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Looking for the latest news about the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education? Learn what ORISE is doing to help support the U.S. Department of Energy's mission to advance science and energy literacy, from workforce development and scientific peer review to environmental assessments, health studies, and radiation emergency assistance and training. Discover how ORISE is working with DOE and other federal agencies, academe, and beyond to bring leadership to critical needs in science and education.
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Valisha Edwards is an ORISE Fellow in the FBI Visiting Scientist Program. At the time of this conversation, Edwards was in the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit where she managed multiple projects ranging from primary…
Jacob “Jake” Janssen, a passionate researcher and advocate for health and community resilience, is a participant in the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) program through ORISE. With a background in immunology and infectious disease from Penn State and a pursuit of a master’s in disaster management from Tulane University, Janssen contributes to lifesaving projects addressing chemical exposure, physical trauma, and medical innovations for soldiers and civilians. His fellowship includes hands-on research, presentations at scientific conferences, and leadership within the ORISE Community Impact Leaders program. Janssen aspires to advance disaster resilience and environmental protection in vulnerable communities.
Jake Janssen is an ORISE Research Program Participant appointed to the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. His research focuses on neuroscience, and hazardous chemicals in trauma medicine.
Anarkhuu Bold-Erdene, M.D., a doctoral student in radiation biologist at Hiroshima University, spent a month-long internship at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site and the Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory.
Jake Janssen is an ORISE Research Program Participant appointed to the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. His research focuses on neuroscience, and hazardous chemicals in trauma medicine. In this episode of the ORISE…
Fifteen K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States have been named 2025-2026 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows. Selected Fellows will spend eleven months serving in a federal agency or U.S. Congressional office in Washington, D.C., engaged in the national STEM education arena.
The Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects (MPS) is one of the largest radiation occupational studies designed specifically to provide understanding of late health effects from chronic radiation exposures. The MPS has published more than 100 articles to date in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and is implemented by a team of radiation scientists using consistent epidemiologic methods while following precise dosimetry guidelines for determining organ-specific radiation doses from low-LET (linear energy transfer) external radiation, neutrons, and intakes of radionuclides.
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The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asset that is dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the department and its laboratory system by providing world class expertise in STEM workforce development, scientific and technical reviews, and the evaluation of radiation exposure and environmental contamination.
ORISE is managed by ORAU, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and federal contractor, for DOE’s Office of Science. The single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, the Office of Science is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit science.osti.gov.
Social Media
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is available on several social networks to help you stay connected. Whether you’re interested in STEM education, peer review, health studies, or environmental assessments, you can follow ORISE as we support the U.S. Department of Energy’s objective to create scientific and innovative solutions to meet the nation’s energy and environmental challenges.
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ORISE reserves the right to delete or mark as spam comments and posts on its social media pages containing any of the following:
All comments posted to ORISE social media sites are solely the responsibility of the commenter and do not reflect views or opinions of ORISE. User comments are not edited for accuracy.