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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, industry…
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’s…
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,…
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. Awardees: We congratulate the awardees and look forward to the discoveries these…
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 wastewater…
GC-CPEH Team’s Study Featured as Environmental Factor Paper of the Month
A study co-authored by GC-CPEH members Drs. Hallberg, Ameredes, Buffington, and Laezza was featured as an Environmental Factor “Paper of the Month” (April 2025). This NIEHS-funded mouse study found that maternal exposure to low levels of the common pesticide deltamethrin impaired brain activity and triggered autism-like behaviors in male offspring only. The research revealed changes at the…
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