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Genes, Environment and Health Initiative invests in genetic studies, environmental monitoring
Date:9/4/2007

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Sisir Dutta, Ph.D., Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Early Disease Biomarkers of PCB-exposed Human Populations
$485,000

Bevin Engelward, Ph.D., Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Comet-chip High-throughput DNA Damage Sensor
$429,000

Albert Fornace, M.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Genomic and Metabolomic Signatures of Alcohol-induced Liver Damage
$288,000

Frank Gonzalez, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.
Genomic and Metabolomic Signatures of Alcohol-induced Liver Damage
$136,000

Tim Huang, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus
Epigenetic Signatures of Xenoestrogens to Assess Breast Cancer Risk
$365,000

Bruce Kristal, Ph.D., Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston
Mitochondrial, Metabolite and Protein Biomarkers of Effects of Diet
$454,000

Coral Lamartiniere, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Biomarkers of Biological Response to Endocrine Disruptors
$579,000

David Lawrence, Ph.D., Wadsworth Center, Albany, N.Y.
Biomarker Signatures of Biological, Chemical and Psychological Stress
$446,000

Avrum Spira, M.D., Boston University, Boston
A Non-invasive Gene Expression Biomarker of Airway Response to Tobacco Smoke
$643,000

Charles Thompson, Ph.D., University of Montana, Missoula
Protein Biomarkers of Organophosphate Pesticides
$502,000

Biological Response Indicators of Environmental Stress Centers

Joel Pounds, Ph.D., Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Wash.
Protein Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Associated with Tobacco Smoke and Obesity
$1,428,000

Stephen Rappaport, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Biomarkers and Biosensors for Studies of Blood Cancer Risks
$1,184,000

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Contact: Geoff Spencer
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301-402-0911
NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute
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