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Environmental Health Sciences Seminar Schedule
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All seminars are held at 100 Theory Avenue (off of California between Bison and Academy), in room 158, the large conference room, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays. |
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Fall 2017 Seminar Schedule
| Sept. 29 | Orientation for NEW EHS graduate students only (continuing EHS students and students in other graduate programs are not required to attend) |
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| Oct. 6 | "Minamata Convention on Mercury: Transnational Gaps in Science and Policy" COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Oladele Ogunseitan Professor and Chair Department of Population Health & Disease Prevention UC Irvine |
| Oct. 13 | Topic: TBA |
Roxana Khalili Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
| Oct. 20 |
RIP Talks |
Nicole Chmielewski |
| Oct. 27 |
Topic: TBA |
Jessica Monterrosa Mena |
| Nov. 3 |
"Environmentally-Relevant Exposures to Phthalates and Reproduction" |
Dr. Zelieann Craig Assistant Professor School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences University of Arizona |
| Nov. 10 | Veteran's Day holiday -- NO SEMINAR |
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| Nov. 17 | Topic: TBA |
Kelli Malott Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Nov. 24 |
Thanksgiving holiday -- NO SEMINAR |
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| Dec. 1 | Topic: TBA COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Nicole Gatto |
| Dec. 8 | Topic: TBA |
Dr. Samir Mukherjee |
Spring 2017 Seminar Schedule
| Apr. 7 | "A Million Little Spears: The Toxicological Effects of High Aspect Ratio Particles" |
David Herman Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Apr. 14 |
"A Cannabinoid Link Between Mitochondria and Memory" |
Jessica Monterrosa Mena |
| Apr. 21 | Open date |
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| Apr. 28 |
"Mechanism of Stem Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicle Amelioration of Radiation-induced Brain Injury" |
Ron Leavitt Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| May 5 |
"Chlorpyrifos, Neurodevelopment, and the EPA - a Toxic Love Triangle" |
Kelli Malott |
| May 12 |
Open date |
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| May 19 | "Particulate Matter and It's Possible Role in the Antibiotic Resistance" |
Janielle Vidal |
| May 26 | "Resting Heart Rate as a Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome in Firefighters" |
Dr. Samir Mukherjee |
| June 2 |
"Effects of Recreational Water Exposure on Human Skin Flora" |
Marisa Chattman Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| June 9 | "Higher Risk of Acute Asthma or Wheeze Clinical Encounters among Low Birthweight Children Exposed to Early-life PM2.5" | Roxana Khalili Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
Winter 2017 Seminar Schedule
| Jan. 13 | "Chronic Stressors Modulating Immune Response in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis" |
Nicole Chmielewski Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Jan. 20 | "Challenges in Assessing Health Risks Associated with Lead Contamination from the Exide Facility in Los Angeles" | Jessica Monterrosa Mena Ph.D. student, Environmental Health Sciences |
| Jan. 27 | "Burden of Disease from Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar and the Cost of Inaction" Note: EHS PhD candidate interview day |
Professor Rufus Edwards Dept of Epidemiology and EHS Exposure Sciences track faculty member |
| Feb. 3 | "Fine Particulate Matter, the Placenta, and Adverse Birth Outcomes" | Kelli Malott Ph.D. student, Environmental Health Sciences |
| Feb. 10 | "Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater: Investigating the Persistence of Carbamazepine" |
Janielle Vidal Ph.D. student, Environmental Health Sciences |
| Feb. 17 | "The Effects of Ozone on Atherosclerosis" |
Dr. Joseph Vo M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
| Feb. 24 | "Lytico-Bodig Disease: Finding the Cause" | Jason Killian Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Mar. 3 | "Radiation- and Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Decrements: Neural Stem Cells and Microvesicles as Translational Therapies, and Characterizing the Effect of Temozolomide" |
Sarah Smith Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Mar. 10 | "Changes in Heart Rate Variability After Exposure to Particulate Matter and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in Ambient Air Pollution" | Rebecca Johnson Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Mar. 17 | Open date |