Apr 19, 2016 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology)
The CDC recommends the use of DEET to protect people against the mosquito that carries the Zika virus, especially pregnant women. But there are very few published studies looking at the possible effects of DEET on unborn children, and none of the existing studies...
Feb 5, 2016 | Community Engagement Core, Events, Media Coverage of PROTECT
Dr. José Cordero, PROTECT Co-Director and leader of the Human Subjects and Sampling Core, appeared on NPR’s “Here & Now” on February 3rd to discuss Puerto Rico’s efforts against the spread of the Zika virus. Listen to the segment below, or visit this website to...
Sep 16, 2014 | Data Management & Analysis Core, Media Coverage of PROTECT, PROTECT Team
PROTECT investigator Ferdi Hellweger’s work was recently published in the journal Science. In collaboration with his graduate student, Neil Frederick, and Erik van Sebille from the University of New South Wales, Australia, Professor Hellweger quantified the...
Sep 5, 2014 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, PROTECT Team
On September 1, 2014, the Washington Post published an article by Jill U. Adams entitled, “Are parabens and phthalates harmful in makeup and lotions?” in which John D. Meeker (Project 1) and Julia Brody (Core F: Community Engagement) are quoted as experts...
Jul 28, 2014 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, PROTECT Team
The Chronicle of Higher Education released a in-depth look at the PROTECT project, entitled “Born Too Soon: Can pollution lead to premature births?” The piece, written by Paul Voosen, reviews how the various disciplines within the project fit together to...
Jun 4, 2014 | Community Engagement Core, Completed: Non-targeted Analysis, Data Management & Analysis Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, Media Coverage of PROTECT, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), Project 2 (Toxicology), Project 3 (Fate & Transport), Project 4 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
PROTECT has received a five-year, $13.5 million renewal award from the National Institutes of Health to continue its interdisciplinary investigation into the complex relationship between contamination and preterm birth. Click here to access the full...