Bone as a target of environmental endocrine disruptors: Insights from studies of PFAS across the life course with Jessie Buckley, PhD, MPH
Please join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Department of Environmental Health for a talk by Jessie Buckley, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Buckley will discuss “Bone as a target of environmental endocrine disruptors: Insights from studies of PFAS across the life course.”
This event will be held in person (HSPH Bldg. 1, 1302) and via Zoom. Register here
Trainee meeting for students and postdocs immediately following the seminar, 2-2:30 pm, in 1306A! Come in-person to discuss research interests, career plans, and funding opportunities. RSVP here!
Abstract
Environmental endocrine disruptors have been linked to a growing range of health outcomes, but their effects on skeletal health remain understudied. This presentation examines the role of PFAS as potential environmental bone toxicants using evidence from prospective studies spanning early life through adulthood. Dr. Buckley will discuss emerging findings on PFAS exposures and bone mineral density, explore critical periods of susceptibility, and consider methodological approaches for evaluating repeated exposure measures of environmental mixtures.
About the speaker
Jessie P. Buckley, PhD, MPH, is a Professor of Epidemiology in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research integrates exposure science, molecular epidemiology, and quantitative methods to understand how environmental chemicals influence health across the life course. Dr. Buckley is Director of Chemical Exposure Methodology for the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Data Analysis Center and Co-Director of the Translational Research Support Core for UNC’s NIEHS P30 Center.
Speaker Information
Organizers
ⓘ Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.