Environmental Factor Newsletter, February 2017

Chemical risk assessment keeps pace with emerging science

A new National Academies report recommends ways to use recent advances in science and technology for assessing risks from chemicals.

Mutation signatures point to cancer causes, says Sir Michael Stratton

Stratton discussed studies of mutation patterns in cancer cells, which are helping scientists trace the exposures that led to cancer.

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New cell models for toxicology better mimic human tissue

NTP postdoc Sreenivasa Ramaiahgari, Ph.D., described his work developing cell models that better mimic human tissue for toxicity testing.

Translating sensor data and citizen science into public health

Exposure sensors and citizen science offer exciting possibilities for improving public health, based on a recent data science roundtable.

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Friends of NIEHS gather to learn latest in environmental health research

At the Friends of NIEHS yearly meeting, Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., shared the latest findings in NIEHS-funded environmental health research.

Calendar

Feb
02

NICEATM Webinar Series — "Using Informatics to Improve Data Analysis of Chemical Screening Assays Conducted in Zebrafish: Introduction to Zebrafish"
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Location: Webinar
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Nigel Walker, Ph.D., from the National Toxicology Program; David Reif, Ph.D., from North Carolina State University; Jon Hamm, Ph.D., from Integrated Laboratory Systems (ILS), Inc.

Feb
03

NIEHS Office of the Director presents Matthew Gillman, M.D., director of the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program.
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Location: Rodbell B
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Feb
07

Distinguished Lecture Seminar Series featuring Ronald Evans, Ph.D., from the Salk Institute, discussing "The Role of Nuclear Receptors in Toxicon-induced Liver Fibrosis"
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon

Feb
08

NIEHS Awards Ceremony
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Feb
14

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Feb
15

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Feb
15

Keystone Science Seminar Series highlighting "Arsenic and Human Health: From Biology to Prevention"
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Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Habibul Ahsan, M.D., from the University of Chicago

Feb
16

NICEATM Webinar Series — "Using Informatics to Improve Data Analysis of Chemical Screening Assays Conducted in Zebrafish: Ontologies 101"
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Location: Webinar
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Lyle Burgoon, Ph.D., from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Feb
16

Big Picture, Small Talk, "Three-Minute Communication Challenge: So, fellows, what type of research do you work on?" answered by NIEHS fellows
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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