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Jan 3, 2017

2016 New Members

2016 brought us 14 new members, this brings the CHHE to a total of 89 members! Full MembershipBelinda Akpa, Dept. of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, NCSUDelores Grant, Dept. of Biological &… 

Jan 2, 2017

Toxic Metals – From Exposures and Model Systems to Human Populations

First Annual CHHE Science Symposium When: Thursday, February 16, 20179:00 am – 5:00 pmWhere: Duke Energy Hall Rm 2110A/B James B. Hunt Jr. LibraryNorth Carolina State University Dr. Linda Birnbaum,… 

Jan 1, 2017

NIH Grants Received by CHHE Members in 2016

Congratulations to our CHHE members that received NIH grants in 2016! 2/2016-1/2018 NIEHS-5R21ES025374-01A1 Environmental Pesticide Exposure and Respiratory Outcomes in Women and Children Co-PI’s J.A. Hoppin and B. VanWendeldeJoode, Co-I’s… 

Oct 4, 2016

Database Helps Researchers Connect Exposures to Health Effects, Compare Diseases for Treatment

Two new studies from a group at North Carolina State University give researchers new strategies for connecting environmental exposures to human health effects.The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) is a public… 

Sep 14, 2016

Research Leadership Academy

Congratulations to Chris McGahan and Trudy Mackay who were recently elected to NC State’s Research Leadership Academy! The Research Leadership Academy was established in FY2016 to promote a culture of research… 

Aug 31, 2016

Katy May appointed Interim Director for the COEC

Katy has spent the last year as COEC Project Coordinator, under the supervision of Catherine LePrevost. Although Catherine had to return to her teaching duties in the Department of Applied… 

Aug 24, 2016

CHHE Fall 2016 Call for Pilot Project Proposals

The NC State University Center for Human Heath and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing a new request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for Fall of 2016. The overarching objective of… 

May 13, 2016

Dr. Tara Nash recently hired as CHHE proteomics expert

Dr. Tara Nash is a recently hired CHHE proteomics expert in the CHHE Proteomics Section. She completed her PhD in Biochemistry from NC State in 2010 and as a post-doc researched… 

Nov 10, 2015

Special Seminar Announcement: November 17, 2015 “The p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway”

Guillermina “Gigi” Lozano is known worldwide for her research on the regulation of the p53 tumor suppressor pathway. Inactivation of p53 by mutation is a critical event in cancer and… 

Aug 27, 2015

“Lead Exposure during Early Human Development and DNA Methylation of Imprinted Gene Regulatory Elements in Adulthood”

A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University CHHE biologists Cathrine Hoyo and Randy Jirtle have found links between lead exposure in children and epigenetic alterations in regulatory…