News

Dec 17, 2015

2016 Pilot Project Announcement – Request for Applications

The NC State University Center for Human Heath and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing its request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for 2016. Applications will be due on March… 

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… 

Nov 9, 2015

“Telomeres are Partly Shielded from Ultraviolet-Induced Damage and Proficient for Nucleotide Excision Repair of Photoproducts”

North Carolina State University Researcher and CHHE Member, Hong Wang, and her colleagues at NC State and the University of Pittsburgh have found that telomeres are protected from ultraviolet (UV) light-induced… 

Nov 2, 2015

NIEHS EHSCC Director Dr. Gary Miller Visits NC State and CHHE

Dr. Gary W. Miller, Asa Griggs Candler Professor in the Department ofEnvironmental Health and Associate Dean for Research in the RollinsSchool of Public Health at Emory University was the speaker… 

Oct 21, 2015

CHHE Hosts Specific Aims Workshop

The Career Development Core of the CHHE held a Specific Aims Workshop for members on Monday, October 19th at 3:30PM Toxicology Auditorium. Dr. Christine McGahan (Core Director) gave a 20-30 minute presentation… 

Oct 2, 2015

Bonner Awarded NIEHS/NSF International Grant

Jamie Bonner was awarded a grant co-funded by NIEHS and NSF (administered through NSF).  The grant will begin on Nov. 1st and will provide $320K for 3 years as part of the… 

Sep 29, 2015

CHHE Hires COEC Project Coordinator

Katy May, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comes to CHHE with a background in social science and community-based management of environmental issues. After earning her Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from… 

Sep 28, 2015

CHHE Hires Bioinformatician

Dereje Jima, the newly hired CHHE Bioinformatician, is located in room 1104G in the CHHE Office Suite in the Toxicology Building, please stop by and introduce yourself and discuss your… 

Sep 23, 2015

Faculty from University of Adelaide and CHHE Meet to Develop Collaborations Involving Fetal Origins of Adult Disease

Researchers at the Robinson Research Institute at University Adelaide, Australia have had a long standing interest in the fetal origins of adult disease, an important research topic shared by several… 

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…