• Current
• Series/Symposia

> 01/09/09 at 12:00pm:

Epigenetics: The new genetics of toxicology — Randy L. Jirtle, Ph.D., Duke University

> 01/16/09 at 12:00pm:

Cytoskeletal proteins as regulators of cell phenotype: Studies on tropomyosins — Gaddamanugu Prasad, Ph.D., RJ Reynolds

> 01/23/09 at 12:00pm:

Functional and molecular analysis of the novel metal responsive Caenorhabditis elegans genes numr-1 and numr-2 — Brooke Tvermoes, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate, Duke University

> 01/30/09 at 12:00pm:

Embryonic nicotine exposure in zebrafish: From behavior to neurons and back to behavior — Kurt Svoboda, Ph.D, Louisiana State University

> 02/06/09 at 12:00pm:

Gene-environment interaction in human disease: A tough nut to crack — Silke Schmidt, Ph.D., Duke University

> 02/13/09 at 12:00pm:

Early-life organophosphate pesticide exposure and adult metabolic disease — Leon Lassiter, Ph.D., Duke University

> 02/27/09 at 12:00pm:

Gene-environment interactions in cardiovascular disease — Elizabeth Hauser, Ph.D., Duke University

> 03/06/09 at 12:00pm:

The bioavailability, toxicity, and trophic transfer of manufactured metal and metal oxide nanomaterials: A view from the bottom — Paul Bertsch, Ph.D., University of Kentucky

> 03/20/09 at 12:00pm:

Developmental neurotoxicology of organophosphates on axon outgrowth — Pamela Lein, Ph.D, UC-Davis

> 04/03/09 at 12:00pm:

Understanding the two faces of mitochondrial energetics with C. elegans models of disease and longevity — Bernard Lemire, Ph.D., University of Alberta

> 04/10/09 at 12:00pm:

Diesel-exhaust particles evoke secretion of matrix-metalloproteinase 1 from human airway epithelia in a MEK mitogen-activated kinase dependent manner — Jin-ju Li, Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center

> 04/17/09 at 12:00pm:

Health Disparities: Conceptual and Measurement Issues — Jay Kaufman, Ph.D., UNC

> 04/24/09 at 12:00pm:

Trainee Poster Session — Seminar Title TBA, Dawoon Jung, Duke ITEHP Doctoral Candidate

> 09/05/08 at 12:00pm:

Personalized Nutrition, Toxicology and Medicine: Do we have the Tools? — William Slikker, Ph.D. National Center for Toxicological Research

> 09/12/08 at 12:00pm:

Distinct functions of POT1 complexes at the telomere — Kate Specchio Barrientos, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate, Duke University

> 09/19/08 at 12:00pm:

How do changes in the level of key signaling proteins impact cellular response to environmental stress at the molecular level? — Richard Pollenz, Ph.D. University of South Florida

> 09/26/08 at 08:00am:

The Toxico-Legal Interface: Use of Toxicological Science in regulation and Litigation

> 10/03/08 at 12:00pm:

The Role of Metabolism on the Interactive Toxic Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) — Lauren Battle, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate, Duke University

> 10/10/08 at 12:00pm:

Ndrg4 is required for glioblastoma survival, Stephen Schilling, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate — & Daniel Radiloff, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate will present Functional Analysis of Trefoil Factor Proteins in Tumorigenesis

> 10/17/08 at 12:00pm:

The impact of low level thyroid hormone disruption on brain development — Mary Gilbert, Ph.D. US-EPA

> 10/24/08 at 12:00pm:

Quantitative health risk assessment of tobacco products — Cody Wilson, Ph.D., RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company

> 10/31/08 at 12:00pm:

Atrazine does not induce gonadal feminization in the African clawed frog — Werner Kloas, Ph.D, Humboldt University, Berlin

> 11/07/08 at 12:00pm:

Toxicity testing in the 21st Century: Design for purpose — Mary Gilbert, Ph.D. US-EPA

> 11/14/08 at 12:00pm:

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased mortality in lupus — Jiu-Chiuan Chen, MD., MPH, Sc.D., University of North Carolina

> 11/21/08 at 12:00pm:

Diesel-exhaust particles evoke secretion of matrix-metalloproteinase 1 from human airway epithelia in a MEK mitogen-activated kinase dependent manner — Jin-ju Li, Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center

> 01/11/08 at 12:00pm:

Ecological genomics of nematode community responses: Model and non-model approaches — Michael Herman, Ph.D., Kansas State University

> 01/18/08 at 12:00pm:

The biology and toxicology of low dose arsenic — Josh Hamilton, Ph.D., Dartmouth University

> 01/25/08 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "The Unique Vulnerability of the Developing Human Brain to Early Neurotoxic Exposures" — Phillip Landrigan, M.D. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

> 02/08/08 at 12:00pm:

Heavy metal toxicity and drug self-administration: interactions — Jack Nation, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

> 02/15/08 at 12:00pm:

Environmental Justice Implications of Reduced Reporting Requirements of the Toxics Release Inventory Burden Reduction Rule — Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D. Duke University

> 02/22/08 at 12:00pm:

Biliary toxicity in Japanese medaka — Bonnie Yuen, Ph.D., Duke University

> 02/29/08 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "Recent Evidence of Ozone's Impact on Human Mortality" — Michelle Bell, Ph.D., Yale University

> 03/07/08 at 12:00pm:

Effects of Environmental Antiandrogens on Mammary Tumor Development and Progression in MMTV-neu Transgenic Mice — Claude Hughes, M.D., Ph.D., Research Triangle Institute

> 03/21/08 at 12:00pm:

Neonatal Environment Effects on Neuroimmune Interactions and Behavior — Staci Bilbo, Ph.D., Duke University

> 03/28/08 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "Using a genomic approach to understand the impact of dioxin on zebrafish development" — Warren Heideman, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

> 04/04/08 at 12:00pm:

Gamma-glutamyl Transferase in Medaka — Sheran Law, Ph.D., Duke University

> 04/11/08 at 12:00pm:

The Role of Ctr1 Copper transporter in Cardiovascular Function in Mammals — Byung-Eun Kim, Ph.D., Duke University

> 04/18/08 at 12:00pm:

Organohalgen Contaminants Via Dietary Exposure in a Captive West Greenland Sled Dog (Canis familiaris) Study: A Rare Example of Cause-Effect Outcomes in a Predatory/Surrogate Species of Arctic Mammals — Robert Letcher, Ph.D., Carlton University

> 04/25/08 at 12:00pm:

Student Presentations

> 09/07/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "A study of mortality and morbidity in a region of Inner Mongolia affected by arsenic-contaminated well water" — Timothy Wade, Ph.D., EPA

> 09/14/07 at 12:00pm:

Environmental Fate and Biotransformation of Brominated Flame Retardants: Possible Effects on Thyroid Hormone Regulation — Heather Stapleton, Ph.D., Duke University

> 09/21/07 at 12:00pm:

Seeing the Forest amidst the Trees: A "Systems Approach" to Quantifying Environmental Risks — Christopher J. Portier, Ph.D., NIEHS

> 09/28/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "Cognitive consequences of developmental methylmercury exposure: Finding the right lamppost" — Chris Newland, Ph.D., Auburn University

> 10/05/07 at 12:00pm:

NIEHS Grantsmanship Workshop — Jerry Heindel, Ph.D. and Annette Kirshner, Ph.D., NIEHS

> 10/12/07 at 12:00pm:

Gamma-glutamyl Transferase in Medaka — Sheran Law, Ph.D., Duke University

> 10/19/07 at 12:00pm:

Neurologic dysfunction and pesticide exposure: The Agricultural Health Study — Freya Kamel, Ph.D. NIEHS

> 11/02/07 at 12:00pm:

Growth arrest, DNA repair, and transcriptomic responses to DNA damage in C elegans — Joel Meyer, Ph.D., Duke University

> 11/09/07 at 12:00pm:

Zebrafish and Rat Models of Cognitive Impairment from Developmental Organophosphate Pesticide Neurotoxicity — Edward Levin, Ph.D., Duke University

> 11/16/07 at 12:00pm:

On the emergence of animal alternative needs in environmental risk assessment — David Hinton, Ph.D., Duke University

> 11/30/07 at 12:00pm:

Novel approaches to rapid screening of potential chemical toxicants — Ram Ramabhadran, Ph.D., EPA

> 12/07/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "Manganese: Transport and Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration" — Michael Aschner, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

> 01/12/07 at 12:00pm:

The Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP) presents "Computational Toxicology: New Approaches to Improve Environmental Health Protection" — Robert Kavlock, Ph.D., US-EPA

> 01/19/07 at 12:00pm:

"Toxicogenomic Analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans Reveals Novel Genes and Pathways Involved in Cadmium Resistance" and " Genetically Induced Tumorigenesis in Swine" — Yuxia Cui, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate and Stacey Adam, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate

> 01/26/07 at 12:00pm:

The Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP) presents "Nasal Toxicity of Hydrogen Sulfide: From Lesions to Risk Assessment" — David Dorman, Ph.D., CIIT

> 02/09/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "REACH: Europe's New Approach to Toxic Substances Control" — John Applegate, J.D., Indiana University

> 02/16/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics in Killifish " — Andrew Whitehead, Ph.D., Louisiana State University

> 02/23/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "From Cancer Screens in Zebrafish to Unexpected Insights into Pleiotropy and Human Skin Color" — Keith Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., Penn State Hershey Medical Center

> 03/02/07 at 12:00pm:

The Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP) presents "Applications of Eyeblink Conditioning to Developmental Neurotoxicology:Autism and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" — Mark Stanton, Ph.D., University of Delaware

> 03/09/07 at 12:00pm:

The Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP) presents "Pharmaceuticals Released into the Environment: Assessing the Risks" — Chris Metcalfe, Ph.D., Trent University

> 03/30/07 at 12:00pm:

"Impact of Non-Point Source Contaminants on Reproductive Development and Capacity of Invertebrates in the North Carolina Estuarine Research Reserve" and "Identification and Characterization of the Novel Telomere Binding Protein: hSnm1B" — Jocelyn Romano, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate and Brian Freibaum, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate

> 04/06/07 at 12:00pm:

Developmental and molecular interactions between the hypoxia and aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) pathways in zebrafish — Cole W. Matson, Ph.D., ITEHP Postdoctoral Trainee

> 04/13/07 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents "Environmental Enrichment, Cognitive Function and Lead Neurotoxicity" — Tomas R. Guilarte, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

> 04/20/07 at 12:00pm:

Trainee poster Session - "Mechanisms Underlying Synergistic Developmental Toxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)" and "Epigenetic Gene Regulation: Linking Early Developmental Environment to Adult Disease" — Alicia Timme-Laragy, ITEHP Doctoral Candidate and Dana Dolinoy Cipolla, M.S., ITEHP Doctoral Candidate

> 09/08/06 at 12:00pm:

Non Invasive in Vivo Investigation of Hepatobiliary Sturcture, Function and Xenobiotic Response in See-Through Medaka (Oryzias latipes) — Ron Hardman, Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University

> 09/15/06 at 12:00pm:

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Toxicity in Zebrafish: Getting to the Heart of the Matter — Adrian Grimes, Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University

> 09/22/06 at 12:00pm:

Cadmium Dynamics in aquatic Insects: Physiological and Phyolgenetic Patterns — David Buchwalter, Ph.D. North Carolina State University

> 09/29/06 at 12:00pm:

The Wood Duck (aix sponsa) as Sentinel of Exposure and Effects of Dioxins and Furans at Contaminated Sites — Tom Augspurger, Ph.D., US Fish and Wildlife Service

> 10/06/06 at 12:00pm:

Optical and genetic approaches toward understanding motor system function and dysfunction — Joseph R. Fetcho, Cornell University

> 10/13/06 at 12:00pm:

Grant Writing Workshop for ITEHP Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellow — Focus will be on writing an NIEHS grant application

> 10/20/06 at 12:00pm:

The Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations is pleased to present Wendy Wagner, J.D., University of Texas — Bending Science: The Role for Toxicologists

> 11/03/06 at 12:00pm:

Environmental Modifiers of Autism Risk: Understanding Gene and Exposure Interactions — Isaac Pessah, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

> 11/10/06 at 12:00pm:

Obesity and Asthma: Lessons From Animal Models — Stephanie Shore, Ph.D., Harvard University

> 11/17/06 at 12:00pm:

PIWI's role in the germline and somatic development of Drosophila melanogaster — Heather Megosh, ITEHP Ph.D. Candidate

> 12/01/06 at 12:00pm:

In utero exposures, susceptibilty, growth, and neurodevelopmental impairment in a multiethnic New York City cohort — Mary Wolff, Ph.D., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

> 03/30/06 – 03/31/06:

Symposium on Cancer and the Environment — Environmental Carcigenisis

> 01/13/06 at 12:00pm:

Effects of pesticides and pharmaceuticals on native freshwater mussels — Gregory Cope, Ph.D. , N.C. State University

> 01/20/06 at 12:00pm:

Structure and Regulation of Protein Phosphates — Jennifer Gibbons, Duke University, ITP Doctoral Candidate

> 01/27/06 at 12:00pm:

Duke\'s Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents: Systemic neovascularization of the lung after pulmonary artery obstruction — Elizabeth Wagner, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

> 02/03/06 at 12:00pm:

Center for the Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations presents: Chris Schroeder, J.D., Duke University Law School — Environmental Health Policy

> 03/03/06 at 12:00pm:

Nicotinic and Organophosphate pesticide effects on neurocognitive function in rats and zebrafish — Edward Levin, Ph.D. Duke University

> 03/24/06 at 12:00pm:

MTF-1 Phosphorylation and Regulation of MT — Elena Craft, Duke University Doctoral Candidate

> 04/07/06 at 12:00pm:

Implementation of the National Childrens Study sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations — Pauline Mendola, Ph.D., USEPA, RTP

> 04/14/06 at 12:00pm:

In Situ Molecular Profiles and Images of Tissue Sections Using Mass Spectometry, presented by the Duke Center for the Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations — Richard Caprioli, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

> 04/21/06 at 11:30am:

Integrated Toxicology Trainee Poster Session & Seminar — \"Removal of estrogenic potency of endocrine disrupting compounds in water with UV and UV/H2O2 process\", Pei-Jen Chen Ph.D. and \"Ah receptor signaling and toxic injury in Medaka fish, David Volz, ITP Ph.D. Candidate

> 09/02/05 at 12:00pm:

Folate and methylation: Insight from mathematical models, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Seminar — H. Frederik Nijhout, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Duke University

> 09/09/05 at 12:00pm:

ATP synthase: Can you teach an old dog new tricks? — Salvadore Pizzo, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center

> 09/16/05 at 12:00pm:

Children susceptibility to air pollution - classic and not so classic genetic studies in mice, Presented by the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (CCBVP) — Terry Gordon, Ph.D., New York University

> 09/30/05 at 12:00pm:

Chromium Signaling in the Lung: A Case for Stolen Transcription? — Aaron Barchowsky, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

> 10/07/05 at 12:00pm:

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: Molecular evolution and comparative biochemistry of a chemical susceptibility gene — Mark Hahn, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

> 10/14/05 at 12:00pm:

Zebrafish as a model to study the developmental and neural toxicity of pesticides implicated in Parkinson\'s disease — Su Guo, Ph.D., University of California at San Francisco

> 10/21/05 at 12:00pm:

Large-scale characterization of the zebrafish proteome and initial application to probe the mechanisms of endocrine disruption — Lee Ferguson, Ph.D., University of South Carolina

> 10/28/05 at 12:00pm:

Surviving global climate change in a polluted environment: Effects of cadmium and temperature on mitochondrial bioenergetics of marine bivalves — Inna Sokolova, Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

> 11/02/05 – 11/04/05:

Symposium Epigenetic Imprinting and Disease Susceptibility — Co-sponsored with NIEHS, Registration required.

> 11/11/05 at 12:00pm:

Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Seminar, Toxicogenomics and Environmental Policy — Gary E. Marchant, Ph.D. J.D., Arizona State University College of Law

> 11/18/05 at 12:00pm:

Toxicity of Nano-iron and fullerene in daphnia and fish — Eva Oberdorster, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

> 04/01/05 at 09:00am:

Welcome and Introduction — Edward Levin, Ph.D., Duke Univeristy

> 04/01/05 at 09:15am:

Aging and Toxic Risk: A Gerontologist's View — Harvey Cohen, M.D., Duke University

> 04/01/05 at 09:45am:

Toxic Risk and Aging: A Toxicologist's View — Herbert Needleman, M.D., University of Pittsburgh

> 04/01/05 at 10:30am:

Aging, the Environment and Genetics: Recent Insights from Epidemiologic Studies on Environmental Lead Exposure — Howard Hu, M.D., Sc.D., Harvard University

> 04/01/05 at 11:00am:

Lead Exposure is a New Risk Factor in Aging Diseases: Osteoporosis — Edward Puzas, M.D., University of Rochester School of Medicine

> 04/01/05 at 11:30am:

Metals and Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Current and Past Exposures — Ellen Silbergeld, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

> 04/01/05 at 13:00pm:

Pesticide and Metal Exposure and Parkinson's Disease — Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., UCLA

> 04/01/05 at 13:30pm:

PCB Exposure and Parkinson's Disease — Richard Seegal, Ph.D., New York Department of Health

> 04/01/05 at 14:00pm:

Toxicant Induced Cancer in Aging: Animal Models — Warren C. Ladiges, Ph.D., University of Washington

> 04/01/05 at 14:45pm:

Pharmacokinetic Differences in Disposition of Adult Versus Aged Humans Using Computer Simulations for a Model Volatile Compound — Marina V. Evans, Ph.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

> 04/01/05 at 15:15pm:

Toxic Impacts and Alzheimer's Disease — Donald Schmechel, M.D., Duke University

> 04/01/05 at 15:45pm:

Summary and Discussion

> 01/21/05 at 12:00pm:

Nicotinic receptors in rat hippocampal interneuron; physiology and potential role in Alzheimer's disease — Jerry Yakel, Ph.D., NIEHS

> 01/28/05 at 12:00pm:

Developmental Effects of Anesthetic Agents: A Systems Biology Approach — William Slikker, Ph.D., National Center for Toxicological Research

> 02/04/05 at 12:00pm:

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Teratogenic Mechanisms — Kathy Sulik, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

> 02/11/05 at 12:00pm:

Hepatic Transporters: from Elasmobranchs to Man — James Boyer, Ph.D., Yale School of Medicine

> 02/18/05 at 12:00pm:

Toward a Development of Environmental Oncology — Devra Davis, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

> 02/25/05 at 12:00pm:

Using anti-DMPO to trap radicals in time and space — Ronald Mason, Ph.D. NIEHS

> 03/04/05 at 12:00pm:

Zebrafish in Ecotoxicology: New insights into the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on fish early life history stages — John Incardona, Ph.D., NOAA

> 03/11/05 at 12:00pm:

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Airway Repair — Barry Stripp, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

> 03/25/05 at 12:00pm:

Computational Systems Biology in Toxicology: Taking Dose-Response Analysis to a New Level — Rory B. Conolly, Sc.D., CIIT Centers for Health Research

> 04/08/05 at 12:00pm:

Prenatal Tobacco Exposure on Cognitive Development in Children — Peter Fried, Ph.D. Carlton University

> 04/15/05 at 12:00pm:

Genetics and Environmental Law: Redefining Public Health — Jamie A. Grodsky, J.D., University of Minnesota

> 04/22/05 at 12:00pm:

Trainee Poster Session — Developmental Neurotoxicity of Chlorpyrifos: Effects on the Serotonergic System: Justin Aldridge, ITP Doctoral Candidate; Developmental Neurotoxicity of Pharmacotherapies Used in Preterm Labor: Marisa Kreider, ITP Doctoral Candidate