Seminars & Events

Katarzyna Kordas - University of Buffalo

 Jan 28, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Emily Barrett - Rutgers University

 Feb 11, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Sven Jordt - Duke University

 Mar 01, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Joint Seminar with Center for Flavorings Toxicology

Kirsi Jarvinen-Seppo - University of Rochester

 Mar 11, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Devon Payne-Sturges - University of Maryland

 Apr 08, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Tom O’Connor - University of Rochester

 Apr 22, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Caleb Finch - University of Southern California

 May 06, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Michelle Block - Indiana University School of Medicine

 May 27, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker Dr. Anne Hilgendorff from Munich, Germany

 Jun 07, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf - University of Kentucky

 Jun 10, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Brenda Ekwurzel, PhD - Director of Climate Science and Senior Climate Scientist, Director of Climate Science and Senior Climate Scientist - Union of Concerned Scientists

 Sep 09, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Dr. Ekwurzel is Director of Climate Science and Senior Climate Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists

Zoom https://rochester.zoom.us/j/95321679104

Lee Murray, PhD - Earth & Environmental Sciences - University of Rochester, Earth & Environmental Sciences - University of Rochester

 Sep 16, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic: Climate change, Particulate Matter and Air Pollution

Uschi Graham, PhD - University of Kentucky

 Sep 30, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic: Climate change, Particulate Matter and Air Pollution

Thivanka Muthumalage, PhD - Dr. Irfan Rahman’s Laboratory, University of Rochester

 Oct 07, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic:  E-cigarettes

Judy Zelikoff, PhD - New York University

 Oct 21, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic:  E-cigarettes

Souvarish Sarkar, PhD - Researcher, Harvard Medical School

 Nov 04, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m.

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic: Gene-Environment interaction and neurotoxicology

Jane Hoppin, ScD - Deputy Director, Center for Human Health and the Environment; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; University Faculty Scholar, NC State

 Nov 05, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Jane Hoppin, ScD, deputy director, Center for Human Health and the Environment; professor, Department of Biological Sciences; University Faculty Scholar, North Carolina State University, will present "Responding to Community Concerns about Chemical Exposure: The GenX Exposure Study." This presentation will highlight the development and implementation of the GenX Exposure Study, a community based study designed to answer community questions about GenX and other PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals discovered in drinking water in Wilmington, NC in 2017.

GenX was one of many PFAS produced by a chemical manufacturing facility on the Cape Fear River upriver of the water intake for Wilmington. Dr. Hoppin will describe the community engagement activities, the discovery of novel fluoroethers in the blood of study participants, report back efforts, and next steps for the project.

Register today!

Quan Lu, PhD - Professor, Harvard University

 Nov 18, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic:   Gene-Environment interaction, neurotoxicology and asthma

Dean S. Seneca MPH, MCURP ; Rohsennase Dalton LaBarge - Speaker

 Dec 02, 2021 @ 6:00 p.m.

Pre-registration is required: https://rochester.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O8MRzs6gSKisOcg4ZYwRQQ

Laura Crotty Alexander, MD - Associate Professor, Medicine, Univ. California San Diego

 Dec 09, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

CIFT/CRofT and EHSC joint seminar: Advances and set backs in understanding the health effects of e-cigarettes

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic: E-cigarettes and pulmonary toxicity