Environmental Factor – December 2021: NIEHS sweeps awards at meeting on genetics, cancer, and toxicology

NIEHS scientists discussed cancer mutation biomarkers, molecular toxicology, and the latest advances in carcinogen identification at the virtual fall meeting of the Genetics and Environmental

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Environmental Factor – December 2021: Innovation in toxicology demands novel strategies, public health focus

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) Since joining NIEHS in 2018 as Scientific Director of the institute’s

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Environmental Factor – October 2022: A new era: introducing the NIEHS Division of Translational Toxicology

When Brian Berridge, D.V.M., Ph.D., became Scientific Director of the NIEHS Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP) in 2018, he set out to advance

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Environmental Factor – December 2022: Chemical grouping approaches can aid toxicology research, experts say

Tens of thousands of chemicals from commercial products find their way into the environment, and new substances emerge each day. Studying potential human health effects

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Environmental Factor – April 2023: NIEHS-supported scientists recognized by Society of Toxicology

NIEHS trainees and grantees received honors recently bestowed by the Society of Toxicology (SOT). The awards, which were presented during the SOT 62nd Annual Meeting

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Environmental Factor – January 2024: Heather Patisaul selected to lead Division of Translational Toxicology

NIEHS Director Rick Woychik, Ph.D., announced his selection of Heather Patisaul, Ph.D., a neuroendocrinologist, as the next scientific director of the Division of Translational Toxicology

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Environmental Factor – February 2024: Zebrafish represent key piece to toxicology puzzle, Robyn Tanguay says

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) Cutting-edge technologies and scientific approaches that promise to complement the use

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Environmental Factor – March 2024: Patisaul set to forge innovation in toxicology, expand collaboration

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) For this month’s column, I had the pleasure of sitting down

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Environmental Factor – September 2024: Wilson Memorial Lecture focuses on telomeres and toxicology

Telomeres, the repetitive DNA sequences that protect the ends of chromosomes from fraying like the caps on a shoelace, are more complicated than previously thought.

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