
Making sense of messy communities: nectar microbes as an example
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Dr. Tadashi Fukami, Stanford University

Undergraduate Student Research Poster Competition
Sponsor(s):
Office of Research, Nicholas School of the Environment, Pratt School of Engineering, Sanford School of Public Policy, School of Medicine (SOM), Student Affairs, Trinity College, and Undergraduate Research Support Office
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Associate Vice President and Dean John Blackshear

FAS 8: Engaging in Difficult Conversations
Sponsor(s):
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Divinity School, Fuqua School of Business, Nicholas School of the Environment, Pratt School of Engineering, Sanford School of Public Policy, School of Medicine (SOM), School of Nursing (SON), and Trinity College
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Webcast
Joy Birmingham, Assistant Director of Leadership & Professional Development; Claudia Gunsch, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Theodore Kennedy Professor

Fundamentals of the Scientific Process
Sponsor(s):
Duke Office of Scientific Integrity (DOSI), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Law School, Nicholas School of the Environment, Pratt School of Engineering, Sanford School of Public Policy, School of Medicine (SOM), and Trinity College
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Zoom

Hog Barn Dust Mediates Inflammation and Reactive Oxygen Species
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, January 28, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Caresse Gerald, PhD, NCCU

Mapping Inequalities: Redlining and its Contemporary Legacies
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, February 04, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Robert K. Nelson, PhD, University of Richmond; LaDale Winling, PhD, Virginia Tech

Environmental control of development and diapause in embryos of annual killifish: Epigenetic responses to environmental cues
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, February 11, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Jason E. Podrabsky, PhD, Portland State University

FAS 9: Effectively Managing Your Research Group
Sponsor(s):
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Divinity School, Fuqua School of Business, Nicholas School of the Environment, Pratt School of Engineering, Provost's Office, Sanford School of Public Policy, School of Medicine (SOM), School of Nursing (SON), and Trinity College
Thursday, February 11, 2021
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Webcast
Sherilynn Black, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Junior Scholars in Conversation: Comparative Dimensions of Environmental Peace Building
Sponsor(s):
Duke University Center for International and Global Studies and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, February 18, 2021
10:00 am - 11:30 am
MCKENZIE FRANCES JOHNSON, LUZ ANGELA RODRÍGUEZ

Investigating the Role of Environmental Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure on Breast Tumor Progression
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, February 18, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Larisa (Risa) Gearhart-Serna, PhD Candidate, Duke University

Voltage-gated sodium channels as targets of pyrethroid insecticides
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, February 25, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Ke Dong, PhD, Duke University

Effects of cannabis on the sperm epigenome: a budding concern
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, March 04, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Rose Schrott, PhD Candidate, Duke University

Environmental Modifiers of Age-related Lung Dysfunction
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, March 18, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Patty Lee, MD, Duke University

Characterizing Exposure, Metabolism, and In Vitro effects of Azobenzene Disperse Dyes in the Indoor Environment
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, March 25, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Kirsten Overdahl, PhD Candidate, Duke University

Role of parental genotype in driving offspring susceptibility to pesticide exposure
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, April 01, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill

K63 ubiquitin and translation control in response to oxidative stress
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, April 08, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Gustavo Silva, PhD, Duke University

Intraspecific variation in the response to environmental stressors: insights for fish conservation in a changing world
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, April 15, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Patricia Schulte, PhD, The University of British Columbia

Cross-species studies and ultra-sensitive sequencing approaches to investigate the effects of pollution and organelle dynamics on mitochondrial DNA mutagenesis
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, April 22, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual
Tess Leuthner, PhD Candidate, Duke University

The Role of PINK1 and Parkin in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease and Cancer
Sponsor(s):
Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health (ITEHP) and Nicholas School of the Environment
Thursday, April 29, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:10 pm
Virtual
Alicia M. Pickrell, PhD, Virginia Tech