Environmental Factor Newsletter, October 2017

New RIVER grants fund people, not projects

Eight environmental health scientists received new NIEHS grants that fund scientists with a record of innovative and impactful research.

Breast cancer — from awareness to prevention

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at NIEHS, the spotlight is on prevention.

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EMGS conference features NIEHS scientists in key roles

The Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society conference in North Carolina featured NIEHS scientists and postdocs in key roles.

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NIEHS scientists showcase work at NIH Research Festival

NIEHS scientists showcased their research at the National Institutes of Health Research Festival, which highlights in-house scientists.

Telomere meeting draws scientists from across disciplines

Scientific experts discussed the potential of telomeres as markers of exposure to pollutants or stress, and vulnerability to disease.

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Speeding the adoption of alternative safety tests

At a public meeting, National Toxicology Program scientists and others heard praise for a plan to speed adoption of nonanimal safety tests.

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Translational science training a huge success among NIEHS fellows

The first Translational Science Training Program offered at NIEHS drew a capacity crowd of trainees from NIEHS and area universities.

Calendar

Oct
05

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar: Ethics and Citizen Science
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Location: Webinar
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Kelly Edwards, Ph.D., from the University of Washington; and Lisa Rasmussen, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Registration is required.

Oct
10

Hans L. Falk Memorial Lecture on “The New Metabolic Biology of the Endoplasmic Reticulum.”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Speaker(s): Gokhan Hotamisligil, M.D., Ph.D., from Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Oct
18

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Applied Research and Industry Sector Gap-Analysis to Inform Worker Training Program on Highly Infectious Diseases”
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Location: Keystone Room 1003AB
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D., from the Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health

Oct
23-25

Peer Review of Draft National Toxicology Program Approach to Genomic Dose-Response Modeling
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium

Oct
30

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar: Healthy Schools, Healthy Daycares
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Location: Webinar
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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