Olden Distinguished Lecture highlights economic inequality and health

Former NIEHS Director Kenneth Olden inaugurates a series recognizing exceptional scientists from underrepresented groups.

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 likely, say experts

people with masks and airborne coronavirus particles

National Academies workshop brings clarity to a key question underpinning the global pandemic’s spread.

Increasing NIEHS diversity, inclusion major topic at council meeting

Expanding environmental health disparities research, analyzing differences in grant awards also highlighted.

Changes to epigenome driven by energy powerhouse of cells

NIEHS study shows that disruptions to mitochondria can alter how genes are expressed, with long-lasting ramifications.

SARS-CoV-2 virus particles emerging from cells

SARS-CoV-2 blocked by newly discovered nanobodies — from a llama

Antibody fragments that blocked the novel coronavirus from entering human cells show promise for treating COVID-19, yet need more study.

Falk lecture highlights critical X chromosome interplay in early life

Jeannie Lee shared her groundbreaking research into X-chromosome inactivation, a key process in female embryonic development.

COVID-19 research funding targets role of genes, environment

NIEHS and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases seek to understand why some people are more vulnerable to the disease.

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Links between environment, genetic changes explored at society meeting

NIEHS scientists discussed mitochondrial mutations, RNA modifications, and more at Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society meeting.

Rodent tumors from cancer studies look like human tumors

Findings build confidence in the human relevance of data from animal models of cancer.

NTP scoping reviews identify research gaps, recommend further study

Reviews of progestogens, paraquat, and neonicotinoid pesticides are among the first of a new type of National Toxicology Program report.

National security, environment overlap in ambitious research project

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks to better understand how harmful agents may affect the human epigenome.

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PFAS research shared at federal workshop hosted by NIEHS

Scientists discussed potential effects on development and reproduction, and ways to improve hazard assessment.

Arsenic, fluorescent mice, and PFAS among topics at tox conference

The 2020 meeting of the North Carolina Society of Toxicology included a career panel and presentations by NIEHS early-career scientists.

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COVID-19 safety plan brought all hands on deck at NIEHS

Behind-the-scenes efforts ensured employees can return safely to work and have resulted in zero on-site transmissions.

United States ICCVAM Advancing Alternatives to Animal Testing

Nonanimal safety testing requires data quality, measures of success

Experts at federal meeting focus on areas for reducing animal use in testing.

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Teen spends summers studying her own skin disorder

Her research on the rare condition xeroderma pigmentosum could help explain why some people are at greater risk of developing skin cancer.

Awards in abundance at combined NIEHS ceremony

The virtual event warmly celebrated the hard work, innovation, and team spirit at NIEHS, even without handshakes or hugs.

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NIEHS pandemic vulnerability tool a hit in Wake County school

New lesson plans enhance students’ critical thinking skills by encouraging them to assess various COVID-19 risk factors.

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Oct
08

NIEHS Women’s Health Awareness RealTalk With the Experts series presents “Self-Advocacy Starts With You: Breast Cancer 101”
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Location: Zoom
Time: 6:30 – 7:45 p.m.
Speaker(s): Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, M.D., and Jennifer Plichta, M.D., from Duke University; Marissa Howard-McNatt, M.D., from Wake Forest School of Medicine
Details and link to register

Oct
09

NIEHS Reproductive Developmental Biology Lab presents “Single-cell-based Characterization of Developmental Processes Using Dynamic Spanning Forests”
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Location: Zoom
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Speaker(s): Benedict Anchang, Ph.D., NIEHS Stadtman investigator, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Branch
Zoom Meeting ID: 160 750 5223; Passcode: 668211

Oct
13

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series presents “Nuclear Receptors, Circadian Rhythms, and Metabolism”
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Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m. – noon
Speaker(s): Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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Oct
15

“Application of animal-free antibodies” webinar, presented by the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods and others
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Location: Webinar
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Giulio Russo, Ph.D., from Abcalis, will speak on the replacement of animal serum-derived secondary antibodies with animal-free multiclonal antibodies. Charu Chandrasekera, Ph.D., from the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, will provide an in-depth look at her experience replacing animal-derived affinity reagents in the laboratory.
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Oct
21

Superfund Research Program Progress in Research Webinar Part 1: Metals
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