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News and Announcements
Archived News and Announcements
Guttmacher to Become NICHD Director in August
Submitted on Jul 27, 2010
Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has appointed Dr. Alan E. Guttmacher to be the new director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dr. Guttmacher has been the Acting Director for the past eight months and is a pediatrician, geneticists, and highly regarded leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Prior to coming to the NIH, the doctor directed the Department of Pediatrics’ Vermont Regional Genetics Center and Pregnancy Risk Information Service. He also served as the medical director of the Vermont Newborn Screening Program, founded Vermont’s only pediatric intensive care unit, and co-directed the Vermont Cancer Centers’ Familial Cancer Program. His appointment will take effect August 1, 2010. The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth; maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population issues; and medical rehabilitation.
Portier Named Director, National Center for Environmental Health Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR)
Submitted on Jul 21, 2010
Dr. Christopher Portier has just been named Director, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR), effective August 1, 2010. Portier is an internationally recognized expert in the design, analysis and interpretation of environmental health data with a focus on carcinogenicity. His research efforts and interests include such diverse topics as cancer biology, risk assessment, bioinformatics, immunology, climate change, development, genetically modified foods, and genomics. He contributed to the development of cancer risk assessment guidelines for national and international agencies, and has either directed or contributed significantly to numerous risk assessments, most notably, dioxins, aflatoxins and electromagnetic fields.
He was previously employed as the Senior Advisor to the Director and Principal Investigator for Environmental Systems Biology at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). He also served as Associate Director of NIEHS, Director of the Environmental Toxicology Program and Associate Director of the National Toxicology Program.
SOT 50th Anniversary Features Benchmarks in Toxicology Campaign
Submitted on Jul 08, 2010
2011 marks the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology and to recognize this historic event, SOT and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) are sponsoring a special campaign, “Benchmarks in Toxicology.” Scientists from SOT and NIEHS are being asked to submit nominations of major events or people in toxicology that created formative benchmarks in the field of toxicology. To participate, log into ToXchange and access the Benchmarks Community.
Judges from SOT and NIEHS will select the final entries and those benchmarks will be displayed on an Annual Meeting poster and be posted on the SOT Web site. Judges will also randomly select one entry and provide that toxicologist with a free registration to the SOT 50th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo™. Submit as many benchmarks as you want. There are many benchmarks in toxicology and this campaign is a great way for toxicologists to begin to tell the public how toxicology is helping to create a safer and healthier world.
Institute of Medicine Host Public Workshop on “Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill”
Submitted on Jul 08, 2010
At the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Institute of Medicine hosted a public workshop June 22–23, 2010 entitled, “Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.” The workshop examined current knowledge about the effects on human health of exposure to oil, weathered oil products and dispersants. Gaps in knowledge were also highlighted and presenters explored methods and strategies for data gathering that will further our understanding of the risks to human health. Presenters also reviewed and assessed ways to monitor the spill’s potential negative effects on health. Several SOT members served as speakers for the workshop, which is available on-line at PROLibraries Web site.
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