Environmental Factor Newsletter, November 2022

Employees were honored for developing new scientific techniques and collaborations, addressing environmental disparities, and more.

From sidewalk chalk to trivia challenges, trainees enjoyed a week of in-person networking events to honor their scientific contributions.

Nov
01

Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society (GEMS) annual meeting
Event Details

Location: North Carolina Biotechnology Center in the Hamner Conference Center, located at 15 TW Alexander Dr., Durham, NC 27709
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and events
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Nov
03

Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) Webinar: Systematic Biological Responses to Environmental Exposures
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Andrea Baccarelli, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Columbia University; and Lauren Petrick, Ph.D., associate professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Moderated by Michelle Heacock, Ph.D., health scientist administrator, Hazardous Substances Research Branch.
Registration link

Nov
04

SRP Climate Change and Health Risk e-Learning webinar series. Session II: Untangling Complex Exposures and Health Effects
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Gwen Collman, Ph.D., director, NIEHS Office of Scientific Coordination, Planning, and Evaluation (SCOPE); Elsie Sunderland, Ph.D., Harvard University and the University of Rhode Island SRP Center; Elena Craft, Ph.D., Environmental Defense Fund; and Julia Rager, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SRP Center. Moderated by Viccy Salazar, EPA.
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Nov
10

NIEHS Veterans Day Celebration
Event Details

Nov
16

Native American Heritage Month: “Environmental Health Research in Alaska”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Executive Director Pamela Miller and Viola “Vi” Waghiyi, environmental health and justice program director, Alaska Community Action on Toxins.
Videocast

Nov
18

SRP Climate Change and Health Risk e-Learning webinar series. Session III: Documenting Exposures and Promoting Health
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Naresh Kumar, Ph.D., University of Miami; Deborah Watkins, Ph.D., Northeastern University SRP Center; and Kim Anderson, Ph.D., Oregon State University SRP Center. Moderated by Richard Kwok, Ph.D., program director, NIEHS Office of Scientific Coordination, Planning, and Evaluation (SCOPE).
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Nov
18

NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) Fall Presentation: Elevator Pitch
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event
Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers. Hosted by Office of Science Education and Diversity.
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