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Department of Environmental Health Sciences Receives Over $22 Million in Grants from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Four faculty members in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences have received five grants totaling more than $22 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Says Paul Brandt-Rauf, ScD, MD, DrPH, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, of the grants, "The fact that each of these projects was supported in these times of constrained research funding is a tremendous achievement for the Department, and a particular tribute to the hard work and ingenuity of our outstanding, world-class faculty."
Ginger Chew, ScD, assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences, received approximately $1.3 million over three years for the Rapid Allergenic Particle Identification (RAPID) project, a study of environmental sensors for personal exposure assessment.
Frederica Perera, DrPH, professor of Environmental Health Sciences and director of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, received approximately $10.4 million over five years to study the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and diesel exhaust particulate in childhood asthma development. Dr. Perera has also been awarded a five-year, $4.9 million renewal of funding for her work on the health effects of early-life exposure to urban pollutants in minority children.
Matthew Perzanowski, PhD, assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences, is a recipient of approximately $2.7 million over four years to study the risk factors accounting for neighborhood differences in asthma prevalence.
Robin Whyatt, DrPH, professor of clinical Environmental Health Sciences, was awarded approximately $3 million over five years to study phthalate exposure and inner city pediatric asthma.
"That each grant submitted was funded marks an extraordinary accomplishment for the Department, as well as for the School," said Andrew Davidson, PhD, executive vice dean. "This is incredibly important work that addresses the critical role the environment plays in health outcomes."
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