Current Students
Susiarjo Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating how maternal exposure to endocrine disruptors alters mechanisms of immune tolerance, leading to adverse maternal and fetal health outcomes.
DeLouise Lab
Research Interest:
My thesis is investigating the microplastic mimetic model in allergic contact dermatitis. My research focuses on the toxicological impacts of environmental contaminants specifically microplastics, nanoparticles, metals, and persistent organic pollutants on skin and immune health. I employ nanomembrane technology to analyze environmental water samples, aiming to elucidate the extent of microplastic pollution and its potential health implications.
Susiarjo Lab
Research Interest:
My passion for toxicology and biomedical research is vested in my interests in cell and molecular signaling, translational science, and my desire to improve the health of communities and reduce health disparities through the lens of scientific research. I am particularly interested in maternal health and child development.
Calvi Lab
Research Interest:
My research aims to define the contributions of the aging nice to hematopoietic clonal expansion and the development of marrow failure.
Elder Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating the effects of ambient air pollution particle inhalation on pulmonary inflammation and how that relates to onset of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s-related pathology.
Sobolewski Lab
Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
Research Interest:
The role of inhaled iron in neurodegenerative disease processes
Onukwufor Lab
Research Interest:
The roles of placental extracellular vesicles, and their contents, on fetal neurodevelopment and the how these vesicles and their cargo are perturbed after exposure to toxicants.
Benjamin Miller Lab
Research Interest:
Observing the effects of poly/perfluoroalkyl substances and other environmentally ubiquitous toxicants on the human blood-brain barrier, especially concerning chronic neuroinflammation and barrier disruption, using organ-on-a-chip systems.
Rowe Lab
Research Interest:
The relationship between the immune system and neuronal activity.
Anolik Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating the role of B cells in autoimmune disease
O'Connor Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating the immune modulatory effects of environmental exposures.
Sarkar Lab
Research Interest:
My research focuses on gene-environment interactions in neurodegenerative diseases, with an emphasis on Parkinson’s Disease. My dissertation work is on elucidating a mechanism for interactions between genetic risk factors for PD and relevant environmental toxicant such as Paraquat, a widely utilized herbicide, and how this can modulate one’s risk of disease, and its progression.
Lawrence Lab
Research Interest:
Studying the effects of exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) on immune system development and response to viral infection
Pain and Perceptions Lab
Research Interest:
The effects of psychedelic medicine on chronic pain and treatment resistant depression by comparing symptomatic relief and brain changes reflected on fMRI.
Astapova Lab
Research Interest:
Investigating ovarian insulin signaling and the role of dietary glycotoxins in polycystic ovary syndrome