Projects

For the past 9 years, interns participated in multidisciplinary research projects in environmental and occupational health. Past projects include:

• Lead mobilization in pregnant women
• P53 mutations in a mesothelioma cell line
• Integration of health indicators and TRI data in a geographical information system
• Intracellular effects of camp in breast cancer
• Digital genotyping of the HRAS-1 variable tandem repeat locus
• Development of an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier
• Extraction of organochlorides from whole blood collected in capillary tubes
• Genetic susceptibility to lead-induced blood-brain barrier damage
• Analysis of recruitment rates in a breast cancer study
• Rates of hospital admission for asthma and socioeconomic factors in NYC
• Calcium supplements as a source of lead intoxication
• Dietary study of quercetin-containing food in 9-year-old girls of different ethnicities
• Transfection of endothelial cells to form a blood-brain barrier
• Determining the effect of pyrethroids on Erbb2, Erbb3 and Erbb4 gene expression
• Co-culture of astrocytes and endothelial cells as a model of the blood-brain barrier
• Neurobehavioral effects of lead in mice polymorphic for ALAD
• Quantitative study of flavenoids and breast cancer risk in three ethnic groups
• Research and instruction strategies in environmental health sciences
• Accumulation of lead in edible plants
• Chelation therapy for lead in genetically susceptible mice
• Identification of adhesion molecules in the blood-brain barrier in vitro
• Measurement of mercury in contaminated homes
• Health disparities and socioeconomic status in the United States
• Attitudes about environmental health and asthma in East Harlem
• Overcoming barriers to occupational health in Latina Immigrant Women
• The relationship between health disparities and socioeconomic status
• A school-based intervention program for asthmatic students