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  Tuesday January 20 2026   •   12:00 PM — 01:00 PM

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Environmental Research Seminar: “From Exposure Assessment to Community Intervention: Advancing Metabolic Health in Informal E-Waste Settings”

With Sylvia Akpene Takyi, PhD (Research Fellow, Center for Global Health and Equity, University of Michigan)

Dr. Sylvia Akpene Takyi is a Research Fellow at the Center for Global Health and Equity, University of Michigan. She has over a decade of experience in environmental epidemiology, community-engaged research, and public health interventions, with a focus on vulnerable populations, including women and children exposed to environmental hazards. Dr. Takyi leads research on the health impacts of informal e-waste recycling, environmental exposures, and metabolic health outcomes, and has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications.

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Sponsored by: Michigan Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD) Integrated Health Sciences Core

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