NIEHS Spotlight
Birnbaum receives prominent EPA award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded NIEHS/NTP Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., the 2011 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Award.
NIEHS/NTP celebrates 20-year partnership with FDA
The Interagency Agreement between NIEHS and the FDA has resulted in dozens of critical, complex studies that have helped protect public health.
NIEHS knocks it out of the park at APHA
NIEHS enjoyed a high profile at the 140th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association Oct. 27-31 in San Francisco.
Leping Li awarded tenure
The National Institutes of Health Central Tenure Committee recently granted tenure to Leping Li, Ph.D., a bioinformaticist in the NIEHS Biostatistics Branch.
Stokes selected as a fellow of ATS
NTP center director Rear Adm. William Stokes, D.V.M., was notified Oct. 25 of his induction as a fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences.
Postdoc Brant Hamel moves into clinical research at Duke
NIEHS fellow Brant Hamel, Ph.D., transitioned from the bench Nov. 1 into clinical research as a regulatory coordinator for gastrointestinal oncology clinical trials.
Wilson named editor-in-chief of DNA Repair
NIEHS researcher Samuel Wilson, M.D., will become the first National Institutes of Health scientist to serve as editor-in-chief of the journal DNA Repair.
Varmus recognizes NIEHS leadership on GEI
Several NIEHS staff members received merit awards from the National Cancer Institute for their contributions to the Genes, Environment, and Health Initiative (GEI).
Former NIEHS pharmacologist Larry Hart remembered
His many friends and colleagues at NIEHS and NTP remembered, with fondness, colleague Larry Hart, Ph.D., who died Oct. 22 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Postdoctoral fellow recruitments aim for a more diverse NIEHS
The goal of the NIEHS Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) diversity program is to increase the participation of fellows and faculty from underrepresented groups.
NIEHS Epidemiology Branch receives grant from Avon Foundation 
NIEHS epidemiologist Hazel Nichols, Ph.D., was in Charlotte, N.C., to receive an oversized mock check for $270,000 from the Avon Foundation.
NIEHS connects with students and scientists at ABRCMS conference
Ericka Reid, Ph.D., and Anshul Pandya, Ph.D., represented NIEHS at the 2012 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in San Jose, Calif.
Science writers storm Raleigh
NIEHS was well represented at ScienceWriters2012, a joint meeting of the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.
Live from NIEHS: Experts field obesity questions
NIEHS convened a panel of experts Nov. 29 to tackle questions from the public on childhood obesity and related environmental factors.
USPHS officers join Veterans Day parade
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers, from various divisions in North Carolina, participated in the Veterans Day parade in Raleigh.
Inside the Institute
CFC enters the home stretch
With two more special events building the pledge coffer in November, the Combined Federal Campaign at NIEHS has its Dec. 15 deadline clearly in sight.
Celebrating Halloween in style
Members of the NIEHS Laboratory of Signal Transduction were in a festive mood for their Halloween international potluck lunch.
NIEHS celebrates Native American Heritage Month
This year’s featured speaker, Wilbur Woodis, is a Native American who focuses on health, social, and educational issues for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Dec 10, Rodbell ABC 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. — Seminar on “The environmental health atlas: A portal to discovering the promise of environmental health,” by Bruce Lanphear, Ph.D.
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Dec 11, Rodbell Auditorium 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. — NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting
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Dec 17, Rodbell Auditorium 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Biostatistics Branch Seminar Series with Andrew Allen, Ph.D.
View More Events: NIEHS Public Calendar
Science Notebook
Science Day celebrates Institute achievements
The 10th annual NIEHS Science Day showcased breakthroughs in environmental health and recognized research and mentorship achievements by NIEHS scientists.
Understanding individual susceptibility to environmental toxicants
Aaron Bowman, Ph.D., discussed how he uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to study environmental health and neurodegenerative disease risk.
Research on PCBs and obesity earns Wetterhahn award
Nicki Baker, a doctoral student at the University of Kentucky, is the 15th recipient of the annual Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award.
SRP patents licensed for water applications
University of Kentucky researchers used non-toxic nanoparticles and green chemistry approaches to remediate water polluted by hazardous waste.
Wing discusses poverty, health, and industrial hog production
At the very hour the embargo on his latest paper lifted Oct. 28, NIEHS grantee Steve Wing, Ph.D., addressed a capacity audience of science writers in Raleigh, N.C.
Guerinot discusses metal uptake, transport, and accumulation in plants
Dartmouth College professor and SRP grantee Mary Lou Guerinot, Ph.D., discussed how plants take up and distribute metals at a recent NIEHS seminar.
Antimicrobial compound associated with allergies
NIEHS researchers have determined that Norwegian children exposed to high levels of the antimicrobial compound triclosan display allergic sensitization.
Fall NICEATM activities focus on international collaborations
NICEATM scientists worked with international colleagues on new methods and decision strategies for chemical safety and vaccine testing.
LMG speaker discusses replication beyond DNA damage
In his LMG seminar, Kenneth Marians, Ph.D., described clear evidence that DNA replication, by itself, can restart beyond a replication blocking DNA lesion.
This month in EHP 
The December issue of Environmental Health Perspetives highlights human health impacts of increased imports and green building techniques in tribal housing.
GEMS reflects on 30 years
The Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society celebrated its 30th anniversary at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Extramural Research
Extramural papers of the month/news/newsletter/2012/12/dert/index.htm
- BPA exposure linked to thyroid level changes for pregnant women and newborns
- PCBs impair glucose homeostasis in mice
- Childhood air pollution exposure and adult heart health
- Dioxin induces disease and reproductive problems in later generations
