Environmental Factor Newsletter, October 2021

New breast cancer risk score developed by NIEHS scientists

By adding DNA methylation data to risk information from other sources, researchers can better predict which women will develop the disease.

PFAS exposure may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents

NIEHS-funded study found link between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and changes in glucose metabolism.

Extramural Papers of the Month

Intramural Papers of the Month

Calendar

Oct
14

Peer Review of Draft National Toxicology Program Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity Technical Reports on 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone and 2-Ethylhexyl p-Methoxycinnamate
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 10:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.
Meeting details

Oct
14

Women’s Health Awareness Virtual Series, RealTalk With the Experts — Sister to Sister: Real Breast Health Conversations
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 6:30-7:45 p.m.
Speaker(s): Ricki Fairley, breast cancer survivor and founder of Touch, the Black Breast Cancer Alliance
Agenda and meeting information

Oct
19

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series Workshop: AAA+ Unfoldase Motors: Regulators of the Proteome As Activators and Destroyers of Protein Function
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Tania Baker, Ph.D., Edwin C. Whitehead Professor of Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Oct
19-21

Fall 2021 NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) Awardee Meeting and Workshop
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): The meeting brings awardees together to provide program updates, exchange information regarding training, and discover new areas of interest. The workshop will consider elements integral to forming successful partnerships among WTP stakeholders, including grantee organizations, community-based organizations, and state and federal agencies.
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