Adler Dillman, a Professor in the Nematology Department and ETOX faculty member, will be speaking in this year's College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Science Lecture Series. His presentation is entitled, "Parasitic Nematodes: Masters of Disguise" and will be presented on Saturday, May 3 at 2 pm. To find out more and to reserve a seat, go to the CNAS website. Our congratulations to Adler for this recognition of his work.
Changcheng Zhou, Professor of Biomedical Sciences and ETOX faculty member, has recently been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). As described in a recent Inside UCR article, AAAS fellows are elected by their peers for this "lifetime distinction, which recognizes outstanding research, leadership, teaching, mentoring, fostering collaborations, and advancing public understanding of science." Prof. Zhou studies the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. Chengcheng's election was also spotlighted in the recent Society of Toxicology Weekly Update. Our congratulations to Changcheng for this prestigious honor.
🎉🎉🎉On a related note, this is blog post #700, a notable milestone for this blog. 🎆🎆🎆
Several UCR attendees we're recognized at the 2025 Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting that took place in March in Orlando, FL. Wei-Chun Chou, a professor in the Environmental Sciences Department and an ETOX faculty member received the 2025 American Association of Chinese in Toxicology (AACT) JOINN Biomere Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award as well as a certificate of recognition for his service to the specialty group. Alexa Canchola, a postdoctoral fellow and ETOX alumna, was awarded a travel award from the Southern California Chapter of the SOT. Kunpeng Chen, a postdoctoral fellow and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Alumnus, also received the Biological Modeling Specialty Section (BMSS) Best Trainee Abstract Award – Honorable Mention. Our congratulations to Wei-Chun, Alexa and Kunpeng for these nice recognitions.
Sharada Balakrishnan, an ETOX alumna who is currently working at California EPA's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) attended the 2025 Society of Toxicology meeting this week in Orlando, Florida. She sent me the following photos of ETOX alumni that she ran into at the meeting. It is great to see that they are doing well. The alumni names and current employers (shown in parentheses) are below.
From left to right: Sharada Balakrishnan (DTSC), Efrem Neuworth (DTSC) and Drew Olaharski (Relay Therapeutics)
On Feb. 6, 2025, the UC Riverside held an awards dinner at the Mission Inn in downtown Riverside to recognize faculty on campus who had been promoted or were recipients of national awards. The Environmental Toxicology Faculty were well represented. Below are the names and recognitions received by our faculty. More information about the event can be found in a recent Inside UCR News article.
Promotion to Associate Professor with tenure: Joseph Genereux, Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka and Samantha Ying
Promotion to Full Professor: Emma Aronson
Advancement to Professor Step VI: Jason Cheng and Ryan Julian
Advancement to Distinguished Professor: Dan Schlenk
David Eastmond - Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Education Award and Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group of the Society of Toxicology Mentoring Award
Our congratulations to all of these faculty members for their promotions and recognitions. [The photo is from the Inside UCR article.]
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has paid internships available for both graduate and undergraduate student interested in chemicals in consumer projects. The positions are part-time during the academic year and can be full-time during the summer or when classes are on break. More information can be found at this link or by scanning the QR codes above. Our thanks to ETOX alumnus Tom Tam for letting us know of this opportunity.
Roya Bahreini, Professor of Environmental Science and ETOX faculty member, helps lead ASCENT, a National Science Foundation-funded air pollution monitoring project, that allows real-time monitoring of selected air pollutants, and makes the information available on the internet. This information has been particularly useful in tracking air pollution resulting from the recent fires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles and nearby communities. The three Southern California sites, in Pico Rivera, Riverside and Joshua Tree, allow one to see changes in selected pollutants as they move from the Los Angeles metro area through Riverside towards the desert. Roya's work and insights have recently been highlighted in a UC Riverside News article. Our thanks to Roya, her students and colleagues for helping make this resource available.
