Mar 31, 2022 | News on Premature Birth, Project 2 (Toxicology)
PROTECT Researchers Find that Chemicals Detected at Higher Levels in Non-Hispanic Black Women Impact Preterm Birth Genes The disproportionate rate of preterm birth in non-Hispanic Black women is well-documented. The exposure to certain environmental chemicals that...
Apr 8, 2021 | Project 2 (Toxicology)
This March, PROTECT Project 2 trainee Dr. Elana Elkin received First Place for her poster at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 2021 Annual Meeting. The Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section Student/Postdoc Award recognizes the top 3 poster...
Apr 1, 2021 | Project 2 (Toxicology)
PROTECT studies the impacts of environmental contamination on birth outcomes by following a cohort of pregnant women in Puerto Rico, where contamination is extensive and adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth occur at high rates. Miscarriage, or early pregnancy...
Jun 30, 2020 | Project 2 (Toxicology)
New Project 2 Collaborator Kelly Bakulski recently participated in the mini-symposium on “Metals and Epigenetics” from the Columbia and Berkeley SRP Centers. We are proud of Kelly’s inclusion in this presentation and are pleased she was recognized for being a rising...
Jun 3, 2020 | Project 2 (Toxicology), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
Project 2 Post Doc Elana Elkin awarded the Edward W. Carney Trainee Award at the Annual Society of Toxicology Meeting This April, Project 2 Post-Doctoral Researcher Elana Elkin received the Edward W. Carney Trainee Award at the 2020 Annual Society of Toxicology (SOT)...
Mar 18, 2020 | Project 2 (Toxicology), PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Trainee Spotlight
Trainee Spotlight – Anthony Su Anthony Su is a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Michigan School of Public Health who has been studying Toxicology and working on PROTECT under Project 2 Leader Dr. Rita Loch-Caruso since 2016. In Rita’s lab, Anthony’s research...
