Environmental Factor

Undergraduate students share research at annual spring symposium

Reproductive health, gene-environment interactions among topics featured in NIEHS Scholars Connect Program's annual showcase.

Advances in neurotoxicology highlighted during NIEHS workshop

The two-day event showcased cutting-edge technology that experts say will shed light on how the environment affects brain health, disease.

NIH Statement on World Asthma Day 2022: Toward improved asthma care

On May 3, the National Institutes of Health reaffirmed its commitment to research aimed at understanding, preventing, and treating asthma.

Nuclear condensates’ role in gene regulation, disease focus of talk

Renowned MIT scientist Richard Young, Ph.D., discussed those important biomolecular compartments during his NIEHS Distinguished Lecture.

Environmental epigenetics uncovers links between exposures, disease

Aging, heavy metals, and microplastics were among the topics discussed by Bernardo Lemos, Ph.D., during his Keystone Science Lecture.

Mapping cell communication in mouse uterus sheds light on pregnancy

NIEHS scientists uncovered new uterine compartments and genetic signatures, and their pioneering approach will spur research collaboration.

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May
05

2022 CAST (Clerical, Administrative, Secretarial, and Technical) Event: “The Purposeful Professional: Leverage Purpose Through Process, Positioning, and Promotion”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Vu Pham, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Spectrum Knowledge and chair of Elevate
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May
11

NIEHS Early-Stage Investigator Spotlight Webinar: Session 5
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Marissa Baker, Ph.D., University of Washington; Michael Petriello, Ph.D., Wayne State University.

May
13

NIH Climate Change and Health Webinar Series Presents: “A Precision Health Approach for Actionable Climate Change and Health Research”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Speaker(s): Aaron Bernstein, M.D., from Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Welcome by NIEHS and National Toxicology Program Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D.
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May
16

Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource Presents: “Let Data Mingle — How and Why to Harmonize Heterogeneous Datasets”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 3:00 -4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Jessica Petrick, Ph.D., School of Medicine at Boston University; Jeanette Stingone, Ph.D., Columbia University. Moderated by Christopher Duncan, Ph.D., health scientist administrator, NIEHS Genes, Environment, and Health Branch.
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May
18

NIEHS Research Ethics Seminar Series Presents: “The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos: Lessons for Scientific Ethics, Biotechnological Innovation, and Entrepreneurship”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Melanie Jeske, Ph.D., University of California at San Francisco
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May
24-26

Workshop Supported by NIEHS and the National Human Genome Research Institute: “Capturing RNA Sequence and Transcript Diversity — From Technology Innovation to Clinical Application”
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers, jointly supported by NIEHS and NHGRI

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