Environmental Pollution, Climate, Respiratory Disease and Obesity – The Association between Childhood Obesity and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals

Event Type:
Webinar
Date:
June 21, 2024
Time:
1:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Event Series

Obesity and Cancer

This webinar is part of the  NCI Obesity & Cancer Webinar Series, which aims to foster cross-disciplinary research on obesity that can help prevent, treat, and/or control cancer.

Reasonable Accommodations
Closed captioning will be available to all participants. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact ncidccpsbrpadvances@mail.nih.gov. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance of the event.

Speakers

Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP
Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals as Obesogens and Cardiometabolic Risks

Jim G. Hendrick, MD Professor of Pediatrics,
Vice Chair for Pediatrics and Director, Division of Environmental Pediatrics,
Professor of Population Health,
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

 

Tanya Alderete, PhD
Tanya Alderete, PhD

Lifelong Impact of Environmental Exposures: Exploring the Influence of Air Pollutants and PFAS on the Gut Microbiome and Risk for Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease

Visiting Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Health and Engineering,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Joseph M. Braun, MSPH, PhD, RN
Joseph M. Braun, MSPH, PhD, RN

Identifying and Preventing the Adverse Health Effects of PFAS Exposure

Professor, Department of Epidemiology,
Director, Center for Children’s Environmental Health,
Brown University

 

Last Updated
May 09, 2024