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GC-CPEH Full Member Amy L. McGuire, JD, PhD, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Dr. McGuire is the Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. NAM announcedContinueContinue reading “McGuire, GC-CPEH Member, Elected to the National Academy of Medicine”

Fernanda Laezza, MD, PhD, GC-CPEH Center Co-Director (UTMB) and Career Development Program Director, has received a new R01 award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for her project, “Hippocampal Vulnerability to Environmental Pesticide Exposure.” Dr. Laezza is a Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Director of the Sealy Center for Environmental HealthContinueContinue reading “Laezza Receives NIEHS R01 to Study Hippocampal Vulnerability to Pesticide Exposure”

Xueying Zhang, PhD, GC-CPEH Full Member and participant in the Center’s Leadership Development Program (LDP), has received a new R01 award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for her project, “Prenatal Exposure to Ambient BTEX and Birth Outcomes: Model Development and Epidemiologic Analysis.” Dr. Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the CenterContinueContinue reading “Zhang Receives NIEHS R01 to Study Prenatal BTEX Exposure and Birth Outcomes”

Dr. Lanlan Shen, a GC-CPEH Full Member and Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, is leading research demonstrating that early-life nutrition plays a critical role in shaping lifelong gut health. Her latest study, published in Nature Microbiology, shows that weaning – the transition from milk to solid food – is a key developmental window forContinueContinue reading “Shen, Early-Life Nutrition Study Reveals Lasting Impact on Gut Health”

We are proud to recognize Dr. Enrico R. Barrozo, GC-CPEH Pilot Project Awardee and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, who has received a new R01 award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The project, “Understanding the Impact of Micro-ContinueContinue reading “Barrozo, GC-CPEH Pilot Awardee Receives NIH R01 to Study Micro- and Nanoplastics in Preterm Birth”

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”