CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NEWLY RECRUITED INVESTIGATORIn the coming grant cycle, the EHSRC will hire a faculty member in environmental genomics/humangenetics in support of the Environmental Genomics Initiative. The EHSRC will support 50% of the salary fortwo years through the Career Development Program Budget. Dr. Paul Rothman, Head of the Departmentof Internal Medicine has agreed to provide the other 50% salary support for this faculty recruitment. The U.I.Vice President of Research has agreed to provide between $100,000 and $200,000 in start-up funds andthe Colleges of Medicine and Public Health have each pledged $50,000 additional start up funds (SeeInstitutional Commitment, Chapter 5). It is anticipated that by the third year the environmental genomicsassistant or associate professor will have sufficient salary offset to cover 50% salary at which time thesupport will transition to another Newly Recruited Investigator. The individual filling this position will be anAssociate Member and participate in the Environmental Genomics Initiative under the mentorship of JeffreyMurray, Paul McCray and Peter Thorne. He or she will collaborate with toxicologists, environmental/molecular epidemiologists, and physician researchers to explore research questions regarding the role ofgenetic differences in susceptibility to environmental diseases and explore gene-environment interactions.The recruitment will begin upon renewal of the center with less than one year needed to fill the position.This individual will likely also interact with the new Adult Asthma Center directed by Dr. Kline and theproposed Institute for Clinical/Translational Science directed by Dr. Hunninghake
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