National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

🔬 #ICYMI - NIEHS Director Rick Woychik recently spoke with the institute’s Deputy Director, Trevor Archer, about how scientific collaboration, community partnership will be keys to success. https://lnkd.in/eS5RphPv

EVENT: NIEHS and NC State will host the NC Women of Color Research Network Symposium: Leveraging Cultural Identity on July 31. The event will take place from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC. The Symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3W3PkT6

Federal agencies and their stakeholders recently discussed initiatives to reduce animal use in research and chemical safety testing at a public forum convened by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. https://bit.ly/4cy6kIe #NIEHSFactor

Field is poised to advance medicine in unprecedented ways, said National Human Genome Research Institute Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.

The Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) has selected NIEHS Molecular Pathology Group lead Arun Pandiri, Ph.D., as its inaugural Mid-Career Excellence Award recipient. “Arun is the epitome of an outstanding scientist," said NIEHS senior scientist Robert Sills, D.V.M., Ph.D. “He is leading several noteworthy research activities and mentoring the next generation of scientists to address important public health problems using cutting-edge technologies.” Read the full story at https://bit.ly/3Li8Lmc #NIEHSFactor

🔬 DYK that factors in your environment and lifestyles may contribute to autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis? Learn what NIEHS researchers are finding at https://bit.ly/4cN7Fef

⚕️ How can you reduce the health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals? Nearly 300 researchers, clinicians, and community members recently weighed in with suggestions. https://bit.ly/3Li7yeE #NIEHSFactor

Exposure effects among U.S. service members, environmental justice, and expanding research in primary care settings were among the topics discussed during last month’s meeting of the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council at NIEHS. https://bit.ly/3zsw4H9 #NIEHSFactor

STUDY: Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter of ≤ 2.5 µm in diameter is linked to an increased risk for cerebral palsy in offspring, per #NIEHSfunded research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - https://lnkd.in/eebZkUSE

NEWS: Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the air of communities near production facilities, and threatening public health. Today the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing the first comprehensive, government-wide strategy to target plastic pollution at production, processing, use, and disposal. Read more at