Seminars & Events

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

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

 Dec 09, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Quan Lu, PhD - Professor, Harvard University

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

 Nov 18, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

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

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.

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 Nov 05, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Souvarish Sarkar, PhD - Researcher, Harvard Medical School

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

 Nov 04, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m.

Judy Zelikoff, PhD - New York University

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic:  E-cigarettes

 Oct 21, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

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

EHSC Seminar Series Highlighted Topic:  E-cigarettes

 Oct 07, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Uschi Graham, PhD - University of Kentucky

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

 Sep 30, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

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

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

 Sep 16, 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

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

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

 Sep 09, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf - University of Kentucky

 Jun 10, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Guest Speaker Dr. Anne Hilgendorff from Munich, Germany

 Jun 07, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

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

 May 27, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Alexandra Strohm - TOX PhD Candidate

 May 24, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Ania Majewska, PhD.

Elizabeth Plunk - TOX PhD Candidate

 May 17, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Ania Majewska, PhD

George Friedman-Jimenez, MD, DrPH - Director, Bellevue / NYU Occupational Environmental Medicine Clinic, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Environmental Medicine Bellevue Hospital Center, NYU School of Medicine

 May 13, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

George Friedman-Jimenez, MD, DrPH - Director, Bellevue / NYU Occupational Environmental Medicine Clinic, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, NYU School of Medicine

 May 13, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Victoria Dahm - TOX PhD Candidate

 May 10, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Danielle Benoit, PhD

Caleb Finch - University of Southern California

 May 06, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Catherine Beamish - TOX PhD Candidate

 May 03, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Matt Rand, PhD.

Tom O’Connor - University of Rochester

 Apr 22, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Michael F. Beers, MD - Robert L. Mayock & David A. Cooper Professor of Medicine, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

 Apr 20, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Sarah Morgan - TOX PhD Candidate

 Apr 19, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Lisa A. DeLouise, PhD.

Kristina Fenner - PhD Candidate

 Apr 12, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: B. Paige Lawrence, PhD.

Devon Payne-Sturges - University of Maryland

 Apr 08, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Daniel J. Tschumperlin, PhD - Professor, Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic

 Apr 06, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Brian Gordon, MD - National Director for Musculoskeletal Care, ChenMed

 Apr 01, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Joshua C. Munger, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Mar 30, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Emily Quarato - TOX PhD Candidate

 Mar 29, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Joseph Lucas - TOX PhD Candidate

 Mar 22, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Irfan Rahman, Ph.D.

Regina K. Rowe, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Mar 16, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Alyssa Merrill - TOX PhD Candidate

 Mar 15, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, PhD, & Marissa Sobolewski, Ph.D.

Kirsi Jarvinen-Seppo - University of Rochester

 Mar 11, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Thomas Lamb - TOX PhD Candidate

 Mar 08, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Irfan Rahman, Ph.D.

Karl Auerbach MD, MS, MBA, FACOEM - Board Certified Occupational Medicine, Staff Physician, OEHC of Eastern NY

 Mar 04, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Carla Kim, PhD - Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School

 Mar 02, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Ian Krout - TOX PhD Candidate

 Mar 01, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Matthew Rand, Ph.D.

Sven Jordt - Duke University

 Mar 01, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Host: Joint Seminar with Center for Flavorings Toxicology

Chen Yan, Ph.D. - Department of Medicine, Aab Cardiovascular Research, Institute University of Rochester

 Feb 16, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Mackenzie C. Palmer - TOX PhD Candidate

 Feb 15, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Jacob Finkelstein, Ph.D.

Emily Barrett - Rutgers University

 Feb 11, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Connor McGuire - TOX PhD Candidate

 Feb 08, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Jacques Robert, Ph.D.

Michael J. Apostolakos, MD, FCCP - Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, University of Rochester Medical Center, Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences

 Feb 04, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Rita M. Ryan, MD - Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

 Feb 02, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Jakob Gunderson - TOX PhD Candidate

 Feb 01, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Katarzyna Kordas - University of Buffalo

 Jan 28, 2021 @ 11:00 a.m.

Janine Cubello - TOX PhD Candidate

 Jan 25, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Margot Mayer-Pröschel , Ph.D.

Catherine E. Ovitt, PhD - Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Jan 19, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Tyler J. Bell - PhD Candidate

 Jan 11, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: R. Matthew Kottmann, M.D.

Kristen Chalmers, LMSW - Social Worker, Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Jan 07, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.

Alison Elder, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center

 Jan 05, 2021 @ 12:00 p.m.

Tim Anderson - PhD Candidate

 Jan 04, 2021 @ 1:00 p.m.

Host: Deborah Cory-Slechta, Ph.D.

Michael J. Apostolakos, MD, FCCP - Chief Medical Officer Vice President, University of Rochester Medical Center Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences

 Jan 04, 2021 @ 8:00 a.m.