Environmental Factor Newsletter, November 2019

Birnbaum celebrated with honors and fond farewells

The last day of retiring director Linda Birnbaum was celebrated with music, tributes, and — not to be left out — data.

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NIEHS kicks off Combined Federal Campaign with tailgate dip contest

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., NIEHS Acting Director

The program raises millions each year for charities across the country.

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Calendar

Nov
02-06

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting — Creating the Healthiest Nation: For Science. For Action. For Health.
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Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Nov
07

NIEHS Science Days — Day 1
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Location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Auditorium, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): NIEHS fellows, students, and technicians

Nov
08

Reddit Ask Me Anything — Botanical Supplements: Scientific Q and A
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Location: Online
Time: 8:00 a.m. –
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Nov
08

NIEHS Science Days — Day 2
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Location: Building 101 Malls and Room F193
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Nov
12

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Seminar Series presents “Telomeres and Cancer: Tumor Suppression and Genome Instability”
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Location: Building 101, Room F193
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Speaker(s): Titia de Lange, Ph.D., from Rockefeller University

Nov
12

North Carolina State University Toxicology Program Seminar presents “siRNA-Based Synthetic Lethal Screening to Enhance Cancer Treatment Responses of Specific p53 Mutants”
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Location: 850 Main Campus Dr., Room 2104, Raleigh, North Carolina
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): NIEHS Staff Scientist Daniel Menendez, Ph.D.
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Nov
19

North Carolina State University Toxicology Program Seminar presents “Transcriptional and Epigenetic Control of Cell Fate Decisions"
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Location: 850 Main Campus Dr., Room 2104, Raleigh, North Carolina
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): NIEHS Systems Biology Group Chief Raja Jothi, Ph.D.
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Nov
21-22

Environmental Health Matters Initiative Workshop “Quality Water from Every Tap”
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Location: National Academies of Science, 2101 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
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Nov
22

NIEHS Scholars Connect Program Fall Presentation — Elevator Pitch: Overview of Research Work
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Location: Building 101, Room F193
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Nov
26

Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics (UPGG) and Duke School of Medicine present UPGG Tuesday Seminar Series “When DNA Repair Causes DNA Damage: Human NTHL1 Protein Dysregulation as a Driver of Genomic Instability and Cellular Transformation"
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Location: Duke University, Nanaline Duke Building, Room 147, 307 Research Drive, Durham, North Carolina
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): NIEHS Deputy Scientific Director Paul Doetsch, Ph.D.
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