Environmental Factor Newsletter, January 2016

Persistent pollutants linked to poor vaccine response

New research indicates that exposure to pollutants such as DDT and PCBs may dampen infants’ immune response to the tuberculosis vaccine.

Lead exposure linked with children’s sleep problems

Grantees and colleagues, studying children in China, linked lead exposure in early childhood with increased risk for sleep problems later.

Extramural papers of the month

Intramural papers of the month

Calendar

Jan
06

In Vitro to In Vivo Extrapolation for High Throughput Prioritization and Decision Making: Framework for Establishing an Internal Threshold of Toxicological Concern
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Location: webinar
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Corie Ellison, Ph.D., from the Procter & Gamble Company

Jan
12

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture, “Coordination of Meiosis and mRNA Translation for the Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition,” presented by Terry Orr-Weaver, Ph.D., from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Host(s): Carmen Williams, M.D., Ph.D.

Jan
13

Data Science Seminar Series talk, “Common and Rare Variant Gene Mapping in Pharmacogenomic Traits in the ACCORD Clinical Trial”
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Location: Rodbell C
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Alison Motsinger-Reif, Ph.D., from North Carolina State University

Jan
14

National Academy of Sciences Workshop on Environment and Health: What’s the Human Microbiome Have to Do With It?
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Location: Washington, D.C.
Registration required for onsite or webcast viewing

Jan
15

Duke University Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program (ITEHP) Fall 2015 Seminar Series talk, “Pesticides and Respiratory Outcomes: Implications for Human Health”
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Location: Duke University Environmental Hall
Time: noon-1:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Jane Hoppin, Ph.D., from North Carolina State University

Jan
20

Big Picture, Small Talk — Trainee 3-Minute Communication Challenge
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Jan
21

NIEHS 50th Anniversary Kick-off Event, 'NIEHS Oral History,' with reception to follow
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Jan
22

ITEHP Fall 2015 Seminar Series talk, “Screening Compounds for Neurotoxicity and Developmental Neurotoxicity Using Neural Networks In Vitro”
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Location: Duke University Environmental Hall
Time: noon-1:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Timothy Shafer, Ph.D., from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jan
26

ICCVAM Community of Practice webinar, “Fundamentals of Using Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship Models and Read-across Techniques in Predictive Toxicology”
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Location: webinar
Time: 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Alexander Tropsha, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Louis Scarano, Ph.D., from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics register to attend

Jan
28

Seminar on “Endocrine Control of Ozone-induced Lung Inflammation,” by Patricia Silveyra, Ph.D., from Pennsylvania State University
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Location: Rodbell C
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Host(s): Anton Jetten, Ph.D., and Ken Korach, Ph.D.

NIEHS Public Calendar

NIEHS Grants