Environmental Factor Newsletter, January 2016

Fargo named first NIEHS scientific information officer

David Fargo, Ph.D., named the institute’s first Scientific Information Officer, will direct development of infrastructure needed in the era of big data.

Five viruses are known human carcinogens, say NTP peer reviewers

Peer reviewers agreed with the National Toxicology Program preliminary recommendations to list five viruses as known to be human carcinogens.

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NIH expands research on children’s environmental health

The National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative, called ECHO, to study environmental impact on child health and development.

NIEHS highlights health at Paris climate talks

At the Paris climate talks, NIEHS played a key role in highlighting the potential impacts of climate change on health and health care facilities.

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NTP board approves research concepts

Mountaintop removal and fluoride were among the research areas reviewed by the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors.

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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
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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.

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