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2014-15 CEED Pilot Projects Awarded

In the 2014-15 program year, CEED reviewed 13 pilot proposals and awarded funds to 5 projects at approximately $25,000 per project. Following are summaries of the newly-funded projects. Effect of Nanotechnology-enabled Consumer Sprays on Personal Microbial Environment Gedi Mainelis and Donna Fennell (SEBS, Environmental Sciences) (1) Nanoparticles and their agglomerates released during the use of nanotechnology-enabled…
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September 23, 2014 0

Richardson, Aleksunes funded to research gene-environment interactions between pesticides and neurodegeneration including Parkinson’s Disease

Jason Richardson and Lauren Aleksunes, co-PIs, were awarded $1,250,000 (direct costs) by NIH/NIEHS for Gene-Environment Interactions in Neurodegeneration: Role of Efflux Transporters.  (1R01-ES021800-A1, 07/01/14 – 06/30/19). The overall objective of this proposal is to identify MDR1 as a primary efflux transporter responsible for removing pesticides from the brain and protecting against neurodegeneration. This project will…
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June 2, 2014 0

New Exposure Science Primer Published by CEED Core Leaders

Drs. Paul Lioy and Clifford Weisel, Professors in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine of Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, have published a new text book, Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications.  Drs. Lioy and Weisel are both members of CEED and lead its Controlled Exposure Facility Core. Reference: Lioy P. and Weisel C.…
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May 28, 2014 0

Environmental Health Pilot Program Request for Proposals

CEED, in collaboration with EOHSI, is soliciting applications for its 2014 Pilot Project Program. Pilot funding supports new environmental health research with the potential to improve human health. * The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to Monday, June 16, 2014.* The mission of CEED is to understand how environmental exposures are integrated with…
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May 14, 2014 0