SeminarsEach student presents his or her research findings once per year in the internal Environmental and Molecular Toxicology seminar series. We also have a seminar series of distinguished toxicology speakers as outlined below.
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Winter 2025 Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Retreat
Monday, March 3, 2025
Marisol Arellano
Past T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Bronstein Lab
Parkinson's Disease and Autophagy: Assessing Environmental Exposures through Adverse Outcome Pathways
Dylan Hatai
T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Allard Lab
Multigenerational Effects of Developmental E-cigarette Exposure
Dr. Jesus A. Araujo & Sam Bastidas
Professor; T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Araujo Lab
Air pollution and Heme Oxygenase-1 in the vasculature
Dr. Patrick Allard
Professor
Job/Career Pathways Talk
Zacary Zamora
Past T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Yang Lab
Evaluating the Differential Metabolic Effects of GenX Exposure on Genetically Distinct Mouse Strains of Both Sexes
Suzanne Paulson, PhD
Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Aerosol Chemical Composition and Oxidation Potential in Los Angeles Neighborhoods
Caroline Cherry
T32 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Gomperts Lab
Woodsmoke induced airway injury is preventable with MEK inhibition
Candace Chang
Chronic Inhalation Exposure to Particulate Matter Alters the Intestinal Microbiome (Poster)
Rajat Gupta
Ultrafine Particulate Matter Exposure Induces Gut Dysbiosis and Alters Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids in Association with Worsened Atherosclerosis (Poster)
Rohan Sharma
Environmental Quality Index, Race/Ethnicity, and Urbanicity in Mortality from Autoimmune Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis (Poster)
Allen Louie
Heme oxygenase-1 Modulates Inflammation and Macrophage Polarization Induced by Ultrafine Particles in Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages (Poster)
Winter 2024-2025 Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Seminars
Brad Shaffer, PhD
Director, UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science
Monday, January 26, 2025
Fall 2024 Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Seminars
Feng Gao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California Los Angeles
An Epigenetic View of Aging Dynamics
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Kari Sant, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
DDT's Lasting Legacy: Toxicological Impacts of DDT + Uncovered in Southern California
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Brigitte Gomperts, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Pulmonary Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
Environmental Exposures: How Do They Affect the Airways?
Wednesday, October 30. 2024
Andres Cardenas, PhD
Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University
Epigenetics for Environmental Health Sciences
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Fall 2023 Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Seminars
Fabian Fischer, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Rhode Island
"The versatility of chemical transport models: From environmental fate to accumulation and adverse health effects in humans"
Monday, November 27, 2023
Robyn Leigh Tanguay, PhD
University Distinguished Research Professor, Director of Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Oregon State University
"Protecting Human Health through High Throughput Discovery of Gene and Environment Interactions in Zebrafish"
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
David C. Volz, PhD
Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside
"Human Exposure and Health Effects of Organophosphate-Based Flame Retardants"
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Hakeem Lawal, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Delaware State University
"Pesticides and Parikinson's, a Long (Drosophila) Story"
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Rhode Island
"The versatility of chemical transport models: From environmental fate to accumulation and adverse health effects in humans"
Monday, November 27, 2023
Robyn Leigh Tanguay, PhD
University Distinguished Research Professor, Director of Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Oregon State University
"Protecting Human Health through High Throughput Discovery of Gene and Environment Interactions in Zebrafish"
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
David C. Volz, PhD
Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside
"Human Exposure and Health Effects of Organophosphate-Based Flame Retardants"
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Hakeem Lawal, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Delaware State University
"Pesticides and Parikinson's, a Long (Drosophila) Story"
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Fall 2022 Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Seminars
Aaron Chapman, PhD
Chief of Staff and Project Manager of Biologics, West Pharmaceutical Sciences
"A Toxicologist's Journey from Academia to the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Wednesday October 26, 2022
Chief of Staff and Project Manager of Biologics, West Pharmaceutical Sciences
"A Toxicologist's Journey from Academia to the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Wednesday October 26, 2022
Past Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Seminars
Julie Castañeda, PhD
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care (DPACC), US Food and Drug Administration
"The Role of Toxicology in FDA-Approved Therapeutics"
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Jonathan Jacobs, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor-in-residence, Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
"Air pollution as a contributing factor to intestinal dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disease"
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Tian Xia, MD, PhD
Professor, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Medicine, UCLA
"All Roads Lead to Rome: Diverse Mechanisms of Nanomaterial-Induced Cell Death"
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Scott Ryan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario
"The Molecular Basis of Agrochemical Exposure in the onset of Neurodegenerative Disease"
Monday, May 11, 2020
Hae-Ryung Park, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University
"Mechanisms Underlying the Effect of Environmental Exposures on Neurodevelopment"
Monday, April 27, 2020
Wentao Li, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"Genome-Wide Mapping of Environmentally Induces DNA Damage and Repair at Single-Nucleotide Resolution in Humans"
Monday, April 20, 2020
David Krantz, MD, PhD
Professor in Residence, Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
“Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease”
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Olivia Ellis, MS, MPH, REHS
PhD Student, Environmental Health Sciences Department, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA
"Methods for Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship"
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Christine Samuel-Nakamura, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UCLA
“Meta(loids) in American Indian Tea”
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Yinsheng Wang, PhD
Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside
“Repair and Biological Consequences of Structurally Defined DNA Lesions in Human Cells”
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP, Hon AIA, Hon ASLA
Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences Department, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA
“Environmental Public Health - It touches All of Life: What could be more fascinating or important?”
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Harry Allen, BS, MS
On-scene Coordinator and LA Team Lead, Emergency Response Section, EPA Region 9
"Advances in Understanding Microplastic Pollution in the Environment"
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Frank Pajonk, MD, PhD
Professor, Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA
"Radiation and Cellular Plasticity"
Thursday, October 17, 2020
Stacy Farfan, MP, and Susie Santilena, MS, PE
LA River Works, Mayor’s Office, Los Angeles
"Solving a Water Puzzle in LA: Balancing Local Water Goals and LA River Revitalization"
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Jian Li, MD, PhD
Professor of Work and Health, Environmental Health Sciences Department and School of Nursing, UCLA
"Psychosocial Stress in the Workplace: What to Know, What to Do"
Thursday, October 3, 20169
David Rojas-Rueda, MD, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University
"Health Impacts of Urban and Transport Policies: European and Latin-American Examples"
Thursday, September, 2019
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care (DPACC), US Food and Drug Administration
"The Role of Toxicology in FDA-Approved Therapeutics"
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Jonathan Jacobs, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor-in-residence, Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
"Air pollution as a contributing factor to intestinal dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disease"
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Tian Xia, MD, PhD
Professor, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Medicine, UCLA
"All Roads Lead to Rome: Diverse Mechanisms of Nanomaterial-Induced Cell Death"
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Scott Ryan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario
"The Molecular Basis of Agrochemical Exposure in the onset of Neurodegenerative Disease"
Monday, May 11, 2020
Hae-Ryung Park, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University
"Mechanisms Underlying the Effect of Environmental Exposures on Neurodevelopment"
Monday, April 27, 2020
Wentao Li, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
"Genome-Wide Mapping of Environmentally Induces DNA Damage and Repair at Single-Nucleotide Resolution in Humans"
Monday, April 20, 2020
David Krantz, MD, PhD
Professor in Residence, Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
“Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease”
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Olivia Ellis, MS, MPH, REHS
PhD Student, Environmental Health Sciences Department, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA
"Methods for Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship"
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Christine Samuel-Nakamura, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UCLA
“Meta(loids) in American Indian Tea”
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Yinsheng Wang, PhD
Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside
“Repair and Biological Consequences of Structurally Defined DNA Lesions in Human Cells”
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP, Hon AIA, Hon ASLA
Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences Department, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA
“Environmental Public Health - It touches All of Life: What could be more fascinating or important?”
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Harry Allen, BS, MS
On-scene Coordinator and LA Team Lead, Emergency Response Section, EPA Region 9
"Advances in Understanding Microplastic Pollution in the Environment"
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Frank Pajonk, MD, PhD
Professor, Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA
"Radiation and Cellular Plasticity"
Thursday, October 17, 2020
Stacy Farfan, MP, and Susie Santilena, MS, PE
LA River Works, Mayor’s Office, Los Angeles
"Solving a Water Puzzle in LA: Balancing Local Water Goals and LA River Revitalization"
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Jian Li, MD, PhD
Professor of Work and Health, Environmental Health Sciences Department and School of Nursing, UCLA
"Psychosocial Stress in the Workplace: What to Know, What to Do"
Thursday, October 3, 20169
David Rojas-Rueda, MD, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University
"Health Impacts of Urban and Transport Policies: European and Latin-American Examples"
Thursday, September, 2019