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HUMAN TOXICOLOGY AND EHSRC
RESEARCH SEMINAR (TOX:7180) FOR Spring 2025

Time: Friday 11:00 am
Location: MERF 2117


September 5 A Persistent Problem: PCB Exposure and Adverse Health Effects 
Hans-Joachim Lehmler, PhD Associate Dean for Research 
Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health College of Public Health, University of Iowa

September 12 Structured Data Analysis with Weak Supervision in Healthcare Applications 
Xin Zan, PhD, MS 
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering College of Engineering, University of Iowa

September 19 Agricultural Exposures and Cancer Risk 
Laura Beane Freeman, PhD 
Senior Investigator, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch 
National Cancer Institute Rockville, MD

September 26 Atmospheric Lidar for Cloud and Aerosol Measurements, and Growing Iowa’s Role in Earth Science Measurement Capability 

Matthew McGill, PhD, MS 
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering College of Engineering, University of Iowa

October 3 Mechanisms of PFAS-Induced Ovotoxicity: Implications for Reproductive Health 
Kendra Clark, PhD 
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 
Note different location: 2189 MERF

October 10 CS-SOT Meeting 
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

October 17 TBD 
Ajit Vikram, PhD 
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa

October 24 AllOfUs Researcher Workbench Training 
Alejandro Comellas Freymond, MD 
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine – Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine 
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa 
Heath Davis, MS ITIL, FAMIA 
Assistant Director for Biomedical Informatics 
Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Iowa

October 31 P30 Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Meeting 
No seminar

November 7 Panel Discussion: Environmental Health Science Research Center Community Engagement and Research Translation (CERT) Fellows 

Jessica Andino, MPH 
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Community and Behavioral Health College of Public Health, University of Iowa Executive Director, Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition 
Olivia Croskey, DNP, ARNP, NP-C, CNL Assistant Professor (Clinical) 
College of Nursing, University of Iowa 
Anne Kiche, PhD 
Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Health Studies, Department of Anthropology 
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa 
Sophia Wilson, MPA (tentative) 
AP Human Geography Teacher, Intrinsic Schools Chicago, IL 
Samantha Zuhlke, PhD (tentative) 
Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Public Affairs Graduate College, University of Iowa

November 14 Air Pollution and Public Health in a Changing World 
Jun Wang, PhD, MS 
DEO, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering 
Lichtenberger Family Chair in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering 
College of Engineering, University of Iowa

November 21 Panel Discussion: Academic Entrepreneurship 
Jon Darsee, BGS 
Chief Innovation Officer, UI Ventures Office of Innovation, University of Iowa 
Aliasger Salem, PhD 
Associate Vice President for Research 
Lyle and Sharon Bighley Endowed Chair & Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences 
College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa 
Michael Schultz, PhD 
Associate Professor Emeritus of Radiology Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa 
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, DBA Perspective Therapeutics

December 5 TBD 
Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, MD 
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine-Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine 
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa

December 12 TBD 
Alison Elder, PhD 
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center 
Rochester, NY
 

Please contact Hans-Joachim Lehmler (at 335-4981 or hans-joachim-lehmler@uiowa.edu) for more information.