Environmental Factor Newsletter, September 2023

Summer internship program wraps with research presentation showcase

Research poster showcase and ice cream social mark completion of NIEHS Summer Internship Program.

Studying DNA damage and repair unlocks key to cancer treatments

During NIEHS lecture, Wetterhahn awardee Jennifer Kay, Ph.D., discussed how NDMA damages DNA and informs research on other toxic chemicals.

Understanding mining’s lasting effects on Indigenous communities

Learning the widespread impact of mining tribal lands requires Indigenous-led collaboration and sharing of information, says lecturer.

New report calls for expanding the risk assessment toolbox

A committee of experts, including NIEHS-funded scientists, shared recommendations for using cell-based models and other new approach methodologies to improve human health risk assessments.

Calendar

Sep
12-13

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event on webcast and in person at NIEHS Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, located at 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and presentations.
Live Webcast

Sep
14

Falk Lecture Series: “Reprogramming in Normal Development and Under Adverse Environmental Conditions”
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event on Zoom and in person at NIEHS Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, located at 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Hosted by Partnerships for Environmental Public Health.
Watch online

Sep
19

Olden Distinguished Lecture: “Scientific Understanding and Action to Eliminate Health Inequities: The Critical and Systemic Role of the Environment”
Event Details

Location: Hybrid event on Zoom and in person at NIEHS Building 101, Rodbell Auditorium, located at 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Time: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Save the date

Sep
21-22

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) Annual Meeting
Event Details

Location: Webcast
Time: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers.
Registration required

Sep
25

Places, Environments, and Health Symposium
Event Details

Location: UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.
Time: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Multiple speakers and presentations.
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