NIEHS Spotlight
NIEHS energizes researchers and community in Boston
With its most recent community engagement outreach initiative, NIEHS tackled the issues of asthma and air quality in communities within the city of Boston.
Senator Reed visits SRP at Brown University
U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), visited the Brown University Superfund Research Program April 9.
Veteran grantee wins Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Kirk Smith, Ph.D., is one of two winners of this year’s coveted Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the organization announced March 20 in a press release.
Former staff fellow to head UMES
Biochemist Juliette Bell, Ph.D., a former NIEHS staff fellow and research biologist, will become the next president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore July 1.
ONES awardees elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Two NIEHS-funded investigators, Brent Carter, M.D., and John Hollingsworth, M.D., received an honor that recognizes exceptional early career accomplishments.
Presidential advisor discusses Health Data Initiative
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Chief Technology Officer Todd Park gave a spirited talk April 5 at NIEHS about the Health Data Initiative.
WETP convenes its sixth National Trainers’ Exchange
Nearly 250 trainers from the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program met March 28-29 to improve training methods for emergency response workers.
Team calls for creative approaches to accountability
Librarian Cathy Sarli and bioinformaticist Kristi Holmes, Ph.D., urged scientists and administrators to think outside the citations analysis box to quantify research outcomes.
Former NTP counselor named to California EPA post
Gina Solomon, M.D., will assume a top post with the California Environmental Protection Agency, according to a California Newswire press release April 11.
PEPH Evaluation Metrics Manual now available
After more than three years of collaboration, the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Evaluation Metrics Manual is finally available to the public free of charge.
Stem cell fellow moves to UNC
Raluca Dumitru, M.D., Ph.D., will be director of the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Facebook and Twitter drive NIEHS social media expansion
NIEHS continues to expand the reach of its environmental health message by creatively adapting it for the ever-exploding world of social media.
Former NIEHS fellow receives travel award
Quiana Childress was selected to receive a FASEB Minority Access to Research Careers travel award to attend the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting.
Folt appointed interim president at Dartmouth
Carol Folt, Ph.D., a member of the Superfund Research Program at Dartmouth College, was appointed interim president of the college April 17.
Trainees reach out to area students for NC DNA Day
This April, NIEHS trainees once again traded in their pipettes for hall passes to participate in North Carolina DNA Day.
Birnbaum discusses 12th ROC at congressional joint hearing
NIEHS/NTP Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., addressed questions regarding the NTP report April 24 during a U.S. House of Representatives joint subcommittee hearing.
Environmental justice advocates honored as green champions
NIEHS staffers Chip Hughes, Sharon Beard, and Liam O’Fallon are being honored with the Good Neighbor Award by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Inside the Institute
NTA meeting addresses accomplishments and concerns
The NIEHS Trainees Assembly held its spring 2012 general assembly meeting April 19, highlighting its accomplishments and plans for the upcoming year.
Outreach staff hits the pavement during NC Science Festival
NIEHS outreach specialists joined the tens of thousands of people who flocked to Raleigh April 20-21 for the grand opening of the new Nature Research Center.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
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May 03, Rodbell A, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Seminar with Rich Cregari speaking on “Emerging Automotive Technology”
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May 03–04, Keystone 1003AB 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — NIEHS Centers for Neurodegeneration Science Directors’ Meeting
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May 07, 101/F-193 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Laboratory of Signal Transduction Seminar Series on “Control of Cholesterol/Lipid Homeostasis: the SREBP/miR-33 Circuit,” by Stefan Feske, M.D.
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May 07, Rodbell Auditorium 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Laboratory of Molecular Genetics Fellows’ Invited Guest Lecture with Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., addressing “The Impact of p53 Polymorphic Variants on Cancer and Disease”
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May 09–12 (Offsite event), Raleigh (N.C.) Convention Center, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting and 75th Anniversary Celebration
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May 09, Rodbell Auditorium 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Ethics Day with guest speakers Kevin Elliot, Ph.D., and Meave Tooher
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May 15, 101/F-193, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. — Carlos de los Santos, Ph.D., speaking on “History of DNA Repair — Anecdotal Observations on the Origins of Mutation Research”
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May 21–22, Rodbell Auditorium, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council Meeting
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May 23, 101/F-193, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Laboratory of Neurobiology Seminar Series with Ted Abel, Ph.D., topic TBA.
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May 24, Rodbell C 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Seminar on “Responding to Community Concerns on Environmental Public Health — Advancing the Scientific Research, Translation, and Policy Agenda,” by Andrea Hricko
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May 29–30, Rodbell Auditorium May 29 1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.–May 30 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Symposium on Motif Identification and ChIP-seq Data Analysis
View More Events: NIEHS Public Calendar
Science Notebook
Keith Yamamoto delivers 2012 Rodbell Lecture
Keith Yamamoto, Ph.D., continued an annual tradition of outstanding Rodbell lectures with his seminar April 10, titled “Cell-, Gene-, and Physiology-Specific Regulation by the Glucocorticoid Receptor.”
Spirit Lecture honors accomplished female scientist Gail Martin
In recognition of Women’s History Month, University of California, San Francisco professor Gail Martin, Ph.D., delivered the 2012 NIEHS Spirit Lecture April 16.
NIEHS scientist wins top rating at cancer conference
NIEHS Staff Scientist Harriet Kinyamu, Ph.D., won a poster prize at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting March 31-April 4 in Chicago.
Science writers learn about NIEHS nano program
NIEHS Health Scientist Administrator Sri Nadadur, Ph.D., delivered the American Scientist’s lunchtime seminar March 27 at Sigma Xi headquarters in RTP.
New studies offer insight into effects of air pollution on children
Two new NIEHS-funded studies, led by researchers at Columbia University, link urban air pollution with asthma risk and behavioral problems in children.
Temperature variability tied to shorter life expectancy
NIEHS- funded researchers report that increasing variability in summer temperatures may reduce the life expectancy of elderly people with chronic medical conditions.
Early-life exposure to secondhand smoke affects girls more than boys
The negative health effects of early-life exposure to secondhand smoke appear to impact girls more than boys — particularly those with early-life allergic sensitization.
Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth
NTP lead researcher Michael Waalkes, Ph.D., and his team have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer stem cells.
Does diet alter damage from environmental exposures?
What people eat may be able to determine whether or how extensively powerful chemicals, such as PCBs, damage their bodies, according to a new NIEHS-funded study.
GEMS goes transdisciplinary with spring meeting
The agenda was designed to highlight emerging environmental issues — ones that are changing people’s everyday lives and challenging preconceived notions.
Harris discusses novel target to promote HIV eradication
Cancer geneticist Reuben Harris, Ph.D., spoke April 16 as part of the Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis Fellows Invited Guest Lecture Series.
BPA exposure traced to abnormal heart rhythms
A new study by NIEHS grantees links the chemical bisphenol A to increased frequency of arrhythmias, or heartbeat irregularities, in animals.
Columbia University unveils NPL mapper
NIEHS-funded researchers have developed a new online mapper capable of displaying population and environmental characteristics of areas surrounding hazardous waste sites.
This month in EHP
The lead news story in the May issue of Environmental Health Perspectives examines Shell’s plans for addressing oil spills in Arctic seas.
Extramural Research
Extramural papers of the month/news/newsletter/2012/5/dert/index.htm
- Health implications of temperature variability
- Autism risk linked to maternal diabetes and obesity
- Potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease
- Environmental estrogens and developmental reprogramming
Intramural Research
Intramural Papers of the Month/news/newsletter/2012/5/dir/index.htm
- Determining specificity for enzymes used in heparin and heparan sulfate production
- Calcium influx is a critical component of embryonic development
- Members of the Ccr4-Not complex crucial for embryonic stem cell circuitry
- Scientists link impaired lung development to Nrf2 deficiencies in neonatal mice under oxidant stress