Environmental Factor – May 2019: Barton on DNA electrochemistry at NIEHS Distinguished Lecture

Early in her career, Jacqueline Barton, Ph.D., was among the first to observe that DNA provides a medium for electron transfer, or movement of an

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Environmental Factor – July 2019: Hormone receptor scientists tag-team for Distinguished Lecture

Benita is a Swanlund Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw) As a married couple,

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Environmental Factor – September 2019: In memoriam: Joyce Goldstein’s distinguished NIEHS career

Joyce Goldstein, Ph.D., a groundbreaking researcher in pharmacogenetics and a respected figure at NIEHS for more than 40 years, passed away August 7 after a

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Environmental Factor – October 2019: Symposium honors distinguished NIEHS researcher

During his 37 years at NIEHS, Thomas Kunkel, Ph.D., has made significant contributions to his field of scientific research, showing how DNA damage can result

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Environmental Factor – December 2019: Trevor Archer named NIH Distinguished Investigator

In late October, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that Trevor Archer, Ph.D., received the honorific title of NIH Distinguished Investigator. He is chief

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Environmental Factor – August 2020: Distinguished Lecture explores social-genetic effects in fish

Ewan Birney, Ph.D., delivered a talk July 21 titled “Using Genetics to Understand the Environment: A Story of Fish and Humans” as part of the

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Environmental Factor – October 2020: Olden Distinguished Lecture highlights economic inequality and health

‘We need to change the conversation and start talking about health disparities in a way that involves income inequality,’ Olden said. (Photo courtesy of Steve

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Environmental Factor – November 2020: Nuclear receptors’ biological influence topic of Distinguished Lecture

Lazar also directs the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. (Photo courtesy of Mitchell Lazar) The

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Environmental Factor – July 2021: Social determinants of health focus of NIEHS Distinguished Lecture

The latest NIEHS Distinguished Lecture featured Sir Michael Marmot, Ph.D., professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL) and director of UCL’s

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Environmental Factor – January 2022: Crucial regulator of growth, healing subject of Distinguished Lecture

The mechanics of cell and tissue growth have always fascinated Kun-Liang Guan, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the department of pharmacology and the Moores Cancer Center

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