Mar 18, 2024 | Community Engagement Core, Data Management & Analysis Core, Events, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), Project 2 (Toxicology), Project 3 (Fate & Transport), Project 4 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Training Core
PROTECT Holds 2024 Annual Retreat in San Juan On January 26th and 27th, more than 80 PROTECT investigators, staff, trainees, collaborators, and Advisory Committee members participated in PROTECT’s Annual Retreat in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event marked the first...
Feb 7, 2024 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Team
PROTECT Investigator Featured in CBS News Report on Phthalates Project 1 Lead John Meeker was interviewed as part of a recent CBS News story about the risks of phthalate exposure to human health after a January Consumer Reports study found the chemicals in multiple...
Jan 17, 2024 | Community Engagement Core, Data Management & Analysis Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), Project 2 (Toxicology), Project 3 (Fate & Transport), Project 4 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Events and Presentations, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees, Training Core
PROTECT Team Participates in 2023 Annual SRP Meeting Over 30 PROTECT researchers and trainees attended the 36th Annual Superfund Research Program Meeting from December 4th-6th, 2023. The meeting was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico and hosted by the University of New...
Dec 20, 2023 | Community Engagement Core, Events, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT and ECHO Teams Participate in San Juan’s 2023 March for Babies On November 10th, Community Engagement Core (CEC) and Human Subjects and Sampling Core (HSSC) team members participated in March of Dimes 27th March for Babies event in San Juan. March of Dimes is...
Nov 30, 2023 | Project 4 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT Team Awarded Patent for New Water Treatment Process PROTECT Director and Project 4 Leader Akram Alshawabkeh alongside co-inventor and former PROTECT Postdoc Long Chen were awarded a “Robust Flow-Through Platform for Organic Contaminants Removal” patent in...
Oct 2, 2023 | Community Engagement Core, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
Analyzing the Importance of Community Engagement During Emergencies in Puerto Rico A recent paper led by Community Engagement Core (CEC) trainee Irene Lafarga Previdi in collaboration with other members of the CEC illustrates and analyzes how PROTECT and the Center...