Tour-de-force analysis sheds light on human tumor suppressor

The critical cancer-fighting protein p53 plays a much broader role in human biology than previously thought, says a team from NIEHS.

New five-year strategic plan builds on success

The new NIEHS strategic plan updates the goals that guide priorities and leadership in environmental health science research.

India’s air pollution, health burden get NIEHS attention

NIEHS and international collaborators recommended actions to reduce India’s national health burden from air pollution.

Graphic of research by NIEHS Schurman Garantziotis including woman using inhaler, cars with smog and gene variations

Genetics and pollution drive severity of asthma symptoms

Asthma patients with a certain genetic profile have worse symptoms after exposure to traffic pollution, according to a team led by NIEHS.

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Racial disparities in sleep and cardiometabolic health may have more to do with the environment than previously thought, says new study.

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New insights on pesticide exposure and autism

Pregnant women with high levels of DDT in their blood are more likely to have children who develop autism, according to NIEHS grantees.

Liver disease and environmental exposures

Matthew Cave, M.D., discussed links between liver diseases and exposures to chemicals, such as vinyl chloride, in an NIEHS seminar.

PCE exposure linked to stillbirth risk, NIEHS grantee says

An NIEHS grantee reported that women who drank water contaminated with the solvent PCE had double the rate of a certain type of stillbirth.

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NIEHS and NTP Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., left, listened as Kelsey Shelofsky

Sixty-five students showcase summer research projects

As the 2018 Summer Intern Program ended, high school, undergraduate, and graduate students shared their research at a poster session.

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Building data-competent scientists, training ideas explored

Experts grappled with approaches to training environmental health scientists to make the most of big data at an NIEHS gathering in August.

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Documentary shows community, researchers collaborating for clean air

A new documentary tells of a successful collaboration to stop diesel trucks from detouring through an urban New Jersey neighborhood.

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Two tenure-track researchers join NIEHS

NIEHS Scientific Director Darryl Zeldin, M.D., welcomed two scientists to NIEHS — Anne Marie Jukic, Ph.D., and Joseph Rodriguez, Ph.D.

High-tech tool detects diet-cancer links

Robert Turesky, Ph.D., uses noninvasive samples, such as hair, to find evidence of dietary exposure to certain carcinogens.

From right, Stancil, Del Corral, Thompson, and Askins overcame untold challenges to open the first net-zero energy facility in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

NIEHS water and energy team wins DOE award

The U.S. Department of Energy named four winners from NIEHS for outstanding efforts with the 2018 Federal Energy and Water Management Award.

Replacing animal testing — progress and challenges

Environmental Factor spoke with Warren Casey, Ph.D., on progress and challenges in reducing and replacing animals in safety testing.

Feeding families, federal employees donate more

NIEHS donated more than 3,360 lbs. of food and other items through Feds Feed Families, surpassing totals in each of the past two years.

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Sep
05

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Reversing Air Pollution Impact on Human Neurons”
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Location: Keystone Building, Room 1003AB
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Speaker(s): Daniel Campbell, Ph.D., from Michigan State University

Sep
05-06

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods annual meeting
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
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Sep
07

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health webinar series presents "Engaging Youth in Environmental Public Health"
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Location: Webinar
Time: noon – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Dana Haine and Grace Baucom from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Kim Harley, Ph.D., James Nolan, Giselle Lazaro, and Daisy Gallardo from the University of California, Berkeley
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Sep
11

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council meeting Day 1
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
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Sep
12

National Toxicology Program seminar “Untargeted Metabolomics for Assessing Similarity, Detecting Adulteration, and Identifying Bioactive Constituents from Botanical Dietary Supplements”
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Location: Keystone Building, Room 1003AB
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Nadja Cech, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Sep
12

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council meeting Day 2
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
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Sep
16

Environmental Health in Africa: Opportunities to Expand Research Capacity in the H3Africa Consortium
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Location: Radisson Blu Hotel and Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Sep
18

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series presents “Deciphering the Pathologic Code in Parkinson’s Disease”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Speaker(s): Valina Dawson, Ph.D., from Johns Hopkins University

Sep
20

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents “Formation of Hazardous Breakdown Products During Remediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contaminated Superfund Sites”
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Location: Keystone Building, Room 1003AB
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Staci Simonich, Ph.D., from Oregon State University

Sep
24-25

NIEHS Inflammation Faculty Workshop on “Circulating Cell-Free DNA: Applications in the Clinical and Toxicology Setting”
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Location: Rodbell Auditorium
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Sep
24

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health webinar series presents, “Air Sensor Stories”
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Location: Webinar
Time: noon – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Katrina Korfmacher, Ph.D., from the University of Rochester; Kathleen Gray, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; John Prochaska, Dr.P.H., from the University of Texas Medical Branch; and Lubna Ahmed, from WE ACT for Environmental Justice
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September 2018

Tour-de-force analysis sheds light on human tumor suppressor

New five-year strategic plan builds on success

India’s air pollution, health burden get NIEHS attention

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