Environmental Factor Newsletter, October 2022

Progress in exposomics, precision health made at scientific summit

Exposome community of practice to be developed, strategic planning under way.

Manolis Kogevinas, M.D., Ph.D., and Gwen Collman, Ph.D.

Collman named to inaugural fellows’ cohort at international conference

Climate change, implementation science, and environmental risks were among the topics presented by NIEHS researchers, grantees at ISEE.

A new era: introducing the NIEHS Division of Translational Toxicology

Formerly called the Division of the National Toxicology Program, the organization aims to improve the translational relevance of toxicology research.

Liver injury linked to PFAS exposures, NIEHS grantee says

Lida Chatzi described her research during webinar hosted by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment.

Sam Wilson honored at annual mutagenesis conference

His scientific legacy was celebrated by collaborators, mentees at annual Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society meeting.

PFAS, worker safety, data sharing, and more on tap at Council meeting

Translational toxicology and strategic planning efforts were also discussed during the Sept. 13-14 event.

Big questions on reducing animal testing tackled by panel

Experts at federal meeting considered approaches to measuring progress and building confidence in new chemical safety testing methods.

Calendar

Oct
03

2022 NIEHS Olden Distinguished Lecture: “The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Robert Bullard, Ph.D., distinguished professor and director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University
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Oct
03-04

NIEHS Clustering and Classification Virtual Workshop: 'Applications to Investigate Adverse Effects of Chemicals on Human Health and Environment'
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers during two-day virtual workshop focused on applications to investigate adverse effects of chemicals on human health and environment
Register here

Oct
06

NIEHS Superfund Research Program Wetterhahn Award Lecture — “Molecular Placental Responses to Trichloroethylene Exposure Across Experimental Models: An Example of Mechanistic Reproductive Toxicology”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Elana Elkin, Ph.D., assistant professor, San Diego State University
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Oct
11

NIEHS Distinguished Lecture Series Presents: “Cholinergic Signaling in the Making, Breaking, and Encoding of Salient Memories”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Lorna Role, Ph.D., senior investigator, Circuits, Synapses, and Molecular Signaling Section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Oct
13

7th Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day
Event Details

Speaker(s): Various activities across the nation.
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Oct
19

2022 North Carolina Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting: “Climate, Chemicals, and Carolina”
Event Details

Location: North Carolina Central University Student Center, 500 Nelson St., Durham, NC 27707
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Oct
19

Fall 2022 NIEHS Worker Training Program Awardee Meeting and Workshop
Event Details

Location: North Carolina Central University Student Center, 500 Nelson St., Durham, NC 27707
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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