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David E. Hinton

David E. Hinton

Nicholas Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Environmental Quality
Environmental Sciences and Policy
dhinton@duke.edu
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0328
A333A LSRC, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances

Capabilities of the medaka to model human disease - Workshop on: The Medaka Model for Comparative Assessment of Human Disease Mechanisms. · December 18, 2014 - December 18, 2014 Invited Talk Texas State University and Xiphophorous Genetic Stock Center, Austin, TX
Identifying Challenges, Needs and Resources for Phenotyping Aquatic Laboratory Model Fishes: A Morphologist’s View - 7th Aquatic Animal Models for Human Disease Conference · December 13, 2014 - December 18, 2014 Invited Talk Texas State University and the Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center, Austin, TX

Also presented a platform presentation “Parental Dietary Seleno-L-Methionine Exposure and Resultant Offspring Developmental Toxicity”. Chaired a discussion panel on “Challenges to Linkage of Phenotype to Genotype: Resource Needs”.

“Workshop Findings and Future Directions” - Collaborative Workshop on Aquatic Models and 21st Century Toxicology · May 5, 2014 - May 6, 2014 Invited Talk National Toxicology Program Division, Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) and North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University Centennial Campus

Meeting presented strengths of the zebrafish model as an alternative for toxicologic research.

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Presenter - Nano Days · March 2014 - March 2014 Event Participation Museum of Life and Science and Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology , Durham, NC flag United States of America Engage young children and their parents with hands-on demonstrations/exhibits of implications of nanotechnology and how small aquarium fish embryos are used.
Leader, Coon and Fishing Creek Restoration Project · 2014 - 2017 Projects & Field Work , Granville County NC flag United States of America http://www.coonfishingcreeks.com
Laboratory Tour Host · 2014 Community Outreach CEINT and North Carolina Marble Kids Museum , Nicholas School, Duke University flag United States of America Demonstrate research and imaging of embryonic fish. Imaging of living embryonic fish creates heightened enthusiasm for young students in science. Multiple tours in 2014.
Environmetal Affairs Committee Advisor ( appointed by County Commissioners to a second, three year term) · 2012 - 2017 Community Outreach Environmental Affairs Committee , Oxford NC flag United States of America As an ex-officio member, I advise the committee on such items as fracking, coal ash disposal, water quality, treated waste water and possible uses, and stream buffers.
Member, External (International) Advisory Committee · 2012 - 2016 Professional Development State Key Laboratory for Marine Pollution, Xiamen University and City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong P.R. China flag China This is the first state key laboratory involving Hong Kong Universities and a University from Mainland China (Xiamen University)
External Academic Advisor for Applied Biology Program · 2010 - 2015 Professional Development City University Hong Kong, Department of Biology and Chemistry , Hong Kong P.R. China flag China Review of curriculum and advisor to Department of Biology and Chemistry and Provost of University.

Service to Duke

Organized Nicholas School Masters Projects - Granville Cluster · 2013 - 2015 Other

Focusing on a rural county in North Carolina, a total of 10 students are conducting studies on waste water, riparian mitigation, forestry practices, and water quality/social justice