off-site event), National Institutes of Health Lister Hill Auditorium in Bethesda, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — 3rd American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology Annual Meeting, “Where Chemistry and Biology Meet: AOPs [Adverse Outcomes Pathways] as a Framework for Advancing Toxicology”
  • Nov 18, Rodbell Auditorium 11:00 a.m.–noon — Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture, “Search for Cancer Biomarkers Using Metabolomics,” by Frank Gonzalez, Ph.D.
  • Nov 18, Executive Conference Room 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. — Big Picture Small Talk, with Richard Kwok, Ph.D., and Scott Auerbach, Ph.D., discussing “Environmental Accidents”

View More Events: NIEHS Public Calendar

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Science Notebook

Beachy speaking at a podiumDistinguished lecture explores contradictory role of Hedgehog signalingStory contains video

Beachy shared discoveries on the role of Hedgehog signaling in molecular pathways and its promise for inhibiting cancer.

Platts-Mills speaking at a podiumDistinguished lecture examines the rise of allergic disease Story contains video

Researchers aren’t sure what is behind the emergence of allergic diseases, but allergist Thomas Platts-Mills, M.D., Ph.D., has several theories about their origins.

13th Report on CarcinogensThe 13th Report on Carcinogens includes four newly reviewed substances

In the Oct. 2 release of the 13th RoC, ortho-toluidene was listed as known to be a human carcinogen, and three others are added as reasonably anticipated to cause cancer.

Headshot of MalarkeyVeterinary pathology group chooses Malarkey as 2015 president-elect

NTP Pathologist David Malarkey, D.V.M., Ph.D., was elected this summer as 2015 president-elect of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Headshot of Pino-YanesEthnic ancestry among Latinos influences asthma risk

NIEHS-funded researchers demonstrate that among U.S. Latino children, the risks of developing asthma vary with genetic ancestry.

NIH Research Festival. The Era of the Brain.NIEHS scientists participate in 2014 NIH Research Festival

Despite continuing limitations on travel, several NIEHS scientists and trainees presented at the 2014 NIH Research Festival Sept. 22-24 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Jaspers speaking to the attendeesNCSOT fall meeting highlights “Hot Topics in Toxicology”

The North Carolina chapter of the Society of Toxicology held its annual fall meeting Oct. 9 in the Rodbell Auditorium at NIEHS.

NTP LogoSummit attendees translate big data into useful knowledge

Some 30 NIEHS scientists joined more than 200 representatives from industry, academia, regulatory agencies, and nongovernmental organizations Sept. 29-30 for the workshop.

Headshot of MitraNanotechnology work leads to award for NIEHS grantee Story contains videoStory contains award

Somenath Mitra, Ph.D., received the New Jersey Institute of Technology Excellence in Research award Oct. 2 for his work on carbon nanotubes.

EHP LogoThis month in EHP

November’s Environmental Health Perspectives addresses environmental aspects of stunted growth and the major sources of water pollution, nitrogen and phosphorous.

Headshot of GonzalezUpcoming Falk Lecture to feature Frank Gonzalez

Frank Gonzalez, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, will present the Falk Lecture Nov. 18, highlighting his research on cytochrome P450 and xenobiotic receptors.

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Extramural Research

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Intramural Research

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