Charlotte Clark, PhD, and Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza, PhD, the directors of the Duke University Superfund Research Center’s Research Translation Core (RTC) and Community Engagement Core (CEC), respectively, will present an overview of the goals and current research projects of the RTC and the newly-established CEC, with a focus on how […]
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The UPEH 2017 Fall Symposium will be dedicated to the Superfund Research Center. Please meet in Field Auditorium in Environment Hall on Duke University’s West Campus for registration and a light breakfast at 8:30 am. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP HERE. If you need a parking pass, […]
As of Spring 2017, the Duke Superfund Research Center has been renewed for an additional five-year grant cycle. The new center will support five research projects as well as six outreach and training programs/cores. The focus of the center will remain on exploring early life exposure to toxic chemicals that affect development […]
The 2017 Fall Forum, organized by the Duke Environmental Health Scholars Program, will be held at the 21C Museum Hotel in Durham, NC, from November 30 – December 1. The Forum will create functional interactions to bring about changes in the environment, make new connections both in the community and political […]
Last seminar of the semester this Friday April 14th! Our speaker will be Dr. Kate Hoffman discussing “Perinatal Exposure to Flame Retardant Chemicals and Impacts on Children’s Growth and Development.” Again, we will meet in Love Auditorium (LSRC B101). Food will be set up in the hall of science just […]
There are two toxicology seminars left this semester! This Friday April 7th join us in Love Auditorium (LSRC B101) to hear from Dr. Stephanie Smith-Roe from NIEHS on “Testing Botanicals at the National Toxicology Program: Black Cohosh Extract as a Case Study”
Please join us for Friday’s Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program (ITEHP) presented by Lilah Glazer, PhD, Duke University: The life-long behavioral consequences of developmental exposure to flame retardants: A zebrafish study Friday, March 31, 2017 WHEN: Noon – 1:15 pm **ROOM CHANGE: Love Auditorium, B101, Levine Science […]
This Friday March 24th is our SPRING SYMPOSIUM! The topic this year is: Developmental Neurotoxicity: Differences in Toxic Effects and Toxic Effects on Sex Differences. This symposium will be held in Field Auditorium starting at 8:30 am. Check out our speaker lineup in the flyer below. RSVP at: https://goo.gl/forms/bTFcn5nneOgX5vmn2
Drew Day, one of our ITEHP students, will be speaking this week on “Characterizing the cardiorespiratory effects of ozone in the air pollution mixture.”