About M-LEEaD
Michigan Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease (M-LEEaD) is a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Core Center. M-LEEaD improves our understanding of the contribution of environmental exposures toward the etiology of chronic diseases and conditions like asthma, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic syndrome and prematurity.
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“Exploring early origins of cognitive decline: The St. Louis Baby Teeth Study”
With Marc Weisskopf, PhD, ScD (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
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“It’s an Emergency! What are we doing about it? Environmental Justice and Emergency Response in Detroit”
With Keynote Speaker Jacqueline Patterson, MSW, MPH (Chisholm Legacy Project) and a panel of community voices: Ricky Ackerman, Tammara Howard, Theresa Landrum, Vincent Martin, Lula Odom.
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“1,000 Chemicals and their Combined Hormonal Bioactivities in Silicone Wristband Samplers”
With Anna Young, PhD, MS, BA (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
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“Advancing Environmental Health and Justice: A Call for Assessment and Oversight of Health Care Waste”
With Vincent Martin (V Martin Environmental Justice LLC), Omega Wilson (West End Revitalization Assoc., NC) and Denise Patel (NYC human rights and environmental activist). Moderated by Natalie Sampson (University of Michigan, Dearborn)
Tue Feb 21 2023
“Using Community-based Participatory Research to Address Immigrant Latinx Workers’ Health & Safety”
With Deysi Flores (Make the Road), Isabel Cuervo (City University of New York) and Sherry Baron (City University of New York); Moderator: Amy Schulz (University of Michigan).
Tue Jan 31 2023
“Developmental Programming: preconceptional and gestational exposure of sheep to a real-life environmental chemical mixture alters maternal metabolome in a fetal sex-specific manner”
With Soundara Viveka Thangaraj, PhD (University of Michigan)
Tue Jan 17 2023
Member Updates
More member updatesMarch 1 2023: M-LEEaD Traditional Pilot Project Grants- now accepting applications! M-LEEaD’s Pilot Project Program provides limited, short-term... Read more
January 31 2023: Have you caught any of M-LEEaD’s Residents & Researchers (R&R) Seminars? The R&R series, a... Read more
December 11 2022: The APHA 2022 conference from November 6-9 focused on creating health equity, meaning that everyone... Read more
November 8 2022: We hope you were able to join us for some of our amazing in-person events... Read more
September 12 2022: The 2022 NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers in-person meeting was hosted by the... Read more
July 13 2022: I am happy to announce NIEHS has issued the M-LEEaD Center our Notice of Award... Read more