Spring 2026 Lunchtime Chats
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are advancing research that reveals how environmental exposures shape health across the lifespan. Through this webinar series, we translate discovery into action—connecting groundbreaking science to real-world solutions that empower families and communities to make informed choices and improve long-term health outcomes. This series is organized by the Institute for Exposomic Research and the Center on Health and Environment Across the LifeSpan (HEALS).
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1pm EST
Exposomics, Longevity and Health Span – Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease
Robert Wright, MD, MPH, Ethel H. Wise Chair of the Department of Environmental Medicine, Co-Director of the Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Ellen Lautenberg, Advisory Board Chair, Institute for Exposomic Research
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 1pm EST
Microplastics, Nanoplastics, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Manasi Agrawal, MD, MS, Director of Environmental Gastroenterology, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Ellen Lautenberg, Advisory Board Chair, Institute for Exposomic Research
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 1pm EST
Advancing Women’s Health through the Mount Sinai Life-course Exposomics Analytic Program (LEAP) in Women’s Health
Rosalind Wright, MD, MPH, Dean for Public Health and Co-Director, Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Wendy Mindel, MPH, Advisory Board Member, Institute for Exposomic Research
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1pm EST
Chemical Exposures and Placental Health
Corina Lesseur, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chelsea DeBolt, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Kirstyn Bonetti, Advisory Board Member, Institute for Exposomic Research
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 1pm EST
New Insights on Air Pollution and Cancer Outcomes: from Research to Clinical Care
Yaguang Wei, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hannah Thompson, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Ellen Lautenberg, Advisory Board Chair, Institute for Exposomic Research