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Michelle Burbage, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, has been appointed Director of the Master of Public Health Program in the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences. Dr. Burbage has been, and continues to be, the leader of the DEPHS global health concentration and has been widely recognized for her exceptional work with students and with community stakeholders. She recently presented on "Engaging Youth in Environmental Health: Creating a Pipeline via STEM Summer Camps" during the 2024 gathering of Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH 2024) on the NIEHS campus in Durham, NC. As co-leader of the CEG Community Engagement Core, Dr. Burbage has partnered with the Cincinnati Museum Center to enrich learning opportunities for area youth in the Musem Center's STEM Summer Science Camps. In October Dr. Burbage was awarded the Dan Wartenberg Memorial Award for her significant contributions in community engagement at the 35th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in September in Taiwan (photo, above right).
Resources available through the ITS shared equipment program include our confocal microscope, a new infrared imaging system; a state-of-the-art inhalation chamber and particle counter for study of aerosol exposure (ESCAPE chamber), Beckman ultracentrifuge and Seahorse analyzer, et al. For work leading to his new R01 grant and a publication in CELL, CEG 2018 Pilot awardee Shouxiong Huang utilized the Guava easyCyte 12-HT Flow cytometer for advanced T-cell phenotyping. To learn more about and to schedule CEG Shared Equipment, click on the ITS page here.
We are pleased to note these recent returns on investment among CEG Pilot awardees
Shouxiong Huang, PhD; 2018 Affinity Group awardee. R011AI173245, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: . tuberculosis metabolites to activate human mucosal-associated invariant T cells, 06/01/23--5/31/28.
Maria Czyzyk-Krzeska, PhD; 2018 CEG Affinity Group awardee. R01 CA287260, NCI: Metabolic effects of copper in renal cancer, 9/20/23--8/31/28.
Nalinikanth Kotagiri, PhD; 2021 New to EHS award. R01 HL168588; National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute: Siderophore based molecular imaging of pulmonary infections, 7/1/23--6/30/28.
The American Heart Association has selected the UC College of Medicine to participate in its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program beginning in summer 2024. Three years of funding will support 3 undergraduate students each year as they are mentored in research by Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD. Dr. Sadayappan (at left in photo below) is Hanna Endowed Chair of Cardiology in the Department of Internal Medicine, executive director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research, and a CEG member. Participating students will be selected for the 10-week program from under-represented groups, including students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and students with disabilities. The program provides participants with a $6,000 stipend, up to $7,000 for housing and travel expenses, and an opportunity to attend the AHA Scientific Sessions in November. The AHA also sponsors a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at UC (read more about SURF by clicking here). At the conclusion of the SURE program, SURE students will present their work in poster form at the College of Medicine SURF Capstone Poster Symposium where they will compete with SURF fellows for awards.
In the past year, the Genomics, Epigenomics and Sequencing Core (GESC) processed a larger number of samples than ever before. Thanks to the leadership of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, the GESC now has more lab and office space, and more services to support your research: Read more about the GESC by clicking here. The GESC also has a new billing system via UC Stratocore for all users from UC, CCHMC and external institutions. Questions? Send an email to Ellen by clicking here and copy Dr. Xiang Zhang by clicking here.
We are pleased to share the audiovisual recording of the standing-room-only Workshop on Single-Cell RNA Sequencing hosted by the CEG Integrative Technologies Support (ITS) Core. Expert presenters and topics included: Mario Medvedovic, PhD, Analyzing and learning from scRNA-seq data; Chia-I Ko, PhD, Identification of AHR function in preimplantation embryonic differentiation by single-cell RNA sequencing; and Rathnakumar Kumaragurubaran, Ph.D., Overview of the CCHMC Single Cell Genomics Core and its services.
The Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research Focus Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month. All are welcome. For details please contact Katherine Burns, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences. For details about the CEG's Immuno-Toxicology Forum contact Jagjit Yadav, PhD. The new Environmental Carcinogenesis Research Focus Group will meet on Monday October 23 from 12 Noon to 1:00 PM in MSB E115. For details about the Environmental Carcinogenesis Research Focus Group, which is a joint endeavor of the UC Cancer Center and Center for Environmental Genetics, please contact Jennifer Ray at rayjl@ucmail.uc.edu.
Benefits of CEG membership include access to state-of-the-art shared equipment and matching funds for the use of Core facilities and services. CEG Membership Benefits. The opportunity to apply for CEG membership is by invitation. If you wish to nominate a mentee or colleague who is engaged in gene-environment (GxE) research or embarking on the study of environmental exposures and their impact on human development and health, please contact us for an investigator application form.
CEG members are eligible for ITS Subsidies (i.e., matching funds) for use of certain cores and services, including Bioinformatics support. PIs with currently funded CEG Pilot awards may receive pro bono Bioinformatics support for the CEG-funded project. ITS subsidies (matching funds) must be requested before services are obtained. Details and an application form can be obtained on the ITS Core Web page
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research Focus Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month. All are welcome. For details please contact Katherine Burns, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences. For details about the CEG's ImmunoToxicology Forum contact Jagjit Yadav, PhD. The new Environmental Carcinogenesis Research Focus Group meets on the last Monday of each month from 12 Noon to 1:00 PM via TEAMS and in MSB E115. For details about the Environmental Carcinogenesis Research Focus Group, which is a joint endeavor of the UC Cancer Center and Center for Environmental Genetics, please contact Jennifer Ray at rayjl@ucmail.uc.edu.
The Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) system is used to submit applications electronically to NIEHS and other NIH agencies. It is also used to ensure PIs' compliance with timely reporting of Human Subjects Study inclusion enrollment data, etc. Delays and errors in Human Subjects reporting via ASSIST can jeopardize individual and Center funding; hence, this guidance on Navigating ASSIST for Human Subjects and Clinical Trials, is important for PIs and their staff.