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MIT Superfund Hazardous Substance Basic Research Program

Center Director: William G. Thilly
Grant Number: P42ES004675
Funding Period: 1987-2000

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  • Amanda Armijo Wins 2022 Wetterhahn Award
    Environmental Factor - January 2023
    Amanda Armijo, D.V.M., Ph.D., of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology SRP Center, was selected as the 25th recipient of the Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award. Armijo received the award December 15 at the SRP Annual Meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she was recognized for her work on tracing how the toxin NDMA damages genes, and how the DNA might repair itself.
  • Tool quantifies differences in DNA repair among individuals
    Paper of the Month - November 2021
    CometChip -- a high-throughput tool developed with NIEHS funds to quantify DNA damage -- can be used to measure differences among individuals in terms of their bodies capacity to repair such damage, according to a recent institute-supported study. That information may help to shed light on how much of a person s disease risk is due to genetic versus environmental factors.
  • Scientific art competition showcases trainees' research, imagination
    Environmental Factor - September 2021
    When the COVID-19 pandemic forced university laboratories to shut down or go remote, the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) created an opportunity for trainees to celebrate their research efforts and the stories behind them. Led by SRP Health Scientist Administrator Danielle Carlin, Ph.D., SRP hosted a scientific art competition for trainees.
  • DNA repair enzyme controls switch from cancer to tissue damage
    Paper of the Month - June 2021
    NIEHS-funded researchers discovered a DNA-repair molecule that affects susceptibility to disease in mice exposed to N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Alkyladenine DNA glycosylase (AAG) is known to be an important player in DNA repair, but this study revealed for the first time that too much or too little can control the switch between cancer and lethality.
  • Linking a DNA Repair Enzyme to Cancer Susceptibility
    SRP News Page - May 2021
    Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center uncovered a mechanism that may explain how N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) can lead to DNA damage and cancer in mice.
  • K.C. Donnelly Externships awarded to outstanding Superfund trainees
    Environmental Factor - August 2020
    Eleven outstanding trainees in the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) have won K.C. Donnelly Externship Award Supplements. The annual awards allow trainees to work side-by-side with experts at an outside institution to learn new methods and techniques to enrich their research.
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