May 2024| Center for Human Health and the Environment | |
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Note from the Director
Hello everyone!
We have successfully submitted the CHHE P30 grant renewal (all 650+ pages)!! I want to again thank the many CHHE members involved in writing and proofing sections, and the exceptional help we had from the Office of Research and Innovation's Proposal Development Unit (Molly, Kendall, Kelsey and Jiyoung) to make it a strong proposal, and look great, too. As I mentioned at our external advisory board review earlier this year, we have developed a new, more inclusive and all encompassing Center logo that will replace the old red block logo. The new logo has been incorporated onto letterhead and powerpoint slides on our website and in the links below. It is also available in multiple orientations for use on email signatures. Please use this logo going forward. Additionally, in the spirit of enhancing career development, we have set aside funds to order business cards with the new logo (100/member). You will receive a Google survey in your email today or can use the Google Form linked-in below that requests the information needed (note on the form that some requested items are optional). The deadline for this request is May 24th, COB.
I hope you enjoy a little break from teaching and that those of you with graduating trainees or children enjoy the coming weeks...
Sue Fenton
sefenton@ncsu.edu
Toxicology Bldg. rm 1104E
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May - June : we are looking for members to help David Collier organize the upcoming CHHE mini-retreat, featuring short talks from selected members and a roll-out of enhanced services and opportunities in the CHHE renewal. Please contact collierd@ecu.edu or sefenton@ncsu.edu if interested. | |
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Melody Hancock Wins Top Honors
Melody Hancock, a Bioinformatics PhD student in the Marsden Lab, was awarded 1st place in the Mathematics and Physical Sciences category for her poster presentation at the Graduate Research Symposium. Melody also won the Golden Microscope award for the best oral presentation by a senior grad student at the Genetics and Genomics Academy Symposium.
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Sinan Sousan Spoke at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting
Dr. Sinan Sousan was an invited speaker at the New York-New Jersey Occupational Safety & Health Center 44th Annual Scientific Meeting on April 19, 2024. This is one of 18 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-sponsored Educational and Research Centers in the U.S. He spoke on his work resulting from one of his CHHE Pilot Projects.
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Jennifer Richmond-Bryant Awarded R21 Grant
Dr. Richmond-Bryant and LSU have been awarded a NIEHS R21 grant titled, Changes in Exposures to PFAS, Metals, Dioxins, and Furans following Cessation of Open Burning of Munitions Wastes at a Hazardous Waste Thermal Treatment Facility, to continue to study air pollution in Colfax, LA (2022 pop. 1,632, 66% Black, 32% White, med. income $19,156). Colfax is the location of the last commercially-operating open burn/open detonation (OBOD) hazardous waste thermal treatment facility in the nation.
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Karen A. Litwa invited as Panelist to NIH Workshop on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Karen Litwa has been chosen to serve as a panelist at the upcoming National Institutes of Health (NIH) workshop, focusing on "Complementary and Integrative Interventions To Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals." Other CHHE members and Dr. Patisaul will also be participating. For CHHE members interested in participating, click here to access the virtual registration link for the event.
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Dr. Cathrine Hoyo Recognized for Outstanding Public Service at NC State Office of Outreach & Engagement Awards Luncheon
Dr. Cathrine Hoyo was honored on April 29th at the 2024 NC State Office of Outreach & Engagement Awards luncheon as a Finalist for the James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service. Congratulations, Cathrine!
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Three CHHE Members Receive Tenure in the College of Biological Sciences!
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Hall, promoted to tenure-track Assistant Professor, Dr. Yi-Hui Zhou, promoted to Professor, and Dr. Scott Belcher, also promoted to Professor, on their well-deserved tenure achievements.
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Ross Meentemeyer wins Outstanding Research Award
Dr. Meentemeyer was one of four NC State faculty to receive the university's top award for research and mentorship in 2024. He is now an esteemed member of the university's Research Leadership Academy. Congratulations from CHHE, Ross! Read the story here
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Share the Good News!
Have you or someone in your research interest group or lab; received an award, served on a special committee, given an invited lecture, published a paper and/or completed a project recently? Please share the good news by completing this form. An announcement may be included in the newsletter and/or posted on the website.
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New CHHE Branding Materials
We're thrilled to announce that the updated CHHE letterhead, logos, and PowerPoint slides are now accessible on our website's quick links. You can easily download these materials for your presentations and communications.
Order Your CHHE Business Cards Today!
As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance your professional representation, we're excited to offer personalized CHHE business cards for all members. Simply fill out the provided Google Form with your details. To give you an idea of how they'll look, check out the sample business card below.
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CHHE Manuscript
Thank you to those of you that have worked with Nathan Dunn to make your manuscripts NIH compliant (with a PMC ID). Your EHS relevant papers should include CHHE P30 ES025128 in the acknowledgements section, at least. See below for other ways to Cite the Center, and please reach out to Nathan, if you would like help in manuscript compliance (ncdunn@ncsu.edu)
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Jon Horowitz and Mladen Vouk from the Office of Research and Innovation will be retiring on June 30th
As you may already know, both will be retiring. In response, an interim vice chancellor for research and innovation, Alyson Wilson, has been appointed, and a national search is initiated for his permanent replacement. Sue and other members of the CHHE leadership are planning to meet with Dr. Horowitz before his departure to gain insights into his successor and possibly introduce them to the Center.
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Recent Member Publications | |
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Yan S, Gaddameedhi S, Sobol RW. Inspiring basic and applied research in genome integrity mechanisms: Dedication to Samuel H. Wilson. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2024 Apr;65 Suppl 1:4-8. doi: 10.1002/em.22595. PMID: 38619433.
Cevik, S.E., Skaar, D.A., Jima, D.D. et al. DNA methylation of imprint control regions associated with Alzheimer’s disease in non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites. Clin Epigenet 16, 58 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-024-01672-4
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Cite and acknowledge NIH award support and the CHHE’s P30 grant in future publications and presentations by including this –
“Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30ES025128. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
Publications citing the Center grant in the acknowledgements of a manuscript and in the deposit of the manuscript in NIEMS are the currency for the P30 renewal!
CHHE Resources and Facilities Page for NIH Grants is available on the CHHE website.
PINS: When submitting your grants, be sure to select "Center for Human Health and the Environment" as the center in PINS.
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