April 18 Superfund Program Speaker - Dr. Sarah Rothenberg
Talk by Dr. Sarah Rothenberg, Ph.D., on "Maternal Methylmercury Exposure through Rice Ingestion and Offspring Neurodevelopment: A Prospective Cohort Study". Dr. Rothenberg is an Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.
Location
Vail 202
Sponsored by
Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program
Audience
Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Dr. Rothenberg studies maternal methylmercury exposure through rice ingestion
and impacts on offspring neurodevelopment. From 2013-2015 she established a
birth cohort in rural China. In 2015, she completed assessment of 12-month old
offspring. Dr. Rothenberg is currently following up with the 36-month old
children, including collection of their stool samples for gut microbiome
analyses.
Location
Vail 202
Sponsored by
Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program
Audience
Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
