Webinars

Webinar: The Pathologist’s Role in Breast Cancer Treatment

Poster for May webinar

Dr. Misialek currently serves as Associate Chair of Pathology at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA. He is the Medical Director of the Vernon Cancer Center, Chemistry Laboratory, and Point of Care Testing. He practices in all areas of pathology in a busy community hospital. Holding an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine, he regularly … Read more

Webinar Recording: Breast Cancer-Related Chemicals in Products Used by Black Women

Poster for April 2024 webinar recording

Dr. Elissia Franklin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Silent Spring Institute whose work focuses on chemical exposure assessment. She has expertise in mass spectrometric analysis and lipidomics, a subset of metabolomics, which she is applying to exposomics (the study of environmental exposures that an individual experiences) and biomonitoring work. She also is involved in … Read more

Webinar Recording: Documentary Screening – “The Poison In Us All”, April 10, 2024

The Poison Within Us documentary poster

“The Poison In Us All” is a Bloomberg Original Series by Bloomberg Investigates. Following the documentary screening will be Q&A with Dr. Laurel Schaider, who is featured in the documentary. Dr. Laurel Schaider is a Senior Scientist at Silent Spring Institute where she leads the Institute’s water quality research on PFAS and other contaminants of … Read more

Webinar Recording: The Chemical Class Approach towards Healthier Products and People March 20, 2024

Poster for March webinar recording

Dr. Arlene Blum is the Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute and a Research Associate in Chemistry at UC Berkeley. The Institute’s scientific research and policy work with government and business has reduced the use of classes of harmful chemicals including flame retardents and fluorinated chemicals in consumer products world-wide.

Webinar Recording: One Woman’s Journey in Cancer Research March 6, 2024

Poster for February webinar

Dr. Linda Malkas is the Associate Chair and professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. Her major research focus is the relationship between DNA replication and cancer. Her laboratory’s recent work has led to the opportunity to develop truly selective, therapeutic agents that will … Read more