Shelly Buffington, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Center for Precision Environmental Health and the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, has been selected as a 2026 Protégé by the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST). Dr. Buffington is also a participant in the Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental HealthContinueContinue reading “Shelly Buffington Named 2026 TAMEST Protégé”
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2025 Houston Regional Air Quality Summit
Member Highlight: Elaine Symanski, Ph.D., GC-CPEH Deputy Director & TRSC Director The inaugural Houston Regional Air Quality Summit was held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the Cullen Building, Baylor College of Medicine. Co-hosted by the FIFA World Cup Houston Host Committee Sustainability Subcommittee and co-sponsored by GC-CPEH, the Summit convened community members, policymakers, industryContinueContinue reading “2025 Houston Regional Air Quality Summit”
Exercise Boosts Memory: Dr. Zheng Sun’s Alzheimer’s Research
Member Highlight: Dr. Zheng Sun, GC-CPEH GE2 Theme Co-Lead GC-CPEH GE2 Co-lead and associate professor of medicine – endocrinology Dr. Zheng Sun, together with colleague Dr. Hu Chen, assistant professor of pediatrics, at Baylor College of Medicine have been studying the effects of exercise in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model which was published in Alzheimer’sContinueContinue reading “Exercise Boosts Memory: Dr. Zheng Sun’s Alzheimer’s Research”
Moorthy, GC-CPEH Member Receives $15 Million to Renew Baylor–Rice Superfund Research Program
Member Spotlight: Dr. Bhagavatula Moorthy, GC-CPEH Internal Advisory Board Member, Baylor–Rice Superfund Center Director, Professor of Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine recently received nearly $15 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to renew the Baylor–Rice Superfund Research Program. The five-year grant will allow researchers to study how maternal exposure to polycyclicContinueContinue reading “Moorthy, GC-CPEH Member Receives $15 Million to Renew Baylor–Rice Superfund Research Program”
HELMER TALKS ABOUT VETERANS, TOXIC EXPOSURE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE
Member Highlight: Dr. Drew Helmer, CEC Director and CEET Co-Lead GC-CPEH CEC Director and CEET Co-lead Dr. Drew Helmer, together with colleagues Drs. Mhd Hasan Al Mekdash and Tarek Kandakji examined how concerns about toxic exposure contribute to veterans’ use of social media. The project was conducted through the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness,ContinueContinue reading “HELMER TALKS ABOUT VETERANS, TOXIC EXPOSURE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE”
Hwang, GC-CPEH Pilot Awardee Receives $5 Million to Study Cancer Risk in Firefighters
We are proud to recognize Dr. Jooyeon Hwang, GC-CPEH Pilot Project Awardee and Associate Professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, who is leading a new $5 million, two-year study funded by the State of Texas. The project will investigate cancer risks among firefighters across Texas—spanning cadets, active duty, and retirees—who face repeated exposureContinueContinue reading “Hwang, GC-CPEH Pilot Awardee Receives $5 Million to Study Cancer Risk in Firefighters”
Announcing Round 7 Full Pilot Projects
We are proud to announce the six projects selected for Round 7 of the Full Pilot Program. These innovative studies reflect the creativity and commitment of our investigators and will generate important new insights to advance environmental health research and improve community well-being. Bingning Dong Kevin Lanza Michael Mancini Guy Nir Melissa Suter Onur TurkogluContinueContinue reading “Announcing Round 7 Full Pilot Projects”
Kraushaar Awarded CPRIT Grant to Expand Epigenomics Infrastructure
Member Highlight: Dr. Daniel KraushaarGC-CPEH PIPELINE Resource Navigator – Genomic and RNA Profiling Core Dr. Daniel Kraushaar, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology and of education, innovation and technology at Baylor College of Medicine, and GC-CPEH PIPELINE Resource Navigator, is advancing cancer research through innovation in epigenomics. As director of the Genomic and RNAContinueContinue reading “Kraushaar Awarded CPRIT Grant to Expand Epigenomics Infrastructure”
Mancini’s Innovative Approach to Cancer Cell Research
PIPELINE Facility Core Highlight: Dr. Michael ManciniGC-CPEH Resource Navigator of the Integrated Microscopy Core Dr. Michael Mancini, professor of molecular and cellular biology and director of Baylor College of Medicine’s long-running Integrated Microscopy Core, serves as the GC-CPEH Resource Navigator for this key PIPELINE facility Core. In a recent breakthrough, Dr. Mancini led a teamContinueContinue reading “Mancini’s Innovative Approach to Cancer Cell Research”
GC-CPEH Members Advance Early Detection of Measles Through Wastewater Surveillance
Member Highlight: Drs. Eric Boerwinkle and Joseph F. PetrosinoGC-CPEH Full Members Advance Early Detection of Measles Through Wastewater Surveillance GC-CPEH Full Members Dr. Eric Boerwinkle (UTHealth Houston School of Public Health) and Dr. Joseph F. Petrosino (Baylor College of Medicine) played key roles in a landmark study that identified the measles virus in Houston wastewaterContinueContinue reading “GC-CPEH Members Advance Early Detection of Measles Through Wastewater Surveillance”