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Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS)
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The #UofL Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences works to understand how environmental exposures, including lifestyle factors, influence health. Louisville.edu/ciehs
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Join the next EHS Seminar with Trang VoPham, associate professor of Epidemiology @fredhutch.org and University of Washington.
📢 "Geospatial Science Analytics for Environmental and Cancer Epidemiology"
📅 December 4 | 11am
📍 CTRB 101/102 or Virtual
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November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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📢 Missed our last Environmental Health Science Seminar ❓
Catch Petra Haberzettl’s talk on “Chemical and Non-chemical #Environmental Determinants of #Cardiovascular and #Metabolic Health” in the recording ⬇️
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CIEHS and Pharm Tox Dept EHS Seminar with Petra Haberzettl, PhD
YouTube video by Louisville CIEHS
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November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Could metal exposure cause breast cancer? 🧪
Alexandra Nail, postdoc in the Dept. of PhTx @uoflmedicine.bsky.social, studies how toxic metals like cadmium may promote triple-negative breast cancer.
Read her Q&A with Brian Dong of UofL Health-Brown Cancer Center.
🔗 uoflhealth.org/news/could-m...
Could Metal Exposure Cause Breast Cancer? A Q&A with Alexandra Nail, Ph.D. and Brian Dong, M.D. | Louisville KY | UofL Health
It seems like every day there is another item we encounter that can lead to cancer. In this Q&A, we dive into research being performed by Alexandra Nail, Ph.D., and Brian Dong, M.D., that focuses on t...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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For those currently or previously under a Shelter in Place order, this approach helps minimize exposure during an accident. In the coming days, watch for symptoms such as skin irritation, headaches, or breathing issues.
#LouisvilleStrong #KentuckyStrong #Louisville #Kentucky
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Congratulations to Frederick Ekuban for receiving the Outstanding Early Stage Investigator Poster Award at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences #EHSCC Annual Meeting. Read more about his research in #UofL News: news.louisville.edu/news/uofl-re...
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Happy Halloween from CIEHS! 🦇
Don’t trash your old pumpkins, smash & compost them! 🎃💥
Drop off pumpkins & plant-based fall décor anytime at UofL’s Garden Commons (Belknap).
Join the Pumpkin Smash Nov. 5 at noon from the SAC Ramp! ♻️
🔗https://louisville.edu/sustainability/events/pumpkin-smash-3
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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CIEHS had phenomenal representation during the poster session at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (#EHSCC) Annual Meeting, hosted by UK-CARES Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences!
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Congrats to Brittany Reynolds of @cardiometabosci.bsky.social for successfully defending her dissertation today! Way to represent the team with a straightforward talk and meaningful insights how e-cig exposures evoke arrhythmias! Now to get this last cherry on the top submitted and published!
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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During his inauguration as the 20th President of the University of Louisville, Gerry Bradley emphasized the university’s commitment to advancing research and innovation across key areas of excellence. @uoflenvirome.bsky.social

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October 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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UofL PharmTox student, Aggie Williams, shares that attending conferences provides valuable opportunities to learn and gain insights beyond the classroom.

Support students and post-doc travel by contributing to the CIEHS Travel Fund here: www.givecampus.com/campaigns/62...

#RaiseSomeL
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Help #RaiseSomeL for student and post-doc travel with the CIEHS Travel Award Fund!

Contribute here: www.givecampus.com/campaigns/62...
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Recent interview about cardiopulmonary risks of vaping:

UofL scientist and physician discuss the health effects of e-cigarettes
Q&A with Alex Carll and Rodrigo Cavallazzi
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UofL scientist and physician discuss the health effects of e-cigarettes | UofL News
Many people believe that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but research at the University of Louisville School of Medicine has shown that electronic cigarettes have a...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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🗞️ CIEHS has published the August-September 2025 newsletter!
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📩 If you, or someone you know, would like to receive the CIEHS newsletter, fill out the form below
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October 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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The NIEHS EHSCC Annual Meeting is hosting a workshop titled “How to Conduct Gold Standard Systematic Reviews”, 1PM-5PM on Monday, Oct. 27th at the Hilton in Lexington/Downtown. This workshop is being opened to all interested!
🔗https://ukcares1.zohobackstage.com/NIEHSEHSCCAnnualMeeting
September 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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A recent publication led by the Jamie Wise lab emphasizes the need to reevaluate current regulatory standards for hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in U.S. public drinking water.
🔗 to publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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CIEHS extends heartfelt congratulations to Jiapeng Huang, associate director and adult clinical science navigator for the CIEHS Translational Research Support Core, on his election as president of the Kentucky Medical Association.
September 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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In case you missed it! Watch the latest CIEHS TRSC seminar: “How to Work with IRB” featuring IRB Director, Christina LaDuke.
The TRSC hosts a quarterly seminar series to highlight resources available to UofL faculty for advancing translational research.
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How to work with Institutional Review Board (IRB) - CIEHS TRSC Quarterly Seminar Series
YouTube video by Louisville CIEHS
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September 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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New publication from the Sansbury lab. This study shows that the ALX/FPR2 signaling axis is necessary for red blood cell homeostasis and that LXA4 activation is important for red pulp macrophage response to acute erythroid stress.
September 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Don’t go vaping my heart, especially when pregnant💨 🫀🤰 Want to know why? Find out more in the latest publication by the Alex Carll, PhD, lab in AJP-Heart, led by PhD student, Brittany Reynolds. journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
September 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Hot off the press! This latest publication from the Haberzettl lab shows that female mice are protected against cardiometabolic PM2.5 toxicity, possibly by preventing PM2.5-induced pulmonary oxidative stress. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814...
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Join us with Kirsten Beyer @kiribeyer.bsky.social, professor of Epidemiology & Social Sciences in the Institute for Health & Humanity @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social
📢 Housing, Environment and Health Outcomes in the United States
📅 Sep 4, 11am
📍 CTRB 123 or Virtual
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August 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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The CIEHS Translational Research Support Core hosts a continuing quarterly seminar series to inform UofL faculty about the resources available to support translational research. The next session in this series, "How to work with IRB"
Register: events.louisville.edu/event/how-to...
August 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Matthew Cave and Frederick Ekuban were recently featured on an episode of @pbs.org KET Kentucky Edition for their recent study showing the combination of forever chemicals (PFAS) and heavy alcohol consumption can create serious health impacts.
📺 Watch here at the 6:20 time mark: ow.ly/kfxp50WITG5
August 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Join us with Kirsten Beyer @kiribeyer.bsky.social, professor of Epidemiology & Social Sciences in the Institute for Health & Humanity @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social
📢 Housing, Environment and Health Outcomes in the United States
📅 Sep 4, 11am
📍 CTRB 123 or Virtual
🔗 forms.office.com/r/qC8k9iicu5
August 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM