2022 Center Retreat

  For questions, please email niehsctr@hsph.harvard.edu. DIRECTIONS & PARKING INFO CONNECT TO HARVARD WIFI   POSTER PRESENTERS  VIEW ALL POSTERS GROUP 1 1 Jie Chen Preliminary findings on the association of geospatially modeled exposure to dioxins and other hazardous air pollutants with lymphoid malignancies 2 Lucas Chen The chemical exposome of adult women in rural Uganda. 3 Adam Haber Mapping emergency department asthma visits to identify poor-quality housing in New…

Center Chalk Talks: Nicholas Nassikas, MD

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Our monthly Center Chalk Talks series (4th Wednesdays) is a chance for members and affiliates to showcase the exciting research they are working on and solicit collaboration. This month, Nicholas Nassikas, MD, instructor in Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will present his work on: Climate, Air Pollution, and Pollen: Influence of environmental exposures on childhood respiratory health Nick Nassikas is a pulmonary and critical care physician at…

Deadline to fill out Intent to Submit – Pilot Projects (Adult Neurological Health)

**DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, NOV. 4, 2022                     Pilot Project - Adult Neurological Health Research Co-sponsored by HSPH-NIEHS Center and Biogen We are currently accepting Letters of Intent to Submit for research projects that focus on adult neurological health research, with particular interest towards (1) environmental health disparities and (2) effects of air pollution. Please fill out this brief survey if…

HSPH-NIEHS Colloquium Series: Laura Crotty Alexander, MD

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Join us for our 2022-2023 colloquium series on Environmental Health in Action. This month, we welcome Laura Crotty Alexander, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego. The title of this presentation is: Evolving understanding of the impact of e-cigarette use on airway and systemic inflammation Dr. Crotty Alexander completed her undergraduate and medical education at Duke University prior to completing her Internal Medicine residency at Massachusetts General…

SPARC: Putting Environmental Health into Action

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Join us on Weds, Nov. 16 from 3-5pm at the 4th Floor West Common Area in the Landmark Center (401 Park Drive) for our first SPARC session of the year! We're getting together in-person to chat about how to use technology, community engagement, and research-informed interventions to optimize the impact of our work. Refreshments will be provided; no registration required. DIRECTIONS: To get into the Environmental Health space at 401…

Event Series Specific Aims Review Session

Specific Aims Review Session

The NIEHS Center’s Specific Aims Review Session is open to investigators at all levels with upcoming grant submissions.   A panel of faculty members offer their critique of and suggestions for improving Specific Aims sections for junior faculty and post docs in a friendly, constructive, open session. Open to all members, collaborators and their trainees. If you would like your document reviewed, please send an email to niehsctr@hsph.harvard.edu by 5pm on the…

The Exposome and Health: Where Chemistry Meets Biology

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Join us for a special lecture by Dr. R.C.H. (Roel) Vermeulen, professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposome Science at Utrecht University and the director of the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) at Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands. His scientific research focuses on environmental risk factors for non-communicable diseases with a strong emphasis on integrating epidemiology, high quality exposure assessment, and molecular biology into multidisciplinary investigations.…

HSPH-NIEHS Colloquium Series: David Cash, USEPA Region 1 Administrator

Join us for our 2022-2023 colloquium series on Environmental Health in Action. This month, we are partnering with the Office of Communications to host this as a Studio event. This event has two parts: Livestream in The Studio (1:00-1:30pm ET) and Special off-the-record Q&A with in-person audience only (1:30-2:00pm). Lunch will be provided. The title of this presentation is: Climate and Justice: The EPA's action plan A conversation with EPA Regional Administrator David…

Center Chalk Talks: Lidia Mínguez Alarcón, PhD

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Our monthly Center Chalk Talks series (4th Wednesdays) is a chance for members and affiliates to showcase the exciting research they are working on and solicit collaboration. This month, Assistant Professor of Medicine Lidia Mínguez Alarcón will present: "Chemical, non-chemical stressors and reproductive health: the EARTH Study" This event will be held via Zoom. It will be recorded and made available on our website. For more information, email niehsctr@hsph.harvard.edu. Join by…

HSPH-NIEHS Colloquium Series: Greg Wellenius, ScD

Join us for our 2022-2023 colloquium series on Environmental Health in Action. This month, we welcome Greg Wellenius, ScD, professor on Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Director of the new BUSPH Center for Climate and Health. He is an environmental epidemiologist committed to reducing the adverse health impacts of continued climate change through research, training, and engagement. Dr. Wellenius also teaches an introductory graduate-level class…