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Training Core Leaders

Superfund Research Program

The SRP Training Cores are considered important to the multi-project Centers because they are a coordinated effort to mentor the next generation of environmental health and science professionals. These Cores support graduate and post-doctoral level cross-disciplinary training in fields related to environmental health and science, and they reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the overall research effort of a Center. For instance, trainees pursuing degrees in the non-biomedical areas are encouraged to understand how their research fits into the context of environmental health sciences and vice versa for biomedical trainees. In addition to providing students with unique opportunities in interdisciplinary research, the Training Cores facilitate practical opportunities for communicating research outcomes to diverse audiences. For example, the trainees learn how to explain their work in a manner easily understood by the intended audience whether the audience be the public or professionals in other areas of science (e.g., seminars presented to other scientists and outside communities). These Cores are also an asset in providing graduate students and post-doctoral researchers with opportunities for professional development and networking opportunities.

A list of Training Core Leaders has been provided as more information about the types of ongoing activities within each Core. This list is also provided as a tool for Training Core Leaders to utilize for networking and collaborative purposes.

Click the title of each SRP Training Core for more information on their activities.

Baylor College of Medicine: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Theodore G. Wensel
Co-Investigators: Richard H. Finnell , Naomi Halas
Funding Period: 2020-2025

Columbia University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Ana Navas-Acien
Co-Investigator: Benjamin C. Bostick
Funding Period: 2022-2027

Duke University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC)
Principal Investigator: Joel N. Meyer
Funding Period: 2022-2027

Harvard School of Public Health: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC)
Principal Investigator: Susan A. Korrick
Co-Investigator: Elsie M. Sunderland
Funding Period: 2020-2025

Louisiana State University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Tammy R. Dugas
Funding Period: 2011-2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: John M. Essigmann
Co-Investigator: Ariel Furst
Funding Period: 2022-2027

Michigan State University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Jamie J. Bernard
Funding Period: 2022-2027

North Carolina State University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Sanmugavadivel Ranjithan
Co-Investigator: Antonio Planchart
Funding Period: 2020-2025

Northeastern University: Research Experiences and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Kelsey Pieper
Co-Investigator: Aidsa Santiago Roman
Funding Period: 2010-2025

Oregon State University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Andrew B. Buermeyer
Co-Investigator: Craig B. Marcus
Funding Period: 2009-2025

Texas A&M University: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Candice L. Brinkmeyer-Langford
Funding Period: 2022-2027

University of Alabama at Birmingham: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Lisa C. McCormick
Co-Investigator: Mohammad Athar
Funding Period: 2020-2025

University of Arizona: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Raina M. Maier
Co-Investigator: Monica Ramirez-Andreotta
Funding Period: 1995-2025

University of California-Berkeley: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC)
Principal Investigator: Cliona M. McHale
Funding Period: 2022-2027

University of California-Davis: Interdisciplinary Training Core
Principal Investigator: Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
Co-Investigator: Frank J. Loge
Funding Period: 1995-2023

University of California-San Diego: Training Core: Environmental Science Training and Career Development Core
Principal Investigator: Pamela L. Mellon
Funding Period: 2000-2023

University of Iowa: Research Experience & Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: James Ankrum
Co-Investigators: Jonathan A. Doorn , Gregory LeFevre , Rachel F. Marek
Funding Period: 2006-2025

University of Kentucky: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: James Zach Hilt
Co-Investigator: Kevin J. Pearson
Funding Period: 2000-2025

University of Louisville: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: David W. Hein
Co-Investigator: Daniel J. Conklin
Funding Period: 2022-2027

University of New Mexico: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Matthew Campen
Funding Period: 2022-2027

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC)
Principal Investigator: Ilona Jaspers
Co-Investigators: Julia E. Rager , Meghan E. Rebuli
Funding Period: 2020-2025

University of Rhode Island: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC)
Principal Investigator: Angela L. Slitt
Funding Period: 2022-2027

University of Washington: Training Core
Principal Investigator: Evan P. Gallagher
Co-Investigator: Zhengui Xia
Funding Period: 2015-2023

Wayne State University: Research Experience & Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Michael C. Petriello
Co-Investigator: Donna Rebecca Kashian
Funding Period: 2022-2027

Yale University: Research Experience & Training Coordination Core
Principal Investigator: Christian Tschudi
Co-Investigator: Jordan L. Peccia
Funding Period: 2022-2027

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