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Environmental Health Sciences Seminar Schedule
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All seminars are held at the usual time, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays, but they will be held via Zoom this quarter. Please make sure to sign up for a Zoom account before the first session.
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Spring 2020 Seminar Schedule
| Apr. 3 | "Delayed Chemical Burn Caused by Industrial Biocide Exposure" |
Dr. Oluseyi Awodele M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
| Apr. 10 |
"Implanted Medical Devices: The Health Risks of an Increasingly Smart Technology" |
Olivia Drayson |
| Apr. 17 | PhD Student RIP Talks: "Copper Exposure and Gut Dysbiosis in an APP-Knock In Model of Alzheimer’s Disease" "Green Space Assessment and Association with Maternal Health" |
Janielle Vidal Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track and Yi Sun Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences and Environmental EpidemiologyTrack |
| Apr. 24 |
"Exploring the Toxicology of Tattooing" |
Kelli Malott Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| May 1 |
COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Matthew Gribble |
| May 8 |
"Lead-Based Ammunition: An Unregulated Source" |
Dr. Dane Dicaro M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
| May 15 |
"Now in Technicolor: Toxicity of Color Additives" |
Rebecca Johnson |
| May 22 | PhD Student RIP Talks: "Ultra-High Dose Rate FLASH Irradiation Spares CNS Damage" "Effect of Electrophilic and Oxidative Components in Dung Smoke Particulate Matter on Innate Immune Cell Functions" |
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| May 29 |
"Of Rats and Men: The Toxicology of Anticoagulant Rodenticides" |
Samantha Merwin Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| June 5 | PhD Student RIP Talk: "The Role of Glutathione in Maintaining Oocyte Quality" |
Kelli Malott Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
Past Seminars
Winter 2020 Seminar Schedule
| Jan. 10 | "Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Environment" |
Marisa Chattman Nielson Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Jan. 17 | "Parkinson's Disease and Environmental Exposures" | Bishop Bliss M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences |
| Jan. 24 | "Cyanide: Challenges in Treating Chronic Exposures and New Antidotes for Acute Poisoning" |
Jessica Monterrosa Mena Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Jan. 31 | "PFAS Exposure Assessment and Epidemiology: From the C8 Studies to the CDC/ATSDR Multi-Site Health Study" Note: EHS PhD candidate interview day |
Dr. Scott Bartell Professor Environmental Health Sciences and Public Health UC Irvine |
| Feb. 7 | "The Southern California Children’s Health Study: Results and Implications for Policy" COEH Research Seminar |
Rob Scot McConnell, MD Professor of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California |
| Feb. 14 | RIP Talks |
Sarah Smith Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track and Samantha Merwin Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Feb. 21 |
"Therapeutic Utility of Botulinum Neurotoxins: From 'Most Poisonous Toxin' to Most Desired Cosmetic Injection" |
Nicole Chmielewski-Stivers Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Feb. 28 | "Sunscreen Safety: Effects of Oxybenzone on Human Health and the Environment" | Jayveeritz Bautista Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Mar. 6 | "What Question Are You Answering?: Thinking Through Biases and Causality in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology" COEH Research Seminar |
Erika Garcia, PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar Division of Environmental Health Department of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California |
| Mar. 13 | "Delayed Chemical Burn Caused by Industrial Biocide Exposure" | Dr. Oluseyi Awodele M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
Fall 2019 Seminar Schedule
| Sept. 27 |
"Toxic Cosmetics- Nail Polish" Followed by orientation for incoming EHS graduate students only (continuing EHS students and students in other graduate programs are not required to attend) |
Yi Sun |
| Oct. 4 | "Chlorpyrifos: Linking Developmental Neurotoxicity to Pesticide Use" |
Barrett Allen Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Oct. 11 | SOM Grad Day – no seminar |
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| Oct. 18 |
"Plo-No Santa Ana! Lead-Free Santa Ana!: Participatory Research and Action" |
Alana Lebrón, PhD, MS |
| Oct. 25 | "Kratom: A Controversial Drug of Concern" |
Janielle Vidal |
| Nov. 1 |
"Improving the Impact of Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology on Decision-Making" |
Dr. David Richardson Professor Dept. of Epidemiology School of Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Nov. 8 | PhD Student RIP Talks |
Jason Kilian Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track and Ron Leavitt Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Nov. 15 | "Psychological Occupational Strain and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Bus Drivers" |
Dr. Neesha Mody M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
| Nov. 22 |
"Health Effects of Wildfire Exposure" |
Sarah Smith Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Nov. 29 |
Thanksgiving holiday -- NO SEMINAR |
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| Dec. 6 | "Obesity Impacts on Ovarian Toxicity " COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Aileen Keating |
Spring 2019 Seminar Schedule
| Apr. 5 | Open date |
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| Apr. 12 |
"Non Gunshot Wound Risks Associated with Gun Use" |
Jason Kilian |
| Apr. 19 | "Blue Care: Blue Space and Mental Health" | Cheuk-Yui (Anthony) Yeung Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
| Apr. 26 |
"Recent Developments in Vector-Borne Diseases" |
Sarah Smith Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| May 3 |
"Prenatal Chemical Exposures and Subsequent Neurobehavioral Development" |
Dr. Susan Korrick |
| May 10 |
"Chronic Kidney Diseases in Agricultural Communities" |
Jessica Monterrosa Mena Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| May 17 |
“How Space and Low-Gravity Exposure Affect Human Health: The NASA Twin Study and More!” |
Ron Leavitt |
| May 24 | “No Man is an Island: Loneliness as a Public Health Issue” |
Jessica Sharpe |
| May 31 |
PhD Student RIP Talks |
Yi Sun Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track and Barrett Allen Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| June 7 | "Environmental Neurosciences of Brain Aging and Health Disparities: An Example on Neurotoxic Effects of Ambient Air Pollution" COEH Research Seminar |
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, MD, ScD Associate Professor Department of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California |