Environmental Factor – December 2020: Big data in genetics and toxicology discussed at local society meeting

Pandiri said he hopes for an in-person spring meeting. “It’s good for trainees to practice their presentations in front of a friendly audience,” he said.

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Data sharing — move from clique to click-to-download, Byrd urges

Byrd suggested that part of establishing a rubric for evaluating past data sharing should be challenging researchers to uncover problems that might arise, so they

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Role of environment featured at national public health conference

At this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) conference, NIEHS presenters spoke about children’s environmental health, disaster response, and climate change and health indicators. The

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: To study cancer’s origins, start with normal cells

Campbell heads the WSI Cancer, Ageing, and Somatic Mutation Programme. (Photo courtesy of WSI) Every cancer begins with a single mutation in a single cell.

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Department of Veterans Affairs joins effort to reduce animal testing

Bever will serve as VA’s principal representative to the committee. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Bever) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has become the 17th

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Aging and cancer interplay explored at NIH workshop

The population of older individuals is increasing globally, and most cancers arise as people age, according to experts at an Oct. 26-27 National Institutes of

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Virtual Science Day showcases trainee, mentor excellence

Luecke has coordinated NIEHS Science Days for 3 years. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) From their living rooms and lab spaces, more than 100 people

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Children’s vulnerabilities to changing climate explored in seminar

The sixth webinar in the NIEHS Climate, Environment, and Health series observed Children’s Health Month with “Climate Change and Its Impacts on Children and Youth.”

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: Environment, health connect at biodynamic interface, says new theory

A NIEHS-funded team proposed a groundbreaking new way of thinking about the interplay between the environment and the human body. Their theory, published in the

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Environmental Factor – December 2020: NIEHS science education office focuses on diversity and equity

NIEHS is unusual among National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers in having an Office of Science Education and Diversity (OSED). According to OSED

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