Environmental Factor

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September 2017

Climate change resources on the NIEHS website

NIEHS Communications Director Christine Bruske Flowers points to the many climate change resources on the institute website.

Female mouse embryos actively remove male reproductive systems

NIEHS scientists discovered that a protein, not hormones, controls development of male reproductive organs in mice.

Future scientists debut at summer interns’ poster session

High school, undergraduate, and graduate students presented their research July 27 at the NIEHS Summer Internship Program Poster Session.

Pregnant moms' response to arsenic linked to sex of fetus

How a pregnant woman metabolizes arsenic may be affected by the sex of her fetus, and a male child may face more adverse health effects.

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Spero Manson explores power of place in Native health

Medical anthropologist Spero Manson drew on his research to describe how place can shape Native Americans’ identities and health.

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NIEHS trainee Sara Andres transitions to academia

The McMaster University assistant professor will use her expertise in DNA repair to study antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

International meeting highlights NTP efforts to replace animal tests

National Toxicology Program staff highlighted progress at the 10th World Congress on Alternatives to Animal Use in the Life Sciences.

At 10 years, Tox21 continues driving toxicity testing forward

The Tox21 program marks a 10-year track record of developing cutting-edge technology to better assess chemical toxicity in humans.

St. Lawrence Island welcomes full-time health clinics

Thanks to new full-time health clinics, residents of a remote island in the Bering Sea now have health care much closer to home.

Mark Miller achieves rank of commander

NIEHS Chief of Staff Mark Miller, Ph.D., was promoted to commander in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

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New NTP website getting rave reviews

The newly redesigned site will help the National Toxicology Program better communicate with scientists and the public.

Systematic review symposium explores powerful tool

Andrew Rooney, Ph.D. acting director of NTP Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT)

At an interdisciplinary meeting on the quickly developing field of systematic review, scientists from across the globe shared new methods.

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NIEHS–WHO Collaborating Centre sets new course for next four years

The NIEHS–World Health Organization Collaborating Center established new initiatives for its next four years.

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NIEHS closes food drive with strong showing

Families in the NIEHS area received nearly 2,800 pounds of food and other items, thanks to the institute’s Feds Feed Families collection.

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Calendar

Sep
01

The National Toxicology Program Genomic Dose-Response Modeling Webinar Series presents “Overview of the U.S. Army Approach to Genomic Dose-Response Modeling”
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Location: Webinar
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Lyle Burgoon, Ph.D., from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Sep
05

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Assessing Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity in Twin and Unrelated Astronauts”
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Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Susan Bailey, Ph.D., from Colorado State University

Sep
06-07

Telomeres as Sentinels for Environmental Exposures, Psychosocial Stress, and Disease Susceptibility
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Seating is limited so register early

Sep
12-13

NIEHS National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Agenda and other documents

Sep
13

The National Toxicology Program Genomic Dose-Response Modeling Webinar Series presents “Overview of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Approach to Genomic Dose-Response Modeling”
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Location: Webinar
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Fred Wright, Ph.D., from NCSU

Sep
14

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Environmental Health Research in Low-Resource Settings: Challenges and Opportunities”
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Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Habibul Ahsan, M.D., from the University of Chicago

Sep
15-22

NIEHS Fellow Appreciation Week — various activities
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NIEHS Fellow Appreciation Week Flyer (119KB)

Sep
15

NIEHS second annual Global Environmental Health Day
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium and webcast
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
To attend in person or via webcast, advance registration is required.

Sep
15

NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar Series presents “Extreme Events, Environmental Health, and the Elderly”
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Location: Webinar
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Helen Suh, Sc.D., of Tufts University, presents “Impact of Air Pollution Exposures, Neighborhoods, and Lifestyle on Cognitive Function and Mood Disorders in Older Americans” and John Doyle, Crow tribal elder, discusses “Aftermath of Extreme Events for Tribal Elders”
Registration is required

Sep
18-19

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods meeting
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Location: National Institutes of Health, Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Agenda and registration for in-person or webcast attendance

Sep
18-20

Engaging Diverse Partners: Strategies to Address Environmental Public Health — A joint NIEHS meeting of the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) network and Disaster Research Response (DR2) program
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
More information, and registration link for the PEPH portion, the DR2 portion, or both

Sep
25

The National Toxicology Program Genomic Dose-Response Modeling Webinar Series presents “An Automated Method to Identify Dose-Responsive Genes and Quantitate Points of Departure from Transcriptomic Data”
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Location: Webinar
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): David Gerhold, Ph.D., from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science at the National Institutes of Health

Sep
28

2017 Triangle Global Health Annual Conference — Making a Difference: Global Health and Its Social, Economic, and Political Impact
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Location: North Carolina State University, Talley Student Union
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
More information, speaker list, and registration

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