NIEHS Spotlight
Inside the Institute
Calendar of Upcoming Events
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July 01–02, Rodbell Auditorium 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Awardee Symposium
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July 08, Webcast 8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — webcast, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee meeting
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July 10, Rodbell Auditorium 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. — Summer Internship Program seminar, "Climate Change and Human Health"
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July 15, Keystone 1003A/B 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series featuring Birgit Claus Henn, S.D., discussing metal mixtures and neurodevelopment
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July 15, Rodbell Auditorium 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. — Office of the Director Seminar Series featuring Christopher Austin, M.D., topic "Catalyzing Translational Innovation", webcast
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July 17, Keystone 1003A/B 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. — NTP seminar with Brandon Ballengee, Ph.D., discussing “Predation-induced Limb Deformities in Southern Quebec Amphibians”
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July 21–22, Webcast 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions workshop, "Biological Platforms: The Potential of the Tissue Chip for Environmental Health Studies," register
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July 22, Webcast 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. — webcast Seminar, “The Environment and Lung Cancer: Old and New Causes,” featuring Jonathan Samet, M.D.
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July 24, Rodbell Auditorium 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Summer Internship Program poster session
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July 28, Rodbell Auditorium 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Clinical Research Program seminar, “Conducting Human Subjects Research (Practical Applications)”
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Science Notebook
Extramural Research
Extramural papers of the month/2014/7/dert/index.htm
- Prenatal exposure to flame retardants linked with lower IQ
- Technique for identifying safe alternatives to BPA
- Repairing UV-induced DNA damage
- High molecular weight phthalates linked to later puberty onset
Intramural Research
Intramural papers of the month/2014/7/dir/index.htm
- NTP review framework addresses environmental health questions
- Polymerase beta complements aprataxin function by catalyzing a deadenylation reaction
- RORgamma regulates hepatic glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity
- INO80 regulates embryonic stem cell fate and blastocyst development
- Novel structural insights into HIV reverse transcriptase