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Science Thursdays
Professional Development through a Community of Practice
Science Thursdays is a community of practice approach to professional development.
Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center is interested in forming a community of practice with Tucson Unified School District science teachers to focus on incorporating current science into high school science teaching practice, face-to-face and virtually.
Announcements
Please take 10 - 15 minutes and complete the survey about the first event.
It is at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9QTT2HD
October 28th Nathan J Cherrington, PhD
Area of Research: studying molecular mechanisms of liver toxicity and employing a
functional genomics approach based on flexible small-scale arrays to measure the expression
of xenobiotic transporter and drug metabolism genes. Specifically, thousands of people suffer
from liver diseases such as biliary cirrhosis, steatosis, hepatitis or what is commonly
referred to as chronic liver failure Click here to see details
November 18th Jay Gandolfi, PhD
Area of Research: determine how to best minimize mine dust and water that drains from landfills,
evaluate how to stabilize arsenic residuals generated during water treatment, and continue to monitor how
trichloroethylene, or TCE, contaminants move in the subsurface and groundwater. They also will develop
models to predict pollutant distribution in both air and water Click here to see details
January Clark Lantz, PhD
Area of Research: Exposure to environmental toxicants alters lung structure and function
and leads to impairment of the pulmonary defense mechanisms in the lung. Current investigations are
examining the effects of arsenic exposure, tobacco smoke and uranium exposure.
February Ray Runyan, PhD
Area of Research: Environmental causes of congenital heart disease. Research on the
relationship between groundwater contamination and the development of heart defects.