Environmental Factor – June 2019: Wilcox joins ranks as NIEHS Emeritus

During his career at NIEHS as a reproductive epidemiologist, Allen Wilcox, M.D., Ph.D., has received many accolades for his discoveries in the study of fertility

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: RIVER grants support innovative researchers

Collins coordinates oversight of nanotechnology environmental health and safety program and the Children’s Health Exposure Analysis Resource, among other programs. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: Intramural papers of the month

IntramuralBy Yu-Wei Chen, Stephani Kim, Melissa Li, Salahuddin Syed, and Qing Xu NTP finds arsenic exposure leads to a mutated KRAS allele National Toxicology Program

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: Extramural Papers of the Month

ExtramuralBy Sara Amolegbe Transposable elements contribute to tumor growth An NIEHS-funded study revealed that transposable elements, which are sequences of DNA that move around in

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: Shedding light on the genetic causes of lung cancer

New findings from NIEHS researchers point to a novel strategy for preventing or treating a common type of lung cancer called lung squamous cell carcinoma

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: Molecular maps track embryo development

A team led by NIEHS researchers generated the most comprehensive molecular maps to date, characterizing stem cells as they transition through different stages of early

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: Info on lung health, other topics updated on public website

The NIEHS Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) rolled out a series of new and improved web pages on environmental health topics in recent weeks,

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: New website tool helps replace animal tests

On May 20, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a major update of its Integrated Chemical Environment (ICE) resource. ICE provides data and tools to

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: Genomics Day notes progress in fast-moving field

Genomics had its day in the limelight as NIEHS scientists gathered for academic talks and poster presentations that noted recent advances in the fast-moving field.

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Environmental Factor – June 2019: The National Toxicology Program converges on cancer

More than 90 researchers gathered in Washington, D.C., on April 29-30 for the Converging on Cancer workshop, to assess interactions between environmental exposures and cancer, and

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