Seminars
The Molecular Toxicology program frequently invites leading scientists in Toxicology to speak in conjunction with the Environmental Health Sciences seminar series. New seminar information will be posted for the Fall 2017 quarter soon.
More information about EHS 411 (seminar series) may be found here.
More information about EHS 411 (seminar series) may be found here.
2016-2017 Molecular Toxicology Seminars
Tracie Baker, DVM, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Department of Pharmacology - School of Medicine, Wayne State University
"Zebrafish as a Model for Induction of Transgenerational Inheritance of Disease Due to Environmental Contaminants"
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Carrie Breton, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of the MADRES Center, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, USC
"Impact of Prenatal Pollutant Exposures on Mitochondrial Function, mtDNA Methylation, and Metabolic Health of Newborns"
Thursday, May 18th, 2017
Linda Delp, Ph.D. and Rania Sabty-Daily, Ph.D.
UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program
"Conflicting Interests: Refinery Disasters, Exide Contamination and Policy Agendas"
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Robert Dunn, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist, Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences Laboratory, Amgen Inc.
"Roadmap for a Career in Pharmaceutical Toxicology"
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
Angelo J. Bellomo, REHS, QEP
Deputy Director for Health Protection, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
“Emerging Issues in Environmental Health: Expanding the Scope of Practice in
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health”
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Andrea Gore, Ph.D.
Professor and Vacek Chair of Pharmacology, The University of Texas at Austin Editor-in-Chief, Endocrinology
"Environmental Endocrine Disruption of Reproduction, the Brain, and Behavior"
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
John Diaz‐Decaro
Ph.D. Student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, FSPH, UCLA
“The Public Health Impact of the Disneyland Measles Outbreak”
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
Rick Greenwood, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, FSPH, UCLA
Faculty, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
“Environment, Health and Safety at a Large, Investor Owned Utility”
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Jesus Araujo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, DGSOM and Environmental Health Sciences, FSPH, UCLA
Faculty Member, UCLA Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program
“Air Pollution: A Risk Factor or Modulator of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease?”
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
Shaily Mahendra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA
"Sensitivity of Wetland Environmental Microbiomes to Copper Nanoparticles"
Thursday, September 29th, 2016
Suzanne Paulson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, UCLA/ Director of the UCLA Center for Clean Air
"The Tangled World of Reactive Oxygen Species: the Search for the Bad Actors in
Ambient Particles"
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Song Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University
"Dissecting Extrinsic and Intrinsic Cancer Risk"
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Alexandre Bonnin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Dept. of Cell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
"Placental Metabolism and Molecular Transport: Implications in the Fetal Programming of Adult Mental Disorders"
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Olivia Osborne, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
"Size matters: Small things can make a big impact"
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Department of Pharmacology - School of Medicine, Wayne State University
"Zebrafish as a Model for Induction of Transgenerational Inheritance of Disease Due to Environmental Contaminants"
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
Carrie Breton, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor and Director of the MADRES Center, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, USC
"Impact of Prenatal Pollutant Exposures on Mitochondrial Function, mtDNA Methylation, and Metabolic Health of Newborns"
Thursday, May 18th, 2017
Linda Delp, Ph.D. and Rania Sabty-Daily, Ph.D.
UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program
"Conflicting Interests: Refinery Disasters, Exide Contamination and Policy Agendas"
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
Robert Dunn, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist, Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences Laboratory, Amgen Inc.
"Roadmap for a Career in Pharmaceutical Toxicology"
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
Angelo J. Bellomo, REHS, QEP
Deputy Director for Health Protection, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
“Emerging Issues in Environmental Health: Expanding the Scope of Practice in
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health”
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Andrea Gore, Ph.D.
Professor and Vacek Chair of Pharmacology, The University of Texas at Austin Editor-in-Chief, Endocrinology
"Environmental Endocrine Disruption of Reproduction, the Brain, and Behavior"
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
John Diaz‐Decaro
Ph.D. Student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, FSPH, UCLA
“The Public Health Impact of the Disneyland Measles Outbreak”
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
Rick Greenwood, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, FSPH, UCLA
Faculty, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA
“Environment, Health and Safety at a Large, Investor Owned Utility”
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Jesus Araujo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, DGSOM and Environmental Health Sciences, FSPH, UCLA
Faculty Member, UCLA Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program
“Air Pollution: A Risk Factor or Modulator of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease?”
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
Shaily Mahendra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA
"Sensitivity of Wetland Environmental Microbiomes to Copper Nanoparticles"
Thursday, September 29th, 2016
Suzanne Paulson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, UCLA/ Director of the UCLA Center for Clean Air
"The Tangled World of Reactive Oxygen Species: the Search for the Bad Actors in
Ambient Particles"
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Song Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University
"Dissecting Extrinsic and Intrinsic Cancer Risk"
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Alexandre Bonnin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Dept. of Cell & Neurobiology
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
"Placental Metabolism and Molecular Transport: Implications in the Fetal Programming of Adult Mental Disorders"
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Olivia Osborne, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
"Size matters: Small things can make a big impact"
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
