Project 4 Highlight:
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When used as a passive sampling membrane, the familiar silicone wristbands can archive a person's chemical exposure during a given period of time.
(Photo Credit: Steve O'Connell)
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Training Highlights
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Cory Gerlach (Project 3) is an undergraduate student in the Tanguay lab and will be graduating this spring with an Honors Bachelor of Science in Bioresource Research. Besides winning awards, Cory has transformed his career with valuable research experience gained over the last two years. Congrats, Cory!
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Leah Chibwe (Project 5) has received an Emerging Leader Award from the Division of Environmental Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. She will be recognized at the Annual Meeting in August 2014 in San Francisco. Congrats, Leah!
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Erin Madeen (Project 1) spent time chatting with Michael Denison (PI, Project 5) of the UC Davis Superfund Center.
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UC Davis Picnic Day Provided Opportunity for Connection & Engagement
We appreciated the invitation from the UC Davis Superfund Research Center giving an opportunity for our Trainees to participate in outreach at their annual Picnic Day.
Dr. Craig Marcus, Training Core Leader, traveled with two trainees, Erin Madeen (Project 1) and Andrea Knecht (Project 3). >>Read the Full Story
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Meeting Highlights
Robert Tanguay (Leader, Project 3, Director, Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Lab) traveled to California on April 29-20 for the Norcal SOT Spring Symposium. His presentation "Rapid In Vivo Assessment of Bioactivity in Zebrafish: High Content Data for Predictive Toxicology" was well received by scientists from the California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation, California EPA, and many others participating via the webcast.
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Robert Tanguay presenting at the Norcal SOT Spring Symposium. (Photo Credit: Cal Dept. of Pesticide Regulation)
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The Community Engagement Core (CEC) Shared Program Highlights at Northwest Conferences
Diana Rohlman, CEC Program Coordinator, presented at the Contemporary Northwest Tribal Health Conference. The conference was hosted at the World Trade Center in Portland, Oregon on March 28-29, 2014. All presentations are available on-line.
Anna Harding (CEC Leader) and Barbara Harris (CEC Co-Leader) presented at the 6th Annual Northwest Environment Health Conference held Tuesday, April 8, 2014 on the Portland State University campus.
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K - 12 Outreach:
5th Graders Experience All Aspects of Zebrafish Research
A field trip for 28 local 5th graders was held at the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory (SARL) on May 12, 2014. SARL, directed by Dr. Robert Tanguay, is a large state-of-the-art zebrafish facility.
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Robert Tanguay and Carrie Barton present about zebrafish research to 5th graders.
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The SARL personnel, along with SRP Trainees and other grad students and postdocs, wanted the students to get hands-on experience and have fun learning about science. Specifically the students learned all the unique features of zebrafish and how they are used in scientific research.
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Upcoming Events
248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition & Chemistry & Global Stewardship
San Francisco, CA | August 10-14, 2014
26th Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference
Seattle, Washington | August 24 - 28, 2014
SETAC North America 35th Annual Meeting
Vancouver, B.C. | November 9 - 13, 2014
SRP Annual Meeting
San Jose, CA | Nov. 12 - 15, 2014
2014 APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition
New Orleans, LA | November 15-19, 2014
Citizen Science Conference | AAAS Annual Meeting
San Jose, CA | Feb. 11-12, 2015 | Feb. 12-16, 2015
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