The CHHE and Dr. Rob Smart invite you to a special Zoom webinar featuring Dr. Allan Balmain, Barbara Bass Baker Distinguished Professorship in Cancer Genetics at UCSF. Dr. Balmain is a pioneer in the field of cancer genetics and we encourage you to attend what we anticipate to be an informative and engaging webinar.
Zoom Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-upqz0tHdTbnKxKKRag6nt9Syw2D4p6
Talk Title: “Designing epidemiologic studies of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and antibody response to vaccination” Bio: Dr. Starling is an environmental epidemiologist with a focus on chemical exposures during critical periods of the lifecourse and their influence on chronic disease risk, including epigenetic mechanisms. In her recent work with the Center for…
Talk Title: "Environmental modulators of tryptophan metabolism and maternal health" Bio: Martha Susiarjo graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2007 with a PhD in Genetics. During her PhD training, she worked with Patricia Hunt on the impacts of bisphenol A exposure on meiotic aneuploidy in mouse germ cells. She continued with a postdoctoral training…
Zoom Link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-upqz0tHdTbnKxKKRag6nt9Syw2D4p6
Talk Title: "Prenatal environmental stressors synergize to impact neuroimmue function and behavior in male mice: relevance for neurodevelopmental disorders" Bio: Dr. Staci Bilbo is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Neurobiology, and Cell Biology at Duke University whose research is broadly focused on the mechanisms by which the immune and endocrine systems interact with the…
Talk Title: "Genes, environment and a roll of the dice: Epigenetic mechanisms of metabolic disease variation." Bio: Dr. J. Andrew Pospisilik is a leading expert in the study of how the epigenome regulates complex trait variation as well as disease susceptibility and heterogeneity. He earned his B.Sc. with honors and his Ph.D. in Physiology from…
Talk Title: "Pharmaceuticals and personal care products as agents of ecological change" Bio: Dr. Rosi’s research focuses on how human activities affect aquatic life and water quality in diverse ecosystems around the world. Her work examines aquatic ecosystem health with a focus on ecosystem function and food webs. She has conducted ground-breaking research on how…
Talk Title: "Adipose to serum ratio of persisent endocrine disrupting chemicals and endometriosis" Bio: Anna Pollack’s research focuses on the relationship between environmental chemical exposures and fertility, pregnancy, and gynecologic health. Prior to joining George Mason University in 2013, Dr. Pollack trained in reproductive and environmental epidemiology, and epidemiologic methods. She received her PhD in…
Talk Title: "Interrogating microglia as critical mediators of PFOS-induced neurotoxicity" Bio: Dr. Plavicki's lab consists of a team of developmental biologists and environmental scientists working together to understand how genetic mutations and exposure to environmental health contaminants impact brain and heart health. During her undergraduate education and training at the University of Texas at Austin,…