Environmental Factor Newsletter, January 2017

The 21st Century Cures Act: a statement by the president

Upon Senate passage of the 21st Century Cures Act, President Obama issued this statement. He signed the bill Dec. 13.

EHS FEST: susceptibility to pollutants varies across the lifespan

Health impacts of environmental pollutants may depend on the timing of exposure, according to scientists who spoke at EHS FEST.

EHS FEST: air pollution research informs regulations, improves health

Decades of research show that air pollution harms the heart and lungs and increases the risk of death.

Nobel Laureate gives NIEHS Distinguished Lecture

Paul Modrich, Ph.D., 2015 Nobel Prize winner for his DNA mismatch repair research, presented the final 2016 NIEHS Distinguished Lecture.

Research collaborations take center stage at NTP board meeting

Collaborations with National Toxicology Program partner agencies were highlighted at the December Board of Scientific Counselors meeting.

Adaptations to polluted environments come at a cost

Killifish adaptations to polluted waters come at a cost, said 2015 Karen Wetterhahn Award winner Nishad Jayasundara, Ph.D.

Calendar

Jan
10

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Seminar Series featuring Rob Knight, Ph.D., from the University of California, San Diego, discussing 'Mapping the Microbiome: From Pattern to Mechanism'
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon

Jan
12

Division of Intramural Research Special Seminar on 'Mutation Signatures in Human Cancer'
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: noon-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Michael Stratton, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, U.K.

Jan
13

Duke University Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program (ITEHP) Seminar on 'The Solution to Pollution is Evolution? The Genomic Basis of Rapid Adaptation in Killifish'
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Location: Duke University Environment Hall, Field Auditorium
Time: noon-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Andrew Whitehead, Ph.D., from the University of California, Davis
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Jan
18

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series on 'The Epigenetic Mechanism of Metal Carcinogenesis'
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Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Chengfeng Yang, Ph.D., from the University of Kentucky

Jan
20

Duke University ITEHP Seminar on 'Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: A Costly Public Health Threat With Opportunities for Policy Prevention'
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Location: Duke University Environment Hall, Field Auditorium
Time: noon-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Leonardo Trasande, M.D., from New York University
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Jan
24

Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods Communities of Practice Webinar on 'Incorporating Chemical Information: Resources, Limitations, and Characterizing the Domain of Applicability for 21st Century Toxicity Testing'
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Location: Webinar
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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Jan
27

Duke University ITEHP Seminar on 'Prenatal Heavy Metal Burden and Early Signs of Cardiometabolic Dysfunction: Insights From a Durham-based Cohort'
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Time: noon-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Duke University Environment Hall, Field Auditorium
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