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New publication from Projects 2 & 1

Wednesday, 04 March 2009 10:51
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BU SBRP researchers Verónica Vieira (Project 2), Tom Webster (Project 2), Ann Aschengrau (Project 1) and BU SPH researcher Janice Weinberg have recently published an article in Environmental Health. The article, “Spatial analysis of bladder, kidney, and pancreatic cancer on upper Cape Cod: an application of generalized additive models to case-control data,” features innovative methods developed by Project 2 to investigate disease clusters. Assuming 15 year latency, the authors found a significant spatial clustering of bladder cancer near Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) groundwater plumes, suggesting that further investigation is needed.

 

Howard presents in Brown SBRP Seminar Series

Tuesday, 17 February 2009 10:25
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On February 6, BU SBRP researcher Dr. Greg Howard (Research Translation Core) presented a seminar in Brown University's SBRP Seminar Series. Dr. Howard's presentation, "Learning to add: Assessing the combined effects of similarly-acting toxic exposures," highlighted his dissertation research, conducted with Project 2 PI Tom Webster and Project 4 PI Jennifer Schlezinger. This research has resulted in a new model to better predict outcomes of some types of complex mixtures of environmental toxicants.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 February 2009 10:35 )
 

New publication from the BU SBRP Community Outreach Core

Friday, 30 January 2009 16:08
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BU SBRP Community Outreach Core and Research Translation Core PI, Madeleine Kangsen Scammell, has coauthored a paper recently published in Social Science & Medicine. “Tangible evidence, trust and power: Public perceptions of community environmental health studies” is the product of a collaboration with members of the Brown University SBRP Community Outreach Core. The paper presents findings from three focus groups conducted in communities north of Boston that have been the subject of two different environmental health studies. Results suggest that lay knowledge, informed in varying degrees by the experience of what the authors term tangible evidence, creates a lens through which communities interpret a health study's findings. Tangible evidence includes descriptions offered by interviewees of an exposure or environmental threat, such as soot and the visible presence of the coal-fired power plant, or first-hand knowledge of disease or illness such as breast cancer. The differences in reliance on tangible evidence were related to participants' sense of trust in public officials, and the institutions responsible for conducting health studies. The research was funded by NIEHS grant number 5 R25 ES12084.
 

Schlezinger presents at SBRP annual meeting

Wednesday, 24 December 2008 11:04
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Dr. Jennifer Schlezinger (Project 4) presented “Environmental phthalate-mediated toxicity in developing B cells: Interactions with endogenous PPARγ and RXRα agonists” at the NIEHS Superfund Basic Research & Training Program 2008 Annual Meeting in Pacific Grove, CA. The three-day meeting brought together researchers from SBRP programs nationwide and government partners. Dr. Schlezinger’s presentation was part of a session exploring the toxic effects of chemicals found at Superfund sites.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 December 2008 11:25 )
 

Community Outreach in New Bedford

Thursday, 06 November 2008 09:38
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BU Associate Professor Dr. Wendy Heiger-Bernays spoke on October 27 at a meeting of the New Bedford School Committee. Dr. Heiger-Bernays explained the potential health effects associated with exposure to arsenic at levels found in the soil of a sports field in the city. Her participation in this project was requested by Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, a community partner that collaborates closely with BU SBRP through the Community Outreach Core.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 November 2008 09:59 )
 
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