Congratulations to the 2020 Pilot Project Awardees!

Investigating PFAS occurrence in private wells in North Carolina uniquely impacted by land-applied biosolids using a novel non-targeted analytical workflow
PI: Erin Baker, Dept. of Chemistry, NC State
Co-I’s: Jane Hoppin, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NC State, Detlef Knappe, Dept. of Civil,Construction, and Environmental Engineering, NC State, Nadine Kotlarz, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NC State and Catherine LePrevost, Dept. of Applied Ecology, NC State

Uncovering PFOA-induced metabolic changes and their association with B-cell metabolic function
PI: Jamie DeWitt, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University
Co-I: Tracey Woodlief, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University

Investigating immune system impacts of PFAS in a uniquely exposed population in North Carolina
PI: Jane Hoppin, Dept.of Biological Sciences, NC State
Co-I’s: Nadine Kotlarz, Dept.of Biological Sciences, NC State, Dereje Jima, Center for Human Health and the Environment, NC State and Jamie DeWitt, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University

High-speed atomic force microscopy and DREEM imaging of DNA damage repair on chromatin
PI: Parminder Kaur, Dept. of Physics, NC State
Co-I: Hong Wang, Dept. of Physics, NC State

Investigations on the role of indoor environmental stressor house dust mite in atopic dermatitis
PI: Santosh Mishra, Dept. of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, NC State
Co-I: Thierry Olivry, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, NC State

A web platform for mapping global, publication based, spatial and temporal distributions of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
PI: Helena Mitasova, Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NC State
Co-I: Jane Hoppin, Dept. of Biological Sciences, NC State

Who are the toxic cyanobacteria potentially impacting humans in the Chowan River?
PI: Ryan Paerl, Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NC State
Co-I’s: Joel Sanchez, Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NC State and Haley Plaas, UNC-Chapel Hill

A low-cost mobile air-pollution sensor with geospatial mapping: A tool for community-engaged, environmental health disparity research
PI: Yoo Min Park, Dept. of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University
Co-I: Sinan Sousan, Dept. of Public Health, East Carolina University

Continuous Monitoring of Personal Health – Environment Interaction by a Wearable, Skin-Breathing Chemiresistive Sensor Array
PI: Qingshan Wei, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State
Co-I: Yong Zhu, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State