Projects
The MEMCARE-SRC biomedical and environmental engineering research projects aim to understand and mitigate the effects of exposure to metals and metal mixtures on late-life cognitive health.
Project 1
Early life metal exposure and cognitive aging
Project 1 uses innovative approaches to assess early-life exposures and late-life cognitive function in a unique population of older adults who donated baby teeth when they were children.
Project 2
Effects of metal exposures on brain extracellular vesicle (EV) microRNA
Project 2 investigates basic biological mechanisms underlying the effects of early-life metal exposures on the brain using both in vitro and in vivo approaches.
Project 3
Modeling spatial patterns of drinking water contamination in the US
Project 3 examines the role of surface and groundwater treatment systems in spatial and temporal patterns of metals contamination in water across the US, including Superfund sites.
Project 4
Designing highly selective sorbents for water remediation
Project 4 is developing the next generation of nanostructured adsorbents to selectively remove metals from drinking water.
