Environmental Factor, March 2005, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIEHS Spotlight
New Associate Director to Integrate Health Research and Patient Care
William J. Martin II, M.D. will join NIEHS as associate director for Translational Biomedicine beginning March 6. Translational biomedicine focuses on moving research results from the NIEHS portfolio into clinical practice.
NIEHS, NHGRI Take Lead in New Genes-Environment Initiative
At a press conference on Feb. 8, NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, along with NIEHS Director David Schwartz and NHGRI Director Francis Collins, unveiled two new initiatives that will take advantage of recent technological advances to move healthcare research to the next level.
Celebrating Black History Month
Panelists Discuss Nutrition and Obesity in the Black Community
Inside The Institute
WRAL Features Stella Sieber
If ever there was an example of someone who makes the most of a given situation, it is Stella Sieber.
Dee Anderson: Poetry in Motion
Every day Dee Anderson comes to work a little bit early. When she arrives at her office in the F building of the main campus, she immediately sets off on foot, completing three laps, round trips from the F building to the A building.
Spirit Lecture March 20
Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, will deliver the 2006 Spirit Lecture on March 20 in the Rodbell Auditorium. This year, the title is "Addiction: The Neurobiology of Free Will Gone Awry."
Openings at First Environments
First Environments Early Learning Center, the five-star child care center NIEHS shares with EPA, has openings for the children or dependents of federal employees and contractors at NIEHS and EPA.
Education Begins at Home
The NIEHS Book Fair
Up and Coming
Science Notebook
All Hands on Deck: SNP Workshop: High-Tech Training 'One of the Smoothest, Glitch-Free Events' Ever at NIEHS'
As the age of technology meets the world of biomedical research, NIEHS is not about to be left behind.
Genetic Alterations in Cancer Database Available to Scientists
Busy scientists or students who want one-stop shopping for the latest peer-reviewed literature on genetic changes in tumors associated with chemical, physical or biological agents can turn to a new database developed by DIR researchers at NIEHS.
Papers of the Month