Seminars & Events
EnLight Seminar Series: "Manganese and dopamine dysregulation in neurodevelopmental disorders"
Fiona Harrison, PhD - Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Vanderbilt Neurobehavioral Core, Director of the T32 Environmental Toxicology Training Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Feb 05, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Keywords: Oxidative stress, neurotoxicity, neuroinflammation
School of Medicine and Dentistry | EHSC Conference Room (4.8820)For Zoom link contact Anisah MercadoHost: Toxicology Trainees
EnLight Seminar Series: "Almost Human: Ethical Challenges for Reporting Back Environmental Health Research"
Jonathan Herington, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics and Department of Philosophy, University of Rochester
Feb 19, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Highlighted words: research ethics, report back, scientific uncertainty, precautionary principle
School of Medicine and Dentistry | EHSC Conference Room (4.8820)For Zoom link contact Anisah MercadoEnLight Seminar Series: "Pattern Recognition Signals and the Hygiene Hypothesis: Bridging Toxicology and Population Health"
Peter Thorne, PhD - Co-Director of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa
Mar 05, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Keywords: Endotoxin, Organic Dust, Environmental Microbiome, PAMPs
School of Medicine and Dentistry | EHSC Conference Room (4.8820)For Zoom link contact Anisah MercadoHost: Alison Elder, PhD
EnLight Seminar Series: TBD
Aderonke Akinkugbe MPH, PhD - Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Apr 23, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Highlighted topic: TBA
School of Medicine and Dentistry | EHSC Conference Room (4.8820)For Zoom link contact Anisah MercadoHost: Todd Jusko, PhD
EnLight Seminar Series: TBD
Ivan Rusyn, MD., PhD - Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
May 14, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Highlighted topic: TBD
School of Medicine and Dentistry | EHSC Conference Room (4.8820)For Zoom link contact Anisah MercadoHost: Paige Lawrence, PhD