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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. For students who are not able to attend during the scheduled time due to Time Zone differences, all seminars will be recorded. |
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Fall 2021 Seminar Schedule
| Sept. 24 |
"Nuclear Power, Impacts on Human Health and the Environment" |
Olivia Drayson |
| Oct. 1 | "Investigating the interplay between environmental and social stressors on child health" COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Carrie Breton Associate Professor Division of Environmental Health Department of Preventive Medicine Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California |
| Oct. 8 | Topic: TBA |
Karen Valladares Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
| Oct. 15 |
Topic: TBA |
Natalie Binczewski |
| Oct. 22 |
Topic: TBA |
Elizabeth Choy |
| Oct. 29 | PhD Student RIP Talk MS Thesis Talk |
Janielle Vidal |
| Nov. 5 |
"Exposure to hexavalent chromium and errors in oocyte meiosis" |
Dr. Sakhila Banu Associate Professor Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Texas A&M University |
| Nov. 12 | Topic: TBA |
Maryam Ibrahim Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Nov. 19 | Topic: TBA |
Alexis Guerra Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Nov. 26 |
Thanksgiving holiday -- NO SEMINAR |
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| Dec. 3 |
Title: TBA COEH Research Seminar |
TBA |
Past Seminars
Spring 2021 Seminar Schedule
| Apr. 2 | "Beach Sand as a Reservoir for Pathogenic Bacteria" |
Alexis Guerra Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Apr. 9 |
"Toxic Cosmetics - Hair Dye" |
Yi Sun |
| Apr. 16 | PhD Student RIP Talks: "Updates on FLASH Irradiatione" "Analysing and Mitigating Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis" |
Barrett Allen Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track and Olivia Drayson Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Apr. 23 |
"Air Pollution as an Obesogen?: Focused on Particulate Matter" |
Yerin Jung Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
| Apr. 30 |
"Essential Oils: Soothing Scent or Potential Health Risk?" |
Jayveeritz Bautista |
| May 7 |
"Wounded Workers: Beaten Up, But Not Done" |
Dr. Robert Larsen Director, Center for Occupational Psychiatry, Inc., Oakland Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF |
| May 14 |
"Particulate Matter Pollution and Depression: The Interaction with Green Space" |
Anqi Jiao |
| May 21 |
PhD Student RIP Talk
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Nicole Stivers |
| May 28 |
Topic: TBA |
Samantha Merwin Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| June 4 | Topic: TBA |
Rebecca Johnson Arechavala Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
Winter 2021 Seminar Schedule
| Jan. 8 | "Trichloroethylene (TCE): A Toxic Degreaser" |
Elizabeth Choy Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Jan. 15 | "Health Effects of Artificial Sweeteners" | Bishop Bliss Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Jan. 22 | "Fishy Business: Updates from the Deepwater Horizon Spill" |
Jessica Monterrosa Mena Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Jan. 29 | "Air Pollution: Getting to the Heart of the Matter" Note: EHS PhD candidate interview day |
Dr. Michael Kleinman Adjunct Professor Center for Occupational and Environmental Health UC Irvine |
| Feb. 5 | "Pyrogenic Remobilization and Fate of Toxic Trace Elements" COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Kingsley Odigie Assistant Project Scientist Dept of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences UCLA |
| Feb. 12 | RIP Talks: "Metal Analysis of E-Liquid and Vapor with Stainless Steel and Nichrome Atomizers at Low and High Wattage" "Gestational Benzo(a)pyrene Exposure Induces Aberrant Oocyte Competence" |
Jayveeritz Bautista Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track and Kelli Malott Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Feb. 19 |
"Electronic Waste: A Global Environmental Concern" |
Janielle Vidal Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Feb. 26 | "Chromium-6: What's in Your Water?" | Karen Valladares Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
| Mar. 5 | "Air Filters and COVID-19: In the Context of Schools" |
Ian Tang Ph.D. student, Exposure Sciences Track |
| Mar. 12 | "Setbacks for Oil and Gas Development: A Slippery Slope?" | Sarah Smith Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
Fall 2020 Seminar Schedule
| Oct. 2 |
"Toxicant-Responsive Transcriptional Regulators Inhibit Osteogenic Differentiation" |
Dr. Nicole Renee Sparks |
| Oct. 9 | "Prenatal Folic Acid Exposure: A Critical Nutrient with Unintended Side Effects?" |
Nicole Chmielewski-Stivers Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Oct. 16 | "Nanotoxicology: The Toxicity of Carbon Nanomaterials" |
Olivia Drayson Ph.D. student, Environmental Toxicology Track |
| Oct. 23 |
PhD Student RIP Talks |
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| Oct. 26 |
"Air Pollution and Child Health Disparities: From Community-Engaged Research to Toxicological Studies" ** SPECIAL DATE: MONDAY, OCT. 26, 3:30-4:30 pm ** |
Dr. Loyda Mendez |
| Oct. 30 | "Wildfires and Toxic Chemical Exposure through Drinking Water" |
Kelli Malott |
| Nov. 6 |
"Adverse Systemic Effects Due to Exposure to Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Matter: Target Beyond the Lung" |
Dr. Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz Professor of Toxicology CINVESTAV-IPN (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional), Mexico City, Mexico and Candidate for COEH Inhalation Toxicology faculty position |
| Nov. 13 | "Gadolinium: A Tale of Contrasting Side Effects" |
Dr. Dane Dicaro M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
| Nov. 20 | "A Mystery Thallium Poisoning in an Adult Healthcare Worker" |
Dr. Oluseyi Awodele M.S. student in Environmental Health Sciences and Occupational Medicine resident |
| Nov. 27 |
Thanksgiving holiday -- NO SEMINAR |
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| Dec. 4 |
"Tribal Partnerships to Prevent Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Southeast Alaska" COEH Research Seminar |
Dr. Matthew Gribble Assistant Professor Dept of Environmental Health Rollins School of Public Health Emory University |
| Dec. 11 | "Cobalt Toxicity: Smartphones, Beer Foam, and Everything in Between" |
Barrett Allen |