Abstract

This is a renewal of the University of Southern California T32 training grant in Environmental Genomics, aimed at providing multidisciplinary education and research training for five pre-doctoral and three postdoctoral trainees. For Ph.D. candidates, the Program involves a rigorous program of course work based on our existing Ph.D. degree programs in Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Statistical Genetics & Genetic Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, with a well defined set of core knowledge aimed a bridging these various fields. At the postdoctoral level, the emphasis is on research experience within one of the leading research departments in the country, with extensive portfolios of grant support in environmental epidemiology, genetics, biostatistics, and bioinformatics and superb faculty for mentorship. The investigators' goal is to position their trainees for leadership positions in this rapidly evolving field, by bringing togethr expertise in field studies, molecular techniques, and statistical and bioinformatic tools.

Public Health Relevance

This is a renewal of our T-32 training grant in 'Environmental Genomics,' aimed at providing multidisciplinary education and research training for five predoctoral and three postdoctoral trainees. For PhD candidates, our program involves a rigorous program of course work based on our existing PhD degree programs in Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Statistical Genetics & Genetic Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, with a well defined set of core knowledge aimed a bridging these various fields. At the post-doctoral level, the emphasis is on research experience within one of the leading research departments in the country, with extensive portfolios of grant support in environmental epidemiology, genetics, biostatistics, and bioinformatics and superb faculty for mentorship. Our goal is to position our trainees for leadership positions in this rapidly evolving field, by bringing together expertise in field studies, molecular techniques, and statistical and bioinformatic tools.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
4T32ES013678-10
Application #
9102086
Study Section
Environmental Health Sciences Review Committee (EHS)
Program Officer
Shreffler, Carol A
Project Start
2005-04-30
Project End
2017-06-30
Budget Start
2016-07-12
Budget End
2017-06-30
Support Year
10
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Southern California
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
072933393
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90032

  Publications

Alderete, T L; Song, A Y; Bastain, T et al. (2018) Prenatal traffic-related air pollution exposures, cord blood adipokines and infant weight. Pediatr Obes 13:348-356
Kerin, Tara; Volk, Heather; Li, Weiyan et al. (2018) Association Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cognitive and Adaptive Function, and ASD Severity Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 48:137-150
Kim, Jeniffer S; Alderete, Tanya L; Chen, Zhanghua et al. (2018) Longitudinal associations of in utero and early life near-roadway air pollution with trajectories of childhood body mass index. Environ Health 17:64
Liu, Gang; Mukherjee, Bhramar; Lee, Seunggeun et al. (2018) Robust Tests for Additive Gene-Environment Interaction in Case-Control Studies Using Gene-Environment Independence. Am J Epidemiol 187:366-377
Farzan, Shohreh F; Howe, Caitlin G; Chen, Yu et al. (2018) Prenatal lead exposure and elevated blood pressure in children. Environ Int 121:1289-1296
Moss, Lilit C; Gauderman, William J; Lewinger, Juan Pablo et al. (2018) Using Bayes model averaging to leverage both gene main effects and G?×? E interactions to identify genomic regions in genome-wide association studies. Genet Epidemiol :
Farzan, Shohreh F; Howe, Caitlin G; Zens, Michael S et al. (2017) Urine Arsenic and Arsenic Metabolites in U.S. Adults and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Endothelial Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study. Environ Health Perspect 125:127002
Chen, Connie; Gribble, Matthew O; Bartroff, Jay et al. (2017) The Sequential Probability Ratio Test: An efficient alternative to exact binomial testing for Clean Water Act 303(d) evaluation. J Environ Manage 192:89-93
Alderete, Tanya L; Habre, Rima; Toledo-Corral, Claudia M et al. (2017) Longitudinal Associations Between Ambient Air Pollution With Insulin Sensitivity, ?-Cell Function, and Adiposity in Los Angeles Latino Children. Diabetes 66:1789-1796
Howe, Caitlin G; Li, Zhigang; Zens, Michael S et al. (2017) Dietary B Vitamin Intake Is Associated with Lower Urinary Monomethyl Arsenic and Oxidative Stress Marker 15-F2t-Isoprostane among New Hampshire Adults. J Nutr 147:2289-2296

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