Abstract submissions and Jane Warren award applications now open

HEI is now accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations at the Annual Conference 2027, taking place April 18-20th in Denver, CO, as well as applications for the 2027 Jane Warren Award. We invite researchers and scientists at all career stages to share their work and connect with the broader environmental health research community. To submit an abstract or Jane Warren Award application, applicants must first create an account on the Fourwaves platform using the provided link. This account will also allow applicants to track and manage their submissions throughout the process.

The themes for the 2027 conference include:

• Human health risks associated with tire emissions
• Benefits of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleet turnover.
• Air pollution and infectious diseases.
• Interventions to minimize population exposures to wildfire smoke – both indoors and outdoors.
• The urban exposome, health, and interventions.
• Extreme weather events, air quality, and health.
• The utility of AI applications in environmental health research.

Open Abstracts:
Researchers whose work aligns with the themes of this year’s conference are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration. The conference is open to all, no prior work with HEI is required to attend and join the HEI community. Learn more and apply.

The Jane Warren Award:
The Jane Warren Award will be offered to 3 local trainees (master’s students, PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows) and 3 trainees based anywhere in the United States. As with the Open submissions, the topic of the research must align with the themes of the conference. HEI will cover conference registration and meals for all awardees, plus travel and hotel costs for non-local awardees. Please note, if you apply as a local candidate, travel expenses and accommodations will not be covered by HEI. Learn more and apply.

Current HEI-Funded Investigators:
Investigators with ongoing HEI-funded studies will be contacted separately requesting the submission of an abstract highlighting their study.