Our Center is multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional. The research projects collect large amounts of molecular and chemical data from Superfund sites. This data includes measuring PAH mixtures in environmental samples, determining toxicity of PAH mixtures, and the mechanism(s) of action for these toxic endpoints.
This multidisciplinary training of toxicology students and fellows at OSU and PNNL is a unique strength of our program. Our SRP Trainees have benefited greatly from the PNNL partnership. Students have gone to the lab in Richland, WA to be trained in Bioinformatics, Statistics and Study Design. More training workshops are being scheduled for this summer and fall.
Although the grant has ended, we continue to help teachers incorporate the curricula into their classrooms.
This past fall we made a valuable connection to a school in Boston. Teacher Lisa Troy once worked as an environmental consultant on EPA's Superfund/RCRA Hotline. She had learned about Robert Tanguay's research from our Fall 2013 eNewsletter, and found it very interesting to share with the students. While getting hands on experience with the Hydroville curriculum, they were able to expand their knowledge about zebrafish research by "Skyping" with Dr. Tanguay.
"Not only was Dr. Tanguay's interview incredibly valuable, it taught my students an important lesson about research: that you can contact scientists and experts in their fields and obtain information directly from the source. Science is not just in a textbook."
OSU Superfund Program began a partnership with EPA to expand upon their community outreach capabilities surrounding the Black Butte site through educational events and activities at the London School.
The Environmental Health Science Trainee Colloquium is a new monthly seminar series allowing the OSU SRP Trainees to share their research to the OSU and PNNL communities. Presentations are archived on-line for all to view.
In the Fall 2013 we put together a unique seminar for students to practice and build skills on communicating science and risk beyond academia. Lead by a collaborative team from the Research Translation, Community Engagement, and Training Cores, the seminar was completed by 44 diverse graduate students. See article.
Archived Risk eLearning Webinar on Smartphones and Air Pollution
Trainee Andy Larkin presented "Making models personal: Increasing the impact of atmospheric pollutant models by predicting pollutant levels at Android and iPhone locations"
See blog post for more information and archive link.
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The OSU Superfund Research Center was established in 2009 and brings together a multidisciplinary team with years of experience in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and environmental health issues.
