Sep 11, 2019 | Community Engagement Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team
PROTECT Team Members Present at ISEE 2019 Researchers and trainees from PROTECT attended and presented at the 31st annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2019). This year’s conference was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands,...
Jun 24, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Concentrations of phenols, parabens and triclocarbans appear in higher levels among Puerto Rico cohort compared to mainland U.S. Recent environmental articles have increasingly focused on the potential dangers of chemicals that seem ever present and almost unavoidable...
Jun 14, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Since plastic became known as the “miracle material that has made modern life possible” in 1950, humanity has produced 9.2 billion tons of plastic. [1] Plastics are produced using a large variety of materials which are often harmful to the environment and have been...
May 8, 2019 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), Project 2 (Toxicology), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT Trainees Max Aung and Amber Cathey present at the Society for Reproductive Investigation 66th Annual Scientific Meeting in Paris Between March 12-16th, 2019, PROTECT Project 1 Trainees Max Aung and Amber Cathey attended the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting...
Nov 14, 2018 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
Kelly Ferguson, Former PROTECT Trainee, Wins NIEHS Mentor of the Year PROTECT Collaborator and former trainee Dr. Kelly Ferguson recently won the 2018 NIEHS Mentor of the Year Award. Presented by the NIEHS Trainees Assembly (NTA), this award aims to honor an NIEHS...
Oct 30, 2018 | News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among pregnant women may contribute to adverse birth outcomes Pregnant women and their fetuses represent susceptible populations to environmental contaminants. Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)...