Repeats on the third Monday of March, May, June, September, October, November, December until Mon Jun 17 2024 . Also includes Mon Jan 22 2024, Mon Feb 26 2024, Mon Apr 22 2024.
Chengfeng Yang, Ph.D Professor, Department of Pathology Stony Brook Cancer Center Join via Zoom
Non-coding RNAs are considered important regulators of physiological and pathological processes, this talk discusses their roles and mechanisms in mediating the adverse health effect of environmental exposure focusing on metal carcinogenesis
Akram Alshawabkeh, PhD, PE University Distinguished Professor and Snell Professor of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University Director, PROTECT Superfund Research Center Join via Zoom
Watch "The lasting impact of the baby tooth project in St. Louis", featuring the work of the MEMCARE-SRC Project 1 research team. The study investigates how levels of metals in baby teeth are related to cognition and health in later life. The 9+ minute story ran on February 28 on Fox 2 in St. Louis and will play on 2/29 on KPLR at 7 p.m central time., and 3/3 on Fox 2 at 10 p.m. central time. Read more about the study here.
Kathy James of our CEC Colorado group is working with local communites to study how drought is intensifying the levels of heavy metals, especially arsenic, in drinking water from private wells in Colorado and the west. Read the story on NPR.org.
Project 4's latest work on filtering arsenic from drinking water is featured in NIEHS's Environmental Factor newsletter. See Culinary-inspired technique removes arsenic from water. The study, pubished in Environmental Science and Technology, was conducted in Paul Westerhoff's lab at Arizona State University. Authors include MEMCARE trainees Alireza Farsad and Mariana Marcos...
Azariah Boyd, CEC trainee in Tamarra James-Todd's lab at HSPH, completed her Master of Science in Environmental Health Epidemiology in December! Her thesis, "Assessing Effectiveness of an Indoor Air Purification Intervention on PM Levels: The Impact of Season and Time of Day on Patients with Atrial Fibrillation", ... Read more about Congratulations to Azariah Boyd on completing master's degree
Over the Halloween weekend, the Superfund CEC participated in the annual New England Franklin Park Zoo Howl. Our booth provided handouts designed by members of our team adapted from Boston’s Annual Water Quality Report.