Environmental Factor Newsletter, September 2019

Nonsmokers can get emphysema from air pollution, study finds

Researchers hope that understanding the causes of debilitating lung disease may lead to better prevention and treatment.

person bending and using spray bottle on back of leg

Blocking mosquitoes with a graphene shield

Graphene film may be an alternative to chemicals now used in insect repellants and protective clothing.

Molecular sensor scouts DNA damage, supervises repair

From NIEHS scientists and grantees comes the first report of a protein — called UV-DDB — involved in two ancient DNA repair pathways.

Extramural Papers of the Month

Intramural papers of the month

Calendar

Sep
05

Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents, “Molecular Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Detoxification, Remediation, and Climate-Linked Stress Resilience in Plants”
Event Details

Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 11:00 a.m.-noon
Speaker(s): Julian Schroeder, Ph.D., from the University of California at San Diego

Sep
08-10

Annual meeting of the US DOHaD Society of the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Event Details

Location: Rizzo Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Sep
10

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting Day 1
Event Details

Location: Durham Convention Center
Time: 9:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Agenda and Council documents

Sep
11

National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting Day 2
Event Details

Location: Durham Convention Center
Time: 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Agenda and Council documents

Sep
19

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods Day 1
Event Details

Location: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 5100 Campus Dr., College Park, Maryland 20740
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:10 p.m.
Agenda and registration to attend in person or via webcast

Sep
20

Duke University Program in Environmental Health & Toxicology Fall 2019 Seminar Series presents “Assessing Chemical Risks Unique to Genetically Sensitive Subpopulations Using Diversity Outbred Mice”
Event Details

Location: Field Auditorium, Grainger Hall
Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Allison Harrill, Ph.D., from the National Toxicology Program
Details available

Sep
20

Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods Day 2
Event Details

Location: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 5100 Campus Dr., College Park, Maryland 20740
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Agenda and registration to attend in person or via webcast

Sep
24

NIEHS Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series presents Marissa Sobolewski, Ph.D., from the University of Rochester
Event Details

Location: Keystone 1003AB
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Sep
26

National Academies presents “Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS: An Environmental Health Matters Initiative Workshop”
Event Details

Location: The National Academies Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Register to attend via webcast or in person

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