Superfund Research Program
Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT)
Center Director: Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Grant Number: P42ES017198
Funding Period: 2010-2025
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Projects and Cores funded in 2014-2020
Projects:
Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
Project Leader: Roger W. Giese
Funding Period: 2010-2020
Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
Project Leader: Ingrid Y. Padilla (University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez)
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
Project Leader: John D. Meeker (University of Michigan)
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater by Solar-Powered Electrolysis
Project Leader: Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Toxicant Activation of Pathways of Preterm Birth in Gestational Tissue
Project Leader: Rita Loch-Caruso (University of Michigan)
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Cores:
Administrative Core
Project Leader: Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Community Engagement Core
Project Leader: Carmen Milagros Velez Vega (University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus)
Funding Period: 2014-2025
Data Management and Modeling Core
Project Leader: David Kaeli
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Human Subjects and Sampling Core
Project Leader: Jose F. Cordero (University of Georgia)
Funding Period: 2010-2025
Research Translation Core
Project Leader: Phil Brown
Funding Period: 2010-2020
Training Core
Project Leader: Thomas C. Sheahan
Funding Period: 2010-2025