Environmental Factor

Graphic of what happens in the lungs during an asthma attack

Moving to low-poverty neighborhoods reduces asthma symptoms in children, in part by reducing stress.

Folate’s protective effects may now extend to PFAS

New studies show folate may reduce PFAS accumulation in the body, which may protect against adverse birth outcomes and boost immune health.

Ashley Fisher and Dale Oakley and trainee Jennifer Sun collect field samples in Mashpee, Massachusetts.

Grantees report progress to decrease PFAS, arsenic, other exposures

Superfund Research Program event highlights progress made by 11 funded centers to reduce hazardous substances in U.S., protect health.

Nature-based remediation technologies help clean up PCB contamination

Grantee collaborates across commerce and community to create technologies that help clean up contamination of food chain, natural resources.

Linking historical climate data to human health studies is challenging

NIH Climate and Health Scholar Ferdouz Cochran, Ph.D., presented keys to untangling exposure data and advancing research during seminar series.

understand infectious disease biological mechanisms

Workshop highlights promise and priorities for advancing organ models

Experts discuss how to use human cell-based models to improve infectious disease research and drug development.

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Jul
11

National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and presentations.
Live Webcast

Jul
18

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series: Alabama Fire College Training to Build Response Capacity in Communities
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event. Attend virtually via Zoom or in person at NIEHS Keystone Building, Room 2164-2166, located at 530 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27709.
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Kenneth “Kenny” Oldfield, Alabama Fire College
Host(s): Sharon Beard
Preregistration required

Jul
18

The inTelligence And Machine lEarning (TAME) Toolkit for Introductory Data Science Training in Environmental Health Research
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Julia Rager, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Jul
18-19

HHS Office on Women's Health: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women's Health Symposium
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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Jul
19-20

DRIVEN! 2023 — Diverse Researchers Integrated Virtual Network Meeting
Event Details

Location: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers.
Host(s): Hosted by the Division of Extramural Research and Training.
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Jul
27-28

Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) and Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) Awardee Symposium
Event Details

Location: : NIEHS Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, located at 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27713.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and events.
Multiple speakers and events.

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