Emma Bowers Emma Bowers was recently awarded the 2016 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship in Human Health Risk Assessment and Risk Management. Under the mentorship of Dr. David-Diaz Sanchez, Emma is investigating why some individuals are much more sensitive to air pollutant exposure than others, an important global public health issue. Using … Read more
The Annual Society of Toxicology Meeting took place March 13-March 17, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Several current graduate students as well as postdoctoral trainees were in attendance. The CiT also held an alumni mixer which was held on Tuesday, March 15th and was well attended also.
UNC Curriculum in Toxicology participated in the 2016 UNC Science Expo that was held on Saturday, April 9th, 2016. The UNC Science Expo is an annual event that takes place along Cameron Avenue on the UNC Campus every spring. The Expo is a street-fair type atmosphere where approximately 10,000 visitors walk from booth to booth, … Read more
Dr. Baines and Desinia Miller Dr. Antonio Baines was recently awarded a 2016 SOT Undergraduate Educator Award. Dr. Baines commitment to mentoring and training students is a great asset to the Curriculum in Toxicology. One of our current students, Desinia Miller, was recruited by Dr. Baines and she is currently set to graduate May 2016. … Read more
Graduate Student Dana Walsh featured in the UNC School of Medicine’s Vital Signs publication.
Dr Carmen WIlliams and Alisa Suen At the 2015 NIEHS Science Festival, Dr. Carmen Williams was awarded NIEHS Mentor of the Year to recognize her dedication to mentoring. Dr. Williams’ past and present trainees describe her as being consistently available and truly making mentoring a priority. She tailors her style to individual trainees, pays attention … Read more
Speakers were just selected for the upcoming specialized and selective Gordon Research Seminar on Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity in Andover, New Hampshire. Of the eleven speakers selected from institutions around the world for this prestigious honor, three are UNC Curriculum in Toxicology graduate students. Phillip Wages (Samet lab) will present the novel insights … Read more
Rebecca Fry, PhD, associate professor of environmental sciences and engineering at the Gillings School, has been named director of the UNC Superfund Research Program. The program brings together a diverse group of scientists, engineers, science communicators and trainees to study human health and environmental risks associated with exposure to toxic chemicals found at hazardous waste … Read more
The Gordon Research Conference/Seminar in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity took place in Andover, NH on August 9-14th, 2015 (https://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=14898). This conference showcased state-of-the-art mechanistic toxicological research. Topics included areas such as emerging technologies in basic, mechanistic, systems biology, epigenetics, the microbiome, and stem cells as well as computational, 3D, and in vivo modeling … Read more
Leah Norona, graduate student in the lab of Dr. Ed LeCluyse at the Hamner Institutes is receiving support from OrganovoTM (ONVO) to pursue her doctoral dissertation aimed at understanding the mode of action underlying fibrogenic chemicals. Leah submitted a proposal outlining the utility of ONVO’s model system with which to clarify the early initiating and … Read more