Environmental Factor Newsletter, November 2017

Falk lecture — endoplasmic reticulum and metabolism, immunity, health

In the annual Falk lecture, Gokhan Hotamisligil discussed the endoplasmic reticulum’s role in sensing and responding to cholesterol levels.

Basic science behind male reproduction takes center stage

The basic science behind male reproduction and fertility took center stage Oct. 13 at a symposium sponsored by NIEHS and the Campion Fund.

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Breaking new ground in toxicogenomics

Experts reviewed an approach proposed by National Toxicology Program scientists for analyzing and interpreting chemical potency.

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Environmental exposures in the ealiest stages of human development

Children’s environmental health successes

October is Children’s Health Month, and a new report highlights work that improves the environmental health of children and communities.

Council green-lights program revision to stimulate collaborations

The NIEHS advisory council approved revising a program to promote transdisciplinary and translational collaborations.

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Lancet group estimates deaths and economic costs from pollution

The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health linked pollution to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide and to $4.6 trillion in economic costs each year.

New NCI Director Sharpless talks at NIEHS on cancer and aging

New NCI Director Norman Sharpless spoke at NIEHS in August on interactions between cancer and aging.

Calendar

Nov
03

Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory Seminar presents “Using Microfluidic Devices to Engineer Female Reproductive Tissues”
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Location: Building 101, Room D450
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Joanna Burdette, Ph.D., from the University of Illinois at Chicago

Nov
04-08

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health
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Location: Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW, Atlanta, Georgia
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Nov
07

Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Fall Meeting, Human Genetic Susceptibility to Environmental Toxicants
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Location: North Carolina Biotechnology Center, 15 TW Alexander Dr., Durham, North Carolina
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Register online by Nov. 3, or in person on Nov 7.

Nov
11

NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health webinar, Wildfires and Human Health
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Location: Webinar
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Rima Habre, Sc.D., and Remy Landon from the University of Southern California; and Chris Migliaccio, Ph.D., Pharm.D., from the University of Montana
Register for webinar

Nov
16

NIEHS Community Forum on Breast Cancer
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Location: City of Hope, Cooper Auditorium, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, California
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., director of NIEHS and National Toxicology Program; Peggy Reynolds, Ph.D., from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California; Rosario Quintanilla, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Christopher Sistrunk, Ph.D., City of Hope; and Kim Tankersley, Community Leadership Committee Representative
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Nov
21

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Toxicology Program Seminar presents “Prenatal Exposure and the Origins of Disease” by Kelly Ferguson, Ph.D., from NIEHS
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Location: NCSU Toxicology Building, Room 2104
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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