News Items: Wayne State University

Superfund Research Program

Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research

Center Director: Melissa A. Runge-Morris
Co-Investigator: Carol Jean Miller
Grant Number: P42ES030991
Funding Period: 2022-2027

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• Paper of the Month: Prenatal Benzene Exposure May Have Lifelong Metabolic Consequences
  Paper of the Month - August 2023
  Prenatal exposure to benzene may predispose offspring to metabolic diseases later in life, according to a study in mice. Partly funded by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), the study was led by researchers at the Wayne State University SRP Center.
  

• Tackling Environmental Health Problems from Many Angles
  Environmental Factor - July 2023
  Current and upcoming research to address complex environmental health issues related to hazardous contaminants, climate-related disasters, and more, headlined the recent NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Progress in Research webinar series. Over the course of four sessions in April and May, the series highlighted 11 new and renewed SRP multiproject centers funded in 2022.
  

• SRP Centers Share Science With Students
  SRP News Page - May 2023
  A key goal of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) is to train future generations of scientists - in the lab and in the community. SRP Centers across the country have been doing just that, participating in community events to teach school-aged children about science.
  

• SRP Highlighted at SOT
  SRP News Page - April 2023
  NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP)-funded scientists from across the country gathered in person for the 2023 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting to share their research and exchange ideas. Held March 19 - 23 in Nashville, Tennessee, the 62nd SOT meeting and ToxExpo drew more than 5,000 attendees who gave more than 2,000 presentations and participated in more than 70 sessions.