Environmental Factor Newsletter, February 2018

Algal toxin accumulates in brain and other tissues

The algal toxin L-BMAA leaves traces in tissues of rodents after oral consumption, according to a new National Toxicology Program study.

Extramural Papers of the Month

Intramural papers of the month

Calendar

Feb
08

Second Annual Center for Human Health and the Environment Symposium: Epigenetics, Environment, and Human Health
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Location: North Carolina State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration, agenda, and more information

Feb
09

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar Series Presents Children’s Environmental Health and Neuroimaging — Using Neuroimaging to Detect Developmental Pathways Perturbed by Environmental Exposures
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Location: Webinar
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Kim Cecil, Ph.D., from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; and Bradley Peterson, M.D., from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Registration required

Feb
10

Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology Annual Meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 8:45 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Registration required

Feb
12

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Feb
13

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series Presents Enterprise Evaluation: Decoding Your Research Outcomes
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Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Maureen Lichtveld, M.D., from Tulane University

Feb
16

Triangle Global Health Career Day
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Location: Duke University Trent Semans Center, Duke University Medical Center Greenspace, Durham, North Carolina
Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Agenda and registration

Feb
20-21

Emerging Science Workshop: Informing Environmental Health Decisions Through Data Integration
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Location: National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Keck Center, Room 100, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Register to attend in person or via webcast

Feb
23

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research in North Carolina Inaugural Meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Register by Feb. 12

NIEHS Public Calendar

NIEHS Grants