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August 2023| Center for Human Health and the Environment

Upcoming Events

Aug. 11: Teacher Poster Presentations Toxicology Atrium 10:00am

Aug. 22: Traci Hall, "Protein partnerships in RNA recognition" Toxicology 2104 4:00pm

*Co-sponsored by the Environmental Epigenetics and Genetics Group

SAVE THE DATE: SEPT. 20,2023 3:30pm


Robert Musil

Rachel Carson Council CEO


"Rachel Carson's Legacy in North Carolina: Science Communication and Environmental Justice Advocacy"


Plant Sciences Building, Seminar rooms ABC

Centennial Campus

FALL 2023 RFA FOR PILOT PROJECT PROPOSALS $25K & $50K



NC State/NIEHS Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing its request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for fall 2023.  Applications are due on September 15, 2023 at 5:00 pm. EDT. New for Fall 2023: Applicants need to send a brief letter of intent along with a pre-proposal abstract or concept paragraph to chhepilotprogram@ncsu.edu by September 1, 2023, to ensure that the topic is relevant to the mission of CHHE.


Individual awards will range upwards to $25,000 (direct cost) for one year and CHHE expects to fund up to five proposals. CHHE will also award up to two $50,000 proposals (direct costs) for dual-investigator, multi-disciplinary collaborative research which requires additional funding and separate budgets. CHHE full members can now use the STC Voucher Program Funds for STC services that are part of a CHHE PPP.  


The PPP has added a new program that supports community engaged projects. More details about the objectives of the PPP and RFA instructions can be found here.

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News

Summer Science Communication Intern, Kareem Dudley


My name is Kareem Dudley and I am a senior biology student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. I was ecstatic to work with the CHHE this summer. Environmental science is something I have always been interested in learning more about and I can honestly say I have learned way more than I can imagine this summer. We focused a lot on PFAS chemicals and how they affect our environment and bodies. My favorite memory from this summer was going into the lab and doing water sample prep with Lacey Brown, CEC Program Manager. We extracted PFAS from water samples collected from different bodies of water around North Carolina. Another favorite memory of mine was touring the labs and being able to hold an actual human brain! Prior to my internship I always thought I would go into the medical field but now I am eager to learn more about environmental science and I am heavily considering going into this field when I graduate. I greatly enjoyed my time here this summer. I got to learn so many things and meet some awesome people in such a short amount of time. I am grateful for this opportunity.

New Data Manager, Nathan Dunn


My name is Nathan Dunn and I have been working in Information Management and Data analysis roles for the past five years at both the EPA and Duke. I received my bachelor's in Business and Information Technology from NC State and I received my Masters in Library Science from North Carolina Central University. In my spare time I enjoy playing board games, music and finding new movies and shows to watch with my wife Isabela. We have a dog named Koda and a cat named Maggie who are a real handful, particularly when they're in the same room. I'm looking forward to bringing my skills to CHHE and getting to know you all. Nathan will be joining us August 14 to help support your data management needs.

RIG and Core Updates

Community Engagement Core, Teacher Program


You may have seen some unfamiliar faces in the halls over the last few weeks. We are about halfway through this year's Environmental Health Research Experiences for Teachers program. Ten teachers are spending six weeks in CHHE labs getting hands-on experience that they can take back to their classrooms. Shout-out to the Buchwalter, Duckworth, Gaddameedhi, Hall and Marsden labs for hosting!


So far our teachers have nothing but good things to say about everyone they've worked with and how they're excited to talk to their students about how things like the PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA sequencing and cell cultures they're learning how to do are used to solve real-world problems like understanding ALS, treating cancer and improving water quality. 


Late July we toured a bunch of CHHE labs around campus. Big thanks to the Bonner, Cowley, Hoyo, Meitzen, Roberts and Schal labs for giving the teachers a taste of your work! Teachers got to look at mayflies and lung cells under the microscope, see some "live" action in the Cowley lab, get up close and personal with bed bugs and cockroaches and check out a human brain. Mark your calendars for 10am on Friday 8/11 to see the teachers present posters about their time with us. 

Behavior and Neuroscience Group RIG, New lead Kurt Marsden


Kurt's lab is focused on defining how genetic and environmental factors impact neural development and behavior. Using zebrafish as a model system and an array of techniques including high-throughput behavior analysis, next generation sequencing, proteomics, and confocal microscopy, his group aims to uncover mechanisms that underlie neurodegenerative diseases like ALS as well as neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, epilepsy and CHARGE Syndrome. Kurt's lab has also established collaborations with other groups at NCSU to study the impact of Vitamin D signaling and exposure to cadmium and mixtures of cyanotoxins on neural development. In taking on the leadership of the Behavior and Neuroscience RIG Kurt hopes to further foster a collaborative and broadly inclusive neuroscience community within CHHE and across NCSU to share expertise and resources and to support new funding efforts and trainee development.

Reminders

Cite and acknowledge NIH award support and the CHHE’s P30 grant in future publications and presentations by including this –

“Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P30ES025128. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”



Publications citing the Center grant in the acknowledgements of a manuscript and in the deposit of the manuscript in NIEMS are the currency for the P30 renewal!


CHHE Resources and Facilities Page for NIH Grants is available on the CHHE website.

PINS: When submitting your grants, be sure to select "Center for Human Health and the Environment" as a center in PINS.

Click here to check out CHHE Cited Publications!

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