Environmental Factor Newsletter, February 2016

Negishi wins 2016 Brodie Award

In January, NIEHS researcher Masahiko Negishi, Ph.D., was named recipient of the Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism.

NIEHS grantees among new AAAS fellows

Five current and former NIEHS grantees were elected to the 2015 class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Environmental epidemiologist Chen elected vice president of Taiwan

Chen Chien-Jen, Sc.D., influential researcher and a collaborator with NIEHS-funded scientists, was elected Taiwan’s vice president in January.

Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D. Director, NIEHS & NTP presenting the Unsung Hero Award to Wendy Montaque

Annual NIEHS awards recognize outstanding 2015 achievements

The annual NIEHS awards ceremony commemorated the institute’s 50th anniversary, honoring teams and individuals for accomplishments in 2015.

Calendar

Feb
01

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference
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Location: Tampa, Florida
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Feb
05

Duke Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program Spring 2016 Seminar Series — NIEHS researcher Trevor Archer, Ph.D., discussing “Using Epigenetic Enzymes to Regulate Transcription”
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Location: Environment Hall Field Auditorium, Duke University
Time: noon – 1:30 p.m.

Feb
06

Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology annual meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Keynote speaker — Stephen Lye, Ph.D. from the University of Toronto
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Feb
09

Gina Turrigiano, Ph.D., from Brandeis University, presenting the Falk Lecture on “Self-Tuning Neurons: Homeostatic Plasticity and the Development of Visual Cortical Circuits”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Host(s): Serena Dudek, Ph.D.

Feb
16

National Toxicology Program (NTP) Technical Report Peer Review Meeting on Antimony Trioxide and TRIM VX
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Feb
17

In Vitro to In Vivo Extrapolation for High Throughput Prioritization and Decision Making Workshop
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Location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Feb
18

Big Picture, Small Talk on Endocrine Disrupters
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Location: NIEHS Keystone Building, Room 2164
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Jerry Heindel, Ph.D., of NIEHS

Feb
18

RTP 180 Event and Research Triangle Park NIEHS Community Forum — Gene-Environment Interaction
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Location: Research Triangle Park (RTP) Foundation, RTP
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., director of NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program, and other speakers.
More information and registration

Feb
19

Office of the Director seminar featuring Patrick Breysse, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Feb
23

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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