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Dana Dolinoy, PhD

Dana Dolinoy, PhD

NSF International Department Chair of Environmental Health Sciences; Environmental Health Sciences Chair; Professor of Environmental Health Sciences & Nutritional Sciences

Center Affiliation: Director

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John Meeker, ScD, CIH

John Meeker, ScD, CIH

Dow Professor of Toxicology, Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health; Professor, Global Public Health, School of Public Health; Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Deputy Director, Exposure Assessment Core Co-Leader and Pilot Project Leader

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Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD

Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD

Harold T. Shapiro Distinguished University Professor; Director, Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics; Professor of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics; Professor of Molecular Medicine & Genetics; Professor of Human Genetics; Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Associate Director, Career Development Program Leader

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Vasantha Padmanabhan, PhD

Vasantha Padmanabhan, PhD

Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, Medical School; Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School; Professor Emerita of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School; Professor Emerita of Environmental Health Sciences, Medical School; Professor Emerita in Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Associate Director, Leader of the Translational Research Teams, Leader of the Toxicological Mechanisms & Improving Health Outcomes Team

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Exposure Assessment Core

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Integrated Health Sciences Core

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Pan-Omics and Data Science Core

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Community Engagement Core

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Carina Gronlund, PhD

Carina Gronlund, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Social Environment and Health Program, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Center Affiliation: Co-Leader of the Climate Change & Health Disparities Team

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Erica Jansen, PhD

Erica Jansen, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Co-Leader of the Cumulative Exposures & Population Health Team

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Toby Lewis, MD, MPH

Toby Lewis, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School; Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health; Assistant Research Scientist, Health Behavior and Heath Education

Center Affiliation: Leader of the Climate Change & Health Disparities Team

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Vasantha Padmanabhan, PhD

Vasantha Padmanabhan, PhD

Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, Medical School; Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School; Professor Emerita of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School; Professor Emerita of Environmental Health Sciences, Medical School; Professor Emerita in Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Associate Director, Leader of the Translational Research Teams, Leader of the Toxicological Mechanisms & Improving Health Outcomes Team

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Karen Peterson, ScD

Karen Peterson, ScD

Stanley M. Garn Collegiate Professor of Nutritional Sciences; Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences; Professor of Global Public Health, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Leader of the Cumulative Exposures & Population Health Team

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Laurie Svoboda, PhD

Laurie Svoboda, PhD

Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Center Affiliation: Co-Leader of the Toxicological Mechanisms & Improving Health Outcomes Team

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Members

Sara Adar, ScD, MHS

Sara Adar, ScD, MHS

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Center Affiliation: Member

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Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD

Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Rachel S. Bergmans, PhD, MPH

Rachel S. Bergmans, PhD, MPH

Research Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain...

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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F. DuBois Bowman, PhD

F. DuBois Bowman, PhD

Dean, School of Public Health; Professor, Biostatistics

Center Affiliation: Member

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Dave Bridges, PhD

Dave Bridges, PhD

Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Center Affiliation: Member

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Charles Burant, MD, PhD

Charles Burant, MD, PhD

Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism, Professor...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Miatta A. Buxton, PhD, MPH, BA

Miatta A. Buxton, PhD, MPH, BA

Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Lecturer of Epidemiology...

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Courtney Carignan, PhD

Courtney Carignan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition...

Center Affiliation: Academic Member

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Simone Charles, PhD, MS

Simone Charles, PhD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Center Affiliation: Member

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Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology; Professor of Urology...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Justin Colacino, PhD

Justin Colacino, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences; Associate...

Center Affiliation: Member

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J. Tim Dvonch, PhD

J. Tim Dvonch, PhD

Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, School...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Charles Evans, PhD

Charles Evans, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Center Affiliation: Member

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Eva Feldman, MD, PhD

Eva Feldman, MD, PhD

Russell N. DeJong Professor of Neurology; Director, ALS Center...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Lana Garmire, PhD

Lana Garmire, PhD

Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Thomas Glover, PhD

Thomas Glover, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases,; Professor...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Stephen Aaron Goutman, MD

Stephen Aaron Goutman, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical School

Center Affiliation: Member

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Sue Hammoud, PhD

Sue Hammoud, PhD

Assistant Professor of Human Genetics; Assistant Professor...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Alexis J. Handal, PhD, MPH

Alexis J. Handal, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Center Affiliation: Member

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Sioban Harlow, PhD

Sioban Harlow, PhD

Professor, Epidemiology and Global Public Health; Editor-in-Chief...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Craig Harris, PhD

Craig Harris, PhD

Dow Professor Emeritus of Toxicology, Environmental Health...

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Sean Harris, PhD

Sean Harris, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Jennifer Head, PhD, MPH

Jennifer Head, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Joseph Holoshitz, MD

Joseph Holoshitz, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Steven Huang, MD

Steven Huang, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos, PhD, MPH, MA

Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos, PhD, MPH, MA

Research Investigator

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Sharon Kardia, PhD

Sharon Kardia, PhD

Associate Dean for Education; Millicent W. Higgins Collegiate...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Patricia Koman, MPP, PhD

Patricia Koman, MPP, PhD

Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan

Center Affiliation: Academic Member

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Steven Kunkel, PhD

Steven Kunkel, PhD

Endowed Professor of Pathology Research, Professor of Pathology...

Center Affiliation: Senior Internal Advisor

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Rita Loch-Caruso, PhD

Rita Loch-Caruso, PhD

Professor Emerita, Departments of Environmental Health Sciences...

Center Affiliation: Senior Advisor

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Elizabeth Mack, PhD

Elizabeth Mack, PhD

Professor, Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences...

Center Affiliation: Academic Member

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Kate Manz, PhD

Kate Manz, PhD

Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Center Affiliation: Member

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Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD

Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD

John D Kalbfleisch Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Richard Neitzel, PhD

Richard Neitzel, PhD

Associate Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences...

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Alexey Nesvizhskii, PhD

Alexey Nesvizhskii, PhD

Professor of Pathology, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Center Affiliation: Member

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Yoichi Osawa, PhD

Yoichi Osawa, PhD

Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor in Medicine; Director...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Vincent Pecoraro, PhD

Vincent Pecoraro, PhD

John T. Groves Collegiate Professor of Chemistry

Center Affiliation: Member

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Bambarendage (Pini) Perera, PhD

Bambarendage (Pini) Perera, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences...

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Stephen Ragsdale, PhD

Stephen Ragsdale, PhD

David Ballou Collegiate Professor of Biological Chemistry

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Bruce Richardson, MD, PhD

Bruce Richardson, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Medical School

Center Affiliation: Member

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Young Ah Seo, PhD

Young Ah Seo, PhD

Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Center Affiliation: Member

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Jordan Adam Shavit, MD, PhD

Jordan Adam Shavit, MD, PhD

Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Ariella Shikanov, PhD

Ariella Shikanov, PhD

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education, Biomedical Engineering...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Emily Somers, PhD, ScM

Emily Somers, PhD, ScM

Professor of Internal Medicine; Professor of Obstetrics and...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Peter Song, PhD

Peter Song, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Center Affiliation: Member

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Hao Wang, MS, PhD, DABT

Hao Wang, MS, PhD, DABT

Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Center Affiliation: Member

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Kai Wang, PhD

Kai Wang, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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 Xin Wang, PhD, MPH

Xin Wang, PhD, MPH

Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Deborah Watkins, PhD

Deborah Watkins, PhD

Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Center Affiliation: Member

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Thomas Wilson, MD, PhD

Thomas Wilson, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology, Professor of Human Genetics

Center Affiliation: Member

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Besa Xhabija, Ph.D.

Besa Xhabija, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry

Center Affiliation: Associate Member

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Chuanwu Xi, PhD

Chuanwu Xi, PhD

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences; Professor of Global...

Center Affiliation: Member

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Raymond Yung, MB, ChB

Raymond Yung, MB, ChB

Director, Geriatrics Center and Institute of Gerontology...

Center Affiliation: Epigenetics Regulation Research Team Co-Leader

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Affiliate Members

Goncalo Abecasis, DPhil

Goncalo Abecasis, DPhil

Felix E Moore Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics, Professor...

Michael Elliott, PhD

Michael Elliott, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health; Research...

Roderick Little, PhD

Roderick Little, PhD

Richard D. Remington Distinguished University; Professor...

Daniel McConnell, PhD

Daniel McConnell, PhD

Research Scientist, Epidemiology, School of Public Health

Catherine Spino, ScD

Catherine Spino, ScD

Research Professor, Biostatistics, School of Public Health...

Wen Ye, PhD

Wen Ye, PhD

Research Scientist, School of Public Health; Associate Director...

Sebastian Zöllner, PhD

Sebastian Zöllner, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics Department; Professor, Psychiatry...