News

Jan 1, 2017

NIH Grants Received by CHHE Members in 2016

Congratulations to our CHHE members that received NIH grants in 2016! 2/2016-1/2018 NIEHS-5R21ES025374-01A1 Environmental Pesticide Exposure and Respiratory Outcomes in Women and Children Co-PI’s J.A. Hoppin and B. VanWendeldeJoode, Co-I’s… 

Oct 23, 2016

Glimpse Into The Microbiome

So what is all the buzz about the human microbiome?  In its simplest form, the microbiome is the community of microorganisms (called microbiota) that share our body space, including: bacteria,… 

Oct 4, 2016

Database Helps Researchers Connect Exposures to Health Effects, Compare Diseases for Treatment

Two new studies from a group at North Carolina State University give researchers new strategies for connecting environmental exposures to human health effects.The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD) is a public… 

Sep 14, 2016

Research Leadership Academy

Congratulations to Chris McGahan and Trudy Mackay who were recently elected to NC State’s Research Leadership Academy! The Research Leadership Academy was established in FY2016 to promote a culture of research… 

Aug 31, 2016

Katy May appointed Interim Director for the COEC

Katy has spent the last year as COEC Project Coordinator, under the supervision of Catherine LePrevost. Although Catherine had to return to her teaching duties in the Department of Applied… 

Aug 24, 2016

CHHE Fall 2016 Call for Pilot Project Proposals

The NC State University Center for Human Heath and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing a new request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for Fall of 2016. The overarching objective of… 

Jun 27, 2016

CHHE Researcher Spotlight: Ernest Hodgson

What is your general field of study? I received my PhD in comparative biochemistry in 1959, and went on to do a post-doc that ultimately turned my interests to toxicology. … 

Jun 24, 2016

CHHE Researcher Spotlight: David Aylor

What is your general field of study and how did you get here?I studied Environmental Science in college, focusing on ecology and evolutionary biology. I had an internship with the… 

May 13, 2016

Dr. Tara Nash recently hired as CHHE proteomics expert

Dr. Tara Nash is a recently hired CHHE proteomics expert in the CHHE Proteomics Section. She completed her PhD in Biochemistry from NC State in 2010 and as a post-doc researched… 

Apr 14, 2016

Meet Catherine LePrevost, COEC Director

What is your general field of study and how did you get here?Toxicology and science education. While working on my Master’s degree I was doing bench (in the lab) research, when…