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Psychiatric disorders — the influence of diet and the microbiome

Poor diet quality can increase the risk for certain mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, according to Felice Jacka, Ph.D.

Exploring the biological effects of mitochondrial peptides

Peptides encoded by mitochondrial DNA and their role in regulating the body were discussed by Pinchas Cohen, M.D., in his visit to NIEHS.

Regional reproductive society shares research, promotes networking

The Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology meeting drew a broad group of attendees to share research and network across institutions.

NIEHS and French health and safety agency formalize partnership

NIEHS and ANSES formalized their cooperative relationship March 22 by signing a memorandum of understanding.

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Apr
05

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility Seminar Series presents “Developmental Reprogramming of the Epigenome by Early Life Environmental Exposures”
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Location: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, 1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room
Time: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Precision Environmental Health at Baylor College of Medicine
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Apr
06

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents, “Advancements in the ‘Parallelogram of Life’ Process for Human Health Risk Assessments: From Chemistry, Physics, and Biology to the Computational Sciences”
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Location: Keystone Room 1003AB
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Richard Corley, Ph.D.

Apr
07

Duke University Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program Seminar Series presents, “Testing Botanicals at the National Toxicology Program: Black Cohosh Extract as a Case Study”
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Location: Duke University, Environment Hall, Field Auditorium
Time: noon-1:20 p.m.
Speaker(s): Stephanie Smith-Roe, Ph.D., from the National Toxicology Program
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Apr
11

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Seminar Series presents “Stem Cells in Silence, Action, and Cancer”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., from The Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Apr
13

Triangle Society for Neuroscience Spring Meeting
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Location: Embassy Suites, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Cary, N.C.
Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Apr
19

Office of the Director presents “Ecotoxicology, Wildlife Conservation, and Implications for the Health of Indigenous Peoples”
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Location: Rodbell B
Time: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Frank von Hippel, Ph.D., from Northern Arizona University

Apr
21

20th Annual NIEHS Biomedical Career Symposium
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Location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Time: 7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Keynote by Paula Stephan, Ph.D., from Georgia State University and National Bureau of Economic Research, speaking on 'How Economics Shapes the Early Career of Scientists'
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Apr
25

North Carolina State University (NCSU) Toxicology Seminar Series
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Location: NCSU, Toxicology Building, Room 2104
Time: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): NIEHS Deputy Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D.

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