PAST SEMINARS

Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Health Outcomes
December 19, 2016
Presented by: Hanna E. Bloomfield, MD, MPH

Occupational radiation exposure and associated disease risks in cohort studies of physicians, radiologic technologists, and nuclear medicine technologists
December 12, 2016
Presented by: Cari M. Kitahara, PhD

Individual Susceptibility to the Harmful Effects of Tobacco Chemicals
November 21, 2016
Presented by: Lisa Peterson, PhD

MicroRNAs as Disease Biomarkers
October 24, 2016
Presented by: Scott Riester, MD

Epidemiology of kidney cancer through population-based studies
September 23, 2016
Presented by: Ghislaine Scelo, PhD

What Chemicals in Red and Processed Meats are Involved in Colorectal Cancer?
December 17, 2015
Presented by: Robert Turesky, BSc, PhD

Infections and childhood leukemia revisited: New mechanisms to explain an old theory
December 10, 2015
Presented by: Logan G. Spector, PhD

New tools to prevent meningitis: Evaluating the impact of Meningococcal A and B vaccines in the US and abroad
December 3, 2015
Presented by: Nicole E. Basta, PhD MPhil

Finding Safer Products that Work – VOC Reduction for Area Source Degreasing Operations
November 5, 2015
Presented by: Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)

Nicotine metabolism in five ethnic/racial group with disparate lung cancer risk
October 29, 2015
Presented by: Sharon E. Murphy, PhD

Life and Breath: How Air Pollution Affects Public Health in the Twin Cities
October 22, 2015
Presented by: David Bael

Traffic, Air Pollution, Minority and Socio-Economic Status: Addressing Inequities in Exposure and Risk
October 15, 2015
Presented by: Gregory C. Pratt, PhD

The Impact of the US Food and Drug Administration Chlorofluorocarbon Ban on Out-of-pocket Costs and Use of Albuterol Inhalers Among Individuals With Asthma
October 8, 2015
Presented by: Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD

The Global Burden of Tobacco: Is There Anything We Can Do?
September 24, 2015
Presented by: Harry Lando, PhD

Rapid and Sustainable Detoxification of Airborne Pollutants by Broccoli Sprout Beverage
September 17, 2015
Presented by: Adam Zarth, Ph.D. Candidate

Evaluating epidemiological associations between higher blood concentrations of perfluoro-alkyl acids and health effects: are they always meaningful?
May 27, 2015
Presented by: Harvey Clewell, PhD, DABT

Reducing the Risk of Food Fraud and Economically Motivated Adulteration
May 7, 2015
Presented by: Karen Everstine, PhD

Social Stress, Obesity, and Aging: An Animal Model
April 30, 2015
Presented by: Alessandro Bartolomucci, PhD

Novel Diagnostic Technologies: Detecting a Single Pathogen with the Naked Eye
April 23, 2015
Presented by: Abdennour Abbas, PhD

Local Is The New Black: How the City of Minneapolis is Responding to Large Scale Environmental Issues through Local Innovation
April 9, 2015
Presented by: Patrick Hanlon

Rational Development of Therapeutic Vaccines for Drug Addiction
April 2, 2015
Presented by: Marco Pravetoni, PhD

Annual burden of occupationally-acquired influenza among healthcare workers
March 26, 2015
Presented by: Rachael M. Jones, PhD

Controlling zoonoses at the human-animal interface, the need for a social and ecological perspective
March 12, 2015
Presented by: Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, DVM, MPVM, Ph

Tobacco Carcinogen and Toxicant Biomarkers to Investigate Exposure and Cancer Risk
March 5, 2015
Presented by: Stephen S. Hecht, PhD

Childhood stress and health across the lifecourse: The example of abuse victimization and young women’s weight status
February 19, 2015
Presented by: Susan Mason, PhD, MPH

Lessons from HealthNewsReview.org: Why it’s important to improve media messages
February 12, 2015
Presented by: Gary Schwitzer

The Changing Landscape of Tickborne Disease in Minnesota
February 5, 2015
Presented by: Elizabeth Schiffman, MPH, MA

Disease Spread Modeling: A Decision Tool for Veterinary Public Health
January 29, 2015
Presented by: Tim Boyer, PhD

The Role of Alcohol Abuse in Acetaminophen Toxicicity
January 22, 2015
Presented by: Jordan Holtzman, MD, PhD

Inflammatory Biomarkers for Occupational Exposure and Disease Risk Evaluation in Minnesota Taconite Workers
December 4, 2014
Presented by: Bin Ma, PhD

Recent advances in Alzheimer’s disease research
November 20, 2014
Presented by: Karen Hsiao Ashe, MD, PhD

Ebola Virus in West Africa: WHO’s 9/11 and the World’s Katrina
November 13, 2014
Presented by: Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH

Are female survivors of young adult cancers able to achieve their reproductive goals?
Preliminary results from the FUCHSIA Women’s Study
November 6, 2014
Presented by: Penelope Howards, PhD

Pesticides in Our Food – Bridging Regulatory and Analytical Challenges
October 30, 2014
Presented by: Kelly Dorweiler

Significance of the Vitamin D measurement for clinical application
October 23, 2014
Presented by: Fabrizio Bonelli

Defending the Food System Through Research and Education
October 9, 2014
Presented by: Amy Kircher, DrPH

Environmental and Public Health: A possibilist agenda for the 21st century and beyond
September 25, 2014
Presented by: Clarence L. Lehman, PhD

Testing empirical explanations for spousal caregiving and decreased mortality risk
September 18, 2014
Presented by: Benjamin D. Capistrant, ScD

Trees and Human Health: How trees improve our environmental health and the impacts of losing them
September 11, 2014
Presented by: Jeff Hafner, ISA Certified Arborist

Living Building Challenge – The Next Frontier
September 4, 2014
Presented by: Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, FASID, CID

Inter-individual Differences in Sensitivity to Effects of a Tobacco Carcinogen
May 8, 2014
Presented by: Igor Ignatovich, PhD

Incorporating Social Media into HIV Research
April 24, 2014
Presented by: Keith Horvath, PhD

Risk Factors for Chronic Disease Among Veterans of the US Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
April 17, 2014
Presented by: Rachel Widome, PhD, MHS

Causal inference in observational research: The utility of genetically-informative design
April 10, 2014
Presented by: Matt McGue, PhD

Epigenetics of Obesity: Epigenome-wide Association Study in African American Adults
April 3, 2014
Presented by: Ellen W. Demerath, PhD FAHA FTOS

Contribution of common genetic variation to the BI-RADS breast density and breast cancer association
March 27, 2014
Presented by: Celine M. Vachon, PhD

If We Want More Evidence-Based Practice, We Need More Practice-Based Evidence: Riffing on Lawrence Green in a Care Delivery Setting
March 13, 2014
Presented by: Heather R. Britt, MPH, PhD

Reducing Waste Through Online Exchanges: Overcoming the Last Hurdle
March 6, 2014
Presented by: Suvrat Dhanorkar, PhD Candidate

Immune biomarkers and colorectal cancer
February 27, 2014
Presented by: Anna Prizment, PhD, MPH

Testing empirical explanations for spousal caregiving and decreased mortality risk
February 20, 2014
Presented by: Benjamin D. Capistrant, ScD

A One Health Approach to Healthy Fairs
February 13, 2014
Presented by: Carrie Klumb, MPH

Household surveillance of patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
December 5, 2013
Presented by: Megan Shaughnessy, MD

Carcinogens and nicotine in noncombustible tobacco: Global diversity of products and health outcomes
November 21, 2013
Presented by: Irina Stepanov, PhD

Dust – The Great Asbestos Trial
November 14, 2013
Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

Urinary metabolites as biomarkers of furan exposure in humans
November 7, 2013
Presented by: Alex Grill, PhD

Determinants of Occupational Health in India: Crisis, Outcomes & Options
October 31, 2013
Presented by: Sigamani Panneer, PhD

Building Sustainable and Healthy Cities in India: A Framework and Two Case Studies
October 24, 2013
Presented by: Anu Ramaswami, PhD

Effects of acetaldehyde from alcohol consumption on DNA adduct formation in humans
October 17, 2013
Presented by: Silvia Balbo, PhD

Workers Compensation Health Services Research – Unique Opportunities
October 10, 2013
Presented by: Glenn Pransky, MD, MOccH

You Can’t Make This Up: My Life in Public Health
September 26, 2013
Presented by: Karen Casale, REHS

Disparate Rates of New-onset Depression During the Menopausal Transition in Two Community-based Populations: Real or Really Wrong?
May 16, 2013
Presented by: Richard F. MacLehose, PhD

Improving the Quality of Occupational Health Care in Washington State: A Success Story of Translational Science
May 9, 2013
Presented by: Thomas M. Wickizer, PhD

Turning on a Changing Paradigm: New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Mercury Toxicity
April 25, 2013
Presented by: Nicholas V.C. Ralston, Ph

Epigenetics and Public Health
April 18, 2013
Presented by: Sarah Johnson, Ph

Medicinal Properties and Toxicity of Curcumin/Puerarin Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles
April 5, 2013
Presented by: Ashok Singh, PhD

Sacred Food: Why You Should Eat As If Your Life Depended On It
April 4, 2013
Presented by: Lea Foushee

Anti-Science: A Challenge to Modern Science, Education and Policy
March 28, 2013
Presented by: Michael T. Osterholm, PhD

Nanomaterials: Can we work with and get rid of them safely?
February 28, 2013
Presented by: Peter C. Raynor, PhD

Enhancement of mouse lung tumorigenesis by lipopolysaccharide, a ubiquitous environmental contaminant
November 29, 2012
Presented by: Fekadu Kassie, DVM, MSc, PhD

Patient-Centered Support for Treatment of Tuberculosis Among Urban Poor of Kathmandu, Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study
November 15, 2012
Presented by: Roshani Dahal, MPH

Measuring Real-Time Respirator Fit in a Simulated Healthcare Environment
October 25, 2012
Presented by: Lisa Brosseau, ScD, CIH

Alzheimer’s Disease: A Challenge for the 21st Century
October 18, 2012
Presented by: Jordan Holtzman, MD, PhD

Economic Impact of Diabetes on Households in India: Looking for Policy Options
October 16, 2012
Presented by: C.A.K. Yesudian, PhD

Human and Environmental Factors Influencing Combat Casualty Medic Training Performance
October 11, 2012
Presented by: Julie A. Jacko, PhD

An Atypical Suicide: Clinical Trials as Pharmaceutical Marketing Tools
October 4, 2012
Presented by: Carl Elliott, MD, PhD

Defining Best Practices for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: The Work of the Minnesota Food Safety Center of Excellence
September 27, 2012
Presented by: Craig W. Hedberg, PhD

Risk Factors for Injury and Severity in Small Construction Companies
September 20, 2012
Presented by: Katherine Schofield Larson, PhD

Environmental Factors and Disparities in Children’s Developmental Outcomes: Implications for Risk, Prevention, and Intervention
September 13, 2012
Presented by: Scott R. McConnell, PhD

Evaluating the University of Minnesota’s Workplace Wellness Initiatives : Measuring Participation and Economic Impact
April 17, 2012
Presented by: Jean Marie Abraham, PhD

Ecosystem Health and Wildlife Disease Ecology
April 10, 2012
Presented by: Meggan Craft, PhD

Mechanisms of Arsenic Co-Carcinogenesis: Arsenic and Zinc Interactions in DNA Damage and Repair
April 5, 2012
Presented by: Laurie Hudson, PhD

Policies, Programs, and Sustainability of Water Resources
March 20, 2012
Panel Discussion

Environmental Contaminants and Children’s Health – For Future Generations
March 8, 2012
Presented by: Emiko Todaka, PhD

Ecosystem Health in Tanzania: Implications for Occupational Health in a Developing Country’s National Park with a High Density of Non Human Primates
February 28, 2012
Presented by: Dominic Travis, DVM, MS

Cumulative Levels and Effects and Environmental Justice in Air Permitting in Minnesota
February 21, 2012
Presented by: Kristie Ellickson, PhD

Mercury Exposure and Measurement of Mercury in Newborns
February 14, 2012
Presented by: Patricia McCann, MS

One Health, Occupational Health, and the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
January 24, 2012
Presented by: Bruce Alexander, PhD

Case Ascertainment of Pulmonary Restriction Patterns Using Pulmonary Function Testing in a Taconite Mining Population: A Work in Progress
December 14, 2011
Presented by: Nnaemeka Odo U. MD, MPH

Innate Immunity in Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
December 7, 2011
Presented by: Karin Vineretsky

Taconite Study Exposure Assessment
November 30, 2011
Presented by: Jooyeon Hwang, MS

Risk Assessment: New Tool for 21st Century Food Safety Challenges
November 9, 2011
Presented by: Fernando Sampedro, PhD

Quantitative Measurement of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
November 2, 2011
Presented by: Tim Boyer, MPH

National Center for Food Protection and Defense (NCFPD) and Opportunities for MPH to Gain Public Health Experience
October 26, 2011
Presented by: Amy Kircher, DrPH

Effects of Spray Surfactant and Particle Charge on Respirable Dust Control
October 19, 2011
Presented by: Mei Wang, MS

Tracking Environmental Public Health in Minnesota: From Data to Action
October 12, 2011
Presented by: Jean Johnson, PhD and Jessica Nelson, PhD

Tobacco and Cancer Control in India: An Indian Perspective
October 5, 2011
Presented by: Rakesh Gupta, MS, FAIS

Evaluating Foodborne Disease Surveillance for Improvement
September 28, 2011
Presented by: Evan Henke, MPH

Decision Making in Occupational Causality: When is a Condition Work Related?
September 21, 2011
Presented by: Matt Keifer, MD, MPH

Managing the Health Care Supply Chain: An Overview of Trends, Issues and Applications from a Systems’ Perspective
September 14, 2011
Presented by: Sameer Kumar, PhD

How to Give and Receive a Talk
September 7, 2011
Presented by: Matt Simcik, PhD

Techniques for the Identification of Main Exposure Sources for Workers in an Iron Ore Sinter Plant and the Control of the Process Emissions of PCDD/Fs and PAHs
May 3, 2010
Presented by: Yu-Cheng Chen, Research Fellow

Looking at the Workplace Through a Labor Historian’s Lens: Power, Technology, and the (Re)Organization of Work
March 29, 2010
Presented by: Peter Rachleff, PhD

Improving Integrated Pest Management in Structures – The Wal-Mart Way!
February 22, 2010
Presented by: Stephen A. Kells, PhD

Nanotechnology and Occupational Health: Uncertainties in Science and Policy
December 14, 2009
Presented by: Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, CIH

Simple Health Behaviors and Their Impact on Business: Health, Cost, and Productivity
October 26, 2009
Presented by: Nico Pronk, PhD, FACSM

Update on National Health Care Reform: A Moving Target
September 28, 2009
Presented by: Lynn Blewett, PhD, MA

Occupational Health in India
May 26, 2009
Presented by: Dr. Robert Joseph, Professor Community Medicine, St Johns Medical College, Bangalore, India

Integrating Safety and Smoking Cessation in Small Manufacturing Businesses
April 27, 2009
Presented by: Lisa Brosseau, PhD and Deborah Hennrikus, PhD

Occupational Health, Safety, and Worker Welfare: A Community Response
March 30, 2009
Presented by: Melissa Rudnick and Becky Seel

Pesticide Regulation and Community Outreach in Minnesota
January 26, 2009
Presented by: Paul M. Liemandt and Collie Graddick

Lung Health in Taconite Industry Workers
October 27, 2008
Presented by: Jeffrey H. Mandel, MD, MPH, Bruce H. Alexander, PhD, Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, and Ian A. Greaves, MD

Investigation of Progressive Inflammatory Neuropathy Among Swine Slaughterhouse Workers: A Work in Progress
April 28, 2008
Presented by: Richard Danila, PhD, MPH