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May 2013

Title: Tribal RFA Webinar
Date: May 21, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Webinar to discuss how to apply for the Science for Sustainable and Healthy Tribes RFA.

Component research areas include:

  • Science to understand the health impacts of climate change on tribal populations
  • Science to understand the health impacts of indoor air pollution exposures that derive from or are directly affecting traditional tribal life-ways and cultural practices
  • Development of sustainable, culturally appropriate and acceptable pollution prevention, and adaptation/mitigation strategies
  • Community involvement in the design, acceptance and implementation of the mitigation and adaptation approaches
  • Focus on impacts to vulnerable sub-populations of Tribal communities

Learning objectives:

  • Review major research elements of the RFA
  • Review administrative, electronic filing, eligibility, and peer review concerns
  • Share frequently asked questions
Contact: Cynthia McOliver (mcoliver.cynthia@epa.gov); phone: 703-347-0311
Registration: Register Now
Conference Number and Participant Code: 1-866-299-3188 Code 7033470311#
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Title: Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) 2013 Webinar Series
Date: May 22, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in cumulative risk assessment and impacts.

EPA’s Risk Assessment Forum Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Technical Panel is currently developing guidelines on CRA and NCER is funding extramural research to advance the science further and introduce additional strategies for examining combinations of chemical, physical and biological stressors while factoring in population vulnerabilities.

Invited speakers will present on a wide range of cumulative risk topics to inform participants about the development of the Agency’s CRA Guidelines.

The CRA Webinar Series will be presented monthly to run through December 2013. The CRA Webinar Series is open to the public to stimulate wider discourse on cumulative risk themes generally.

The May Webinar will feature:

Speakers:
Dr. Glenn Suter
Dr. Glenn Suter
Science Advisor
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Office of Research and Development

Glenn W. Suter II is Science Advisor in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Assessment-Cincinnati and Chairman of the Risk Assessment Forum’s Ecological Oversight Committee. He has a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis, and 35 years of professional experience. He is the principal author of three texts in the field of ecological risk assessment, editor of three other books and author of more than two hundred other publications. He is Associate Editor for Ecological Risk of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, and Assistant Editor for Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. [Read More]

Institutions: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Presentation: Why and How to Integrate Your Assessment
What will you learn?
  1. Why health and environmental assessments need to be more integrated?
  2. What are the ways in which assessments may be integrated?
  3. How to decide on the type of integration?
Contact: Devon Payne-Sturges (payne-sturges.devon@epa.gov); phone: 703-347-8055
Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview

June 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: June 12, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Maternal and Fetal Exposures to BPA During Mid-Gestation
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center: Formative Center - University of California, San Francisco

Tracey Woodruff
Tracey Woodruff

What will you learn:

  1. What is the BPA exposure among pregnant women in a low income populations?
  2. What are the sources and predictors of exposure to BPA?
  3. What are fetal exposures to BPA and its metabolites?

Bisphenol A and Children’s Health: Results from the CHAMACOS Study
Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health (CERCH) - UC Berkeley

Kim Harley
Kim Harley

What will you learn:

  1. The sources and levels of BPA exposure to pregnant mothers and children
  2. The impact of early life BPA exposure on thyroid hormone, neurodevelopment and behavior, and obesity
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview
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Title: Tribal RFA Webinar
Date: June 18, 2013
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Webinar to discuss how to apply for the Science for Sustainable and Healthy Tribes RFA.

Component research areas include:

  • Science to understand the health impacts of climate change on tribal populations
  • Science to understand the health impacts of indoor air pollution exposures that derive from or are directly affecting traditional tribal life-ways and cultural practices
  • Development of sustainable, culturally appropriate and acceptable pollution prevention, and adaptation/mitigation strategies
  • Community involvement in the design, acceptance and implementation of the mitigation and adaptation approaches
  • Focus on impacts to vulnerable sub-populations of Tribal communities

Learning objectives:

  • Review major research elements of the RFA
  • Review administrative, electronic filing, eligibility, and peer review concerns
  • Share frequently asked questions
Contact: Cynthia McOliver (mcoliver.cynthia@epa.gov); phone: 703-347-0311
Registration: Register Now
Conference Number and Participant Code: 1-866-299-3188 Code 7033470311#
Additional Info: Science for Sustainable and Healthy Tribes RFA

Title: Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) 2013 Webinar Series
Date: June 26, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in cumulative risk assessment and impacts.

EPA’s Risk Assessment Forum Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Technical Panel is currently developing guidelines on CRA and NCER is funding extramural research to advance the science further and introduce additional strategies for examining combinations of chemical, physical and biological stressors while factoring in population vulnerabilities.

Invited speakers will present on a wide range of cumulative risk topics to inform participants about the development of the Agency’s CRA Guidelines.

The CRA Webinar Series will be presented monthly to run through December 2013. The CRA Webinar Series is open to the public to stimulate wider discourse on cumulative risk themes generally.

The June Webinar will feature:

Speakers:
Dr. Wenyaw Chan
Dr. Wenyaw Chan
Professor
Division of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston

Wenyaw Chan, Ph.D. is currently a Professor of Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, University of Texas-Health Science Center at Houston, where he started his faculty appointment in 1989. Dr. Chan has participated in more than 30 public health research projects including several in environmental health. He has served as a dissertation supervisor for more than two-dozen doctoral students. His methodology research includes design and analysis of longitudinal studies and stochastic models. He has authored or coauthored more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks in statistics, medical sciences, or public health. Dr. Chan is currently a member of ASPH/Pfizer Public Health Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

Presentation: A Novel Approach for Testing Interaction Effects of Environmental and Psychosocial Stressors on Disease Risk in a Logistic Regression Model
What will you learn?
  1. To describe the specific aims of the project entitled “Hypertension in Mexican-Americans: Assessing Disparities in Air Pollutant Risks”.
  2. To explain the general, traditional approach of evaluating the statistical interaction of two factors on disease risk.
  3. To discuss key elements of a new approach for testing interaction effects in a logistic regression framework and to compare this new approach with the traditional ones.
Contact: Devon Payne-Sturges (payne-sturges.devon@epa.gov); phone: 703-347-8055
Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview

July 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: July 10, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Epigenitics, Endocrine Distruptos and Early Development
Novel Methods to Assess Effects of Bisphenol A & Phthalates on Child Development - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Susan Schantz
Susan Schantz

Placental Epigenetic Biomarkers of Exposure and Health
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Center - Dartmouth College

Carmen Marsit
Carmen Marsit

What will you learn:

  1. Why is the placenta an ideal functional organ to examine in children’s health research?
  2. Why are epigenetic biomarkers useful in linking exposure and children’s health?
  3. How could epigenetic alterations in the placenta lead to neurodevelopment outcomes in children?
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview
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Title: Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) 2013 Webinar Series
Date: July 31, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in cumulative risk assessment and impacts.

EPA’s Risk Assessment Forum Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Technical Panel is currently developing guidelines on CRA and NCER is funding extramural research to advance the science further and introduce additional strategies for examining combinations of chemical, physical and biological stressors while factoring in population vulnerabilities.

Invited speakers will present on a wide range of cumulative risk topics to inform participants about the development of the Agency’s CRA Guidelines.

The CRA Webinar Series will be presented monthly to run through December 2013. The CRA Webinar Series is open to the public to stimulate wider discourse on cumulative risk themes generally.

The July Webinar will feature:

Speakers:
Dr. George Alexeeff
Dr. George Alexeeff

Presentation: Cal/EPA Cumulative Impact Methodology
Contact: Devon Payne-Sturges (payne-sturges.devon@epa.gov); phone: 703-347-8055
Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview

August 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: August 14, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Autism
Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCEH) - UC Davis

Isaac Pessah
Isaac Pessah

Nutrition and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Importance and Potential Mechanisms
Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCEH) - UC Davis

Rebecca Schmidt
Rebecca Schmidt

What will you learn:

  1. Describe evidence for a role of nutrition in autism spectrum disorders
  2. Describe research findings to date on nutrition and autism, including interactions between genes and toxicant environmental exposures
  3. Understand potential mechanisms involved in the link between nutrition and autism
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview
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Title: Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) 2013 Webinar Series
Date: August 21, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in cumulative risk assessment and impacts.

EPA’s Risk Assessment Forum Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Technical Panel is currently developing guidelines on CRA and NCER is funding extramural research to advance the science further and introduce additional strategies for examining combinations of chemical, physical and biological stressors while factoring in population vulnerabilities.

Invited speakers will present on a wide range of cumulative risk topics to inform participants about the development of the Agency’s CRA Guidelines.

The CRA Webinar Series will be presented monthly to run through December 2013. The CRA Webinar Series is open to the public to stimulate wider discourse on cumulative risk themes generally.

The August Webinar will feature:

Speakers:

Dr. Stephen Linder

Presentation: STAR Grantee, Statistical Methods for Cumulative Risk
Contact: Devon Payne-Sturges (payne-sturges.devon@epa.gov); phone: 703-347-8055
Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview

September 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: September 11, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Asthma
Denver Children’s Environmental Health Center - Environmental Determinants of Airway Disease in Children - National Jewish Health

Andrew Liu
Andrew Liu

Asthma
University of Southern California

Rob McConnell
Rob McConnell

Asthma
Denver Children’s Environmental Health Center - Environmental Determinants of Airway Disease in Children - National Jewish Health

David Schwartz
David Schwartz
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

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Additional info: Webinar Overview
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Title: 2013 Biennial National EPA Fellowship Science Conference (SHC)
Date: September 17 - 18, 2013
Location: TBD
Purpose:

NCER’s competitive Fellowship program supports approximately 80-100 fellowships annually. All current and new Fellows are required to attend a biennial scientific conference. The objective is to provide a major science gathering encouraging the Fellows to meet and learn about each other’s projects in a way preparing them to establish the necessary working relationships and network helping to germinate future joint environmental activities.

Contact: TBD
Registration: TBD
Agenda: TBD

October 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: October 9, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Parental Smoking Before and After Birth and Risk of Childhood Acute Leukemia
Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment (CIRCLE) - UC Berkeley

Catherine Metayer
Catherine Metayer

What will you learn:

  1. Exposure to tobacco-specific chemicals affects both somatic cells (child) or germ cells (parents) during critical periods of a child’s development (preconception, pregnancy, after birth).
  2. Exposure to tobacco smoke increase the risk of specific childhood leukemia subtypes.
  3. The Childhood Leukemia International Consortium combines data from over 20 studies worldwide to investigate critical windows of exposure to environmental factors, such as tobacco smoke.

Human Fetal Lung Xenograft as Model of Antenatal Arsenic Exposure
Formative Center for the Evaluation of Environmental Impacts on Fetal Development - Brown University

Monique DePaepe
Monique DePaepe

What will you learn:

  1. Strengths of pulmonary xenograft as model of fetal lung growth
  2. Limitation of pulmonary xenograft as model of fetal lung growth
  3. Preliminary insights into effect of environmentally relevant arsenic exposure on human fetal lung remodeling
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview
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Title: EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers Annual Progress Review Conference (SHC)
Date: October 29-30, 2013
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Purpose:

During Children's Health Month, researchers, clinicians, scientists and representatives of professional organizations and other participants will convene to explore the interplay between research, clinical applications, and policy implications in children's environmental health.

EPA's Office of Research and Development, Office of Children's Health Protection, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences are sponsoring this conference to celebrate the work of the EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers program, the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) and to discuss recent developments in children's environmental health.

The meeting will feature interdisciplinary presentations and discussions that explore connections between research findings, clinical and community practice, how to protect children from harmful environmental exposures, discuss approaches for sharing research findings and technical information with the scientific community, parents and the public.

Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

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November 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: November 13, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Exposure to Pesticides and Children's Health
Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research - University of Washington

Elaine Faustman
Elaine Faustman
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview
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December 2013

Title: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers 2013 Webinar Series
Date: December 11, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
Location: Webinar
Purpose:

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers. The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in the communities where they learn, live and play.

Featured Speakers:

Environment and Obesity
Perinatal Exposures, Epigenetics, Child Obesity and Sexual Maturation - University of Michigan

Karen Peterson
Karen Peterson

Environment and Obesity
Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health - Columbia University

Andrew Rundle
Andrew Rundle
Contact:

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Registration: Register Now Exit EPA Click for Disclaimer
Additional info: Webinar Overview
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