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                                  style="text-decoration: none;color:
                                  #0000FF;">Join us</a> <strong>Thursday,
                                  April 19, 2017, at 1:00pm Eastern</strong> as <strong>Dr.
                                  Melissa Perry</strong> presents the
                                results of a recent systematic review
                                investigating the human health
                                implications of neonicotinoid exposure
                                and the potential of these chemicals to
                                act as endocrine disruptors.</p>
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                                15px;margin: 0 0 .8em 0;">Neonicotinoids,
                                designed to replace organophosphates,
                                are a class of neurotoxic compounds used
                                as insecticides. Their use in the US is
                                pervasive, with over 90% of all corn and
                                45% of all soybeans grown from seeds
                                coated with neonicotinoid insecticides.
                                They have been found in many foods such
                                as honey, fruits and vegetables, and
                                infant formula.</p>
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                                15px;margin: 0 0 .8em 0;">Dr. Perry will
                                discuss her recent work understanding
                                neonicotinoid exposure pathways,
                                mechanisms of action and potential
                                health outcomes in human populations.</p>
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                                  J. Perry, ScD, MHS</strong>, is a
                                Professor at George Washington
                                University in the Milken Institute
                                School of Public Health. She studies
                                reproductive epidemiology and hormone
                                disruptors and her research group was
                                the first to use semi-automated imaging
                                methods to show how pesticides can
                                impact sperm abnormalities. She is a
                                leading public health researcher, with
                                numerous academic and government
                                advisory positions. She has authored
                                over 100 peer-reviewed articles,
                                commentaries, book chapters, and
                                abstracts and has mentored 45 students.</p>
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                                15px;margin: 0 0 .8em 0;">This call is
                                part of an ongoing series sponsored by
                                the Collaborative on Health and the
                                Environment’s EDC Strategies Group,
                                chaired by Carol Kwiatkowski (<a
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                                Jensen (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                    style="text-decoration: none;color:
                                    #0000FF;">Prenatal Origins of
                                    Endocrine Disruption</a></strong></p>
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                                    style="text-decoration: none;color:
                                    #0000FF;">Chemicals Used in <br>
                                    Natural Gas Operations</a></strong></p>
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                                0;">TEDX is an non-profit organization
                                dedicated to compiling and disseminating
                                the scientific <br>
                                evidence on the health and environmental
                                problems caused by low-level exposure to
                                chemicals that <br>
                                interfere with development and function,
                                called endocrine disruptors.</p>
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