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Research Brief 306: Three-Dimensional Cell Model Enhances DNA Damage Testing
Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center scientists developed a new platform, known as the SpheroidChip analysis method, to rapidly test for DNA damage in three-dimensional (3D) cell models. Development was led by Bevin Engelward, Sc.D., at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -
Occupational Health and Safety Training Education Programs on Emerging Technologies (R25)
The most recent R25 Request for Applications was released on April 30, 2020, and the application deadline is August 3, 2020. -
Superfund Research Program Science Digest
Check out the March 2020 issue of the SRP Science Digest, which showcases SRP research providing practical, scientific solutions to protect health, the environment, and communities. -
Congratulations to Elana Elkin, Ph.D., the 22nd Recipient of the Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award!
Presented November 19 at the 2019 SRP Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, the award honors a graduate or postdoctoral researcher demonstrating scientific excellence. Elkin's research examines how exposure to environmental contaminants may affect placental development and function, a common precursor to adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth. -
The Superfund Research Program's Economic and Societal Benefits
We are pleased to announce the publication of Assessing the Economic and Societal Benefits of SRP-Funded Research in the June 2018 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. Check it out, along with the accompanying editorial by NIEHS Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D. -
Where We Work
If you are interested in learning more about where SRP grantees are working, check out the SRP map to see the locations of SRP grantees, as well as hazardous waste sites where they conduct research or outreach. -
Hot off the Press
Read the latest publications from SRP researchers. -
SRP Search Tools
SRP has five search tools to help you learn more about the projects and researchers funded by the Program. The new SRP Faceted Search tool allows you to apply one or more filters to browse information about SRP projects. Filters include chemicals studied, health outcomes, environmental media, and remediation approaches.
The NIEHS Hazardous Substance Basic Research and Training Program (Superfund Research Program [SRP]) provides practical, scientific solutions to protect health, the environment, and communities. As part of NIEHS, an Institute of the National Institutes of Health, SRP works to learn more about ways to protect the public from exposure to hazardous substances, such as industrial solvents, arsenic, lead, and mercury. These and other toxic substances are found in contaminated water, soil, and air at hazardous waste sites throughout the United States.
SRP funds university-based grants on basic biological, environmental, and engineering processes to find real and practical solutions to exposures to hazardous substances. These activities complement the work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and other federal and state agencies.
In keeping with the NIEHS mission, SRP's teams of diverse professionals develop, test, and implement unique, solution-oriented approaches to address complex environmental health problems. These teams study environmental contaminants in order to lower environmental cleanup costs, reduce human exposure, and improve human health. SRP's central goal is to understand and break the link between chemical exposure and disease.
To instantly hear about SRP news, research advances, events, and job opportunities for SRP trainees, follow @SRP_NIEHS on Twitter.
News
- SRP Centers Combat COVID-19
June 1, 2020 - SRP Contributes to Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource, Grantees Eligible to Use Resource
May 15, 2020 - SRP Welcomes New and Returning Multiproject Centers
April 24, 2020
Research Briefs
- Three-Dimensional Cell Model Enhances DNA Damage Testing
June 3, 2020 - Arsenic Complicates Groundwater Bioremediation
May 6, 2020 - Electrochemical System Degrades PCE in Groundwater
April 1, 2020
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