Environmental Factor Newsletter, October 2021

Whole person health, COVID-19 research hot topics at council meeting

Efforts to support studies involving underrepresented populations and to increase diversity in the scientific workforce also were discussed.

hands holding Earth and a circle global network connection

Harmonizing research vocabulary could spur discovery, collaboration

Scientists involved with the Environmental Health Language Collaborative shared challenges, opportunities during workshop hosted by NIEHS.

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Epigenomics sheds light on environment and disease, experts say

The epigenome refers to chemical modifications on DNA or the proteins associated with DNA that are heritable and affect gene expression.

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
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Location: Online
Time: 10:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.
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Oct
14

Women’s Health Awareness Virtual Series, RealTalk With the Experts — Sister to Sister: Real Breast Health Conversations
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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
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Oct
19

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series Workshop: AAA+ Unfoldase Motors: Regulators of the Proteome As Activators and Destroyers of Protein Function
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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
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Oct
19-21

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