Environmental Factor Newsletter, December 2021

Targeting mouse cells, rather than bacteria, to treat pneumonia

Members of the research team say the approach may be a novel way to treat pneumonia in humans.

Extramural Papers of the Month

Intramural Papers of the Month

Calendar

Dec
01-03

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop: “The Role of Companion Animals as Sentinels for Predicting Environmental Exposure Effects on Aging and Cancer Susceptibility in Humans”
Event Details

Location: Online
Workshop details and registration

Dec
02

NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) Webinar: “Occupational COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): The webinar will provide a scientific basis for recommendations to prevent exposure to infectious agents; showcase model programs; and address ongoing challenges with proper ventilation, distancing, masking, and vaccine uptake. The panel will include NIEHS WTP grantees and national leaders who represent teachers’ unions, university-based program leads, and occupational health professionals who have built successful programs while being up against remarkable challenges.

Dec
03

NIEHS Keystone Science Lecture: “Training and Support for Climate-Vulnerable Workers in the Western United States”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Kevin Riley, Ph.D., director of the Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dec
07

NIEHS Cross-Divisional Seminar Series Presents: “Activity Metabolomics Enabled by XCMS and METLIN”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Gary Siuzdak, Ph.D., professor and director, Scripps Center for Metabolomics, Scripps Research Institute.

Dec
10

NIEHS Free Virtual Workshop: “Addressing Racism as a Public Health Issue Through the Lens of Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Speaker(s): The workshop will foster dialogue among NIEHS employees, outside researchers, and members of the community to examine racism as a public health issue.
Meeting agenda and registration

NIEHS Public Calendar

NIEHS Grants