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Your Environment. Your Health.

Grantees

Oceans and Human Health

Centers for Oceans and Human Health

Project Title Principal Investigator Institution Project Focus Area
Woods Hole Center for Oceans & Human Health John Stegeman, Ph.D. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Climate change, Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Lake Erie Center for the Great Lakes and Human Health George S Bullerjahn, Ph.D. Bowling Green State University Climate change, Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Center for the Assessment and Prediction of the Interactions of Climate Change on Oceans and Human Health Geoffrey Scott, Ph.D. University of South Carolina at Columbia Climate change, Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins, Microplastics
Greater Caribbean Center for Ciguatera Research Michael Parsons, Ph.D. Florida Gulf Coast University Climate change, Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins

Oceans, Great Lakes, and Human Health Research Projects

Project Title Principal Investigator Institution Project Focus Area
Incorporating the Microbiome into DR2 Activities to Inform Health Outcomes Joseph Petrosino, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Disaster research
Understanding Natural Production of Polybrominated Toxins and Pollutants Vinayak Agarawal, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology Chemical pollutants
Gigiigooinaan (Our Fish): A New Advisory to Promote Anishinaabe Health and Wellness Matthew J. Dellinger, Ph.D. Medical College of Wisconsin Chemical pollutants
Time Sensitive Award Mechanism - Using Exposure Science to Identify Populations at Risk in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Marie L. Miranda, Ph.D. Rice University Chemical pollutants, Disaster research
Environmental Influences on Pregnancy Outcomes After Hurricane Michael Emily Harville, Ph.D. Tulane University of Louisiana Chemical pollutants, Disaster research, Harmful algal blooms
Natural Sources and Microbial Transformation of Marine Halogenated Pollutants Bradley Moore, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Chemical pollutants, Marine toxins
Molecular Mechanisms of Marine Organohalogen Bioaccumulation and Neurotoxicity Amro Hamdoun, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Chemical pollutants
Effects of Climate Change on Prevalence and Environmental NIEHS of Clinically Important Vibrios in the Chesapeake Bay Anwar Huq, Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park Climate change, Harmful algal blooms
Environmental PCB Redistribution and Community Exposure after Hurricane Maria Naresh Kumar, Ph.D. University of Miami School of Medicine Chemical pollutants, Disaster research
Increased Risk of Chronic Disease Due to Domoic Acid Exposure with Age David J. Marcinek, Ph.D. University of Washington Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Long Term Assessment of Neurological Effects After Red Tide Exposure Laila Abdulla, Ph.D. Roskamp Institute Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Maternal and Infant Microbiome and Birth Outcomes Kjersti Marie Aagaard, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Disaster research
Cellular and Transcriptional Regulation of the Seafood Toxin Domoic Acid John Kilpatrick Brunson, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Harmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Taking a Breath After the Disaster: Homes, Mold and Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria Humberto Cavallin, Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus Disaster research
Mechanisms of Microcystin-induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis John Daniel Clarke, Ph.D. Washington State University Marine toxins
Microbial Mechanisms of Methylmercury Metabolism in Humans Matthew Rand, Ph.D. University of Rochester Chemical pollutants, Seafood consumption
Consumption of Contaminated Passaic River Fish Causes Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and May Influence Metabolic Syndrome Outcomes Seung Gee Kim, Ph.D. New York University School of Medicine Chemical pollutants
Prevention of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Subsistence Shellfish Harvest Communities of Southeast Alaska Matthew Gribble, Ph.D. Emory University Marine toxins, Seafood consumption
Impacts of Hurricane Dorian on Coastal Seafood Resources and Safety Michael Parsons, Ph.D. Florida Gulf Coast University Marine toxins
Leveraging Investments in the Seychelles Child Development Study to Enable Novel Investigations of Long-term MeHg Exposure, Toxicity Mechanisms, and Health Across the Life Course Edwin Van Wijngaarden, Ph.D. University of Rochester Chemical pollutants, Seafood consumption
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Marine Fish and Shellfish: A Biomonitoring Tool for PFAS Remediation and a Metric for Potential Human Exposure Through Seafood Consumption Celia Chen, Ph.D. Dartmouth College Chemical pollutants, Seafood consumption
Identifying the ABCs of Xenobiotic Metabolism in Protecting the Germ Line Lineage Catherine Schrankel University of California, San Diego Chemical pollutants
Biosynthesis and Monitoring of the Cyanobacterial Toxin Anatoxin-a(s) Bradley Moore, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Chemical pollutants, Marine toxins
Identity, Mechanisms and Early Life Impacts of Transporter Interfering Compounds Amro Hamdoun, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego Chemical pollutants
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