Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies

HEEDS is a non-profit coalition of scientists dedicated to improving communication, coordination and collaboration in the field of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). HEEDS is developed by scientists for scientists. There are no membership fees. HEEDS works to move EDC science forward, increase collaborations across scientific disciplines, communicate results and improve policy and regulations.

The FDA is reassessing how they manage chemicals in our food
Comments due Dec. 6, 2024

Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium
March 14-15, 2025

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (ECHO) Course
May 21-June 4, 2025, applications due Jan 10, financial aid available

EDC Policy News

Events

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  • Webinar: Endocrine disruptors and women's health
    by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:43 pm

    Europe's Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is sponsoring this Nov. 20 webinar to share findings from the FREIA project on EDCs and female reproductive toxicity.

  • Webinar: Fluoride, neurodevelopment, and cognition: a National Toxicology Program monograph
    by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm

    This Dec. 3 webinar features Dr. Kyla Taylor of NIEHS who will discuss the results of a National Toxicology Program monograph review that concluded there is "moderate confidence" in the scientific evidence that showed an association between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children.

  • Webinar: Behind the scenes at EPA
    by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 3:56 pm

    This Dec. 9 webinar, Behind the scenes at EPA: what's gone wrong and what does it mean for our work? is part 2 of a series on the future of EPA decision-making. Sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE), Earthjustice, and UCSF's Earth Center. Register here.

  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: hazards and opportunities (ECHO) course
    by Sarah Howard on October 31, 2024 at 2:50 pm

    This course focuses on the chemical, biological, and societal challenges of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and new opportunities for moving forward. ECHO is a two-week intensive bootcamp-style career development course for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals in the field. It is held at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

  • Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium
    by Sarah Howard on October 22, 2024 at 1:30 pm

    On March 14-15, 2025, HEEDS is hosting the Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium on endocrine disrupting science at the University of Florida. It will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Guillette, gather together his trainees and colleagues, and focus on the research topics that Lou made famous. Information here.

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