Duke University Program in Environmental Health & Toxicology
Fall 2019 Seminar Series (Pharm 847-S/ENV 847-S)
Fridays 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Field Auditorium, Grainger Hall unless otherwise noted
Sept 13 Rashmi Joglekar, PhD Candidate, Nicotine and Sexualization of the Brain
Sept 20 Alison Harrill, NIEHS, Assessing chemical risks unique to genetically sensitive subpopulations using Diversity Outbred mice
Sept 27 Sven-Eric Jordt, Duke University School of Medicine, The role of TRPA1 receptor in toxicology
Oct 4 Dan Richter, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, and Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi, North Carolina A&T, Urban Lead Legacy: A Soil Scientist’s Perspective
Oct 11 Symposium: Bridging Across Levels of Analysis to Advance Neurotoxic Risk Determination: Toxicology for the Second Fifth of the 21st Century, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, Symposium Chair: Dr. Edward D. Levin
Oct 18 Michael Falvo, US Dept. Veterans Affairs, Airborne Hazards in the Deployment Environment: Implications for US Military Veterans
Oct 25 Scott Kennedy, University of Washington, The Rise of Somatic Mutations During Aging and the Tools to Study Them
Nov 1 Michelle Block, Indiana University School of Medicine, Microglia and the Lung Brain Axis: Implications for CNS Disease?
Nov 8 James Crall, Harvard University, Pesticides and pollinators: Identifying the behavioral impacts of chronic neonicotinoid exposure in bumblebees
Nov 15 Michael Slimak, US EPA, EPA’s Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) Research Program
Nov 22 Christine Payne, Duke University Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Nanoparticle-cell interactions: Importance for human health
Nov 29 Thanksgiving Break
Dec 6 Rafael Trevisan, Duke University post-doctoral researcher, Using zebrafish as a model to investigate the potential threat of nanoplastics to aquatic species
Dec 13 Justin Conley, US EPA, Fetal and neonatal effects of in utero exposure to perfluoroalkyl ether acids
