Gyeyoon Yim a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, has been selected for an oral presentation and a symposium lecture at the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), which will be held in Taiwan in September 2023. the ISEE is the largest assembly of environmental epidemiologists, with membership drawn […]
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Dr. Megan Romano works with Thayer Students on Award-winning Capstone project to remove PFAS from wastewater
Dr. Megan Romano a leading epidemiologist on the study of PFAS worked with Thayer students Ariana Arvelo Marchan ’23, Abbi Fitzpatrick ’22 Th’23, William Gano ’22, and Eliana Ray ’23, who received a $10,000 grand prize for their capstone project “Low Cost, Open Source PFAS Filter Design for Small Cleaning […]
Kudos to Dr. Megan Romano for her role in creating PFAS Guidance for NH Clinicians
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals used in a wide variety of consumer products and industrial applications. They are increasingly common drinking water contaminants and have been linked to a range of health issues. Dr. Megan Romano, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, worked with Laurie Rardin, […]
Congratulations, Gyeyoon and Yuting!
SPER Poster Presentations: Last week Gyeyoon Yim and Yuting Wang, presented posters at the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER). Gyeyoon received first place in the poster competition. Words from Gyeyoon: “I was glad sharing our findings on the joint associations of metal mixture exposures with lipid levels […]
Rena Shi presents at Wetterhahn Science Symposium
Rena Shi, is an undergraduate student, D’26, and is mentored by Dr. Jennifer L Meijer. Rena recently presented at the Wetterhahn Science Symposium on 5/24/23. Rena’s preliminary work found that approximately half of women in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort gained more weight during pregnancy than the Institute of Medicine […]
Epidemiology Anti-Racism Committee Hosts Pride Month Book Club
The Department of Epidemiology Anti-Racism Committee will host their Spring Book Club Discussion on Weds, 5/24/23, from 10:30 – 11:30 am in a hybrid format. The in-person location will be at the Dartmouth-Health Campus. You can also join remotely on Zoom. The Spring discussion will focus on the first half […]
Congratulations, Dr. Jeremiah Brown!
Epidemiology faculty take the lead on new international guidelines from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and the AmSECT Society of Cardiovascular Perfusionists. Dr. Jeremiah Brown is the first author of three new publications. 1 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/American Society of Extracorporeal […]
Congratulations to Elizabeth Anderson
Congratulations to Elizabeth Anderson for passing her Oral Qualifying Exam! She is now a PhD candidate and will proceed with her dissertation work regarding maternal cardiometabolic health during pregnancy and placental structure function and adaptation. She is co-mentored by Dr. Caitlin Howe and Dr. Joshua Levy.
Notice of Award, COBRE Phase 3
The Department of Epidemiology is thrilled to announce our NIH NIGMS IDeA Center for Molecular Epidemiology has been funded for another five years as a Phase 3 Center. “Phase 3 awards support maintaining research cores developed during Phases 1 and 2 to sustain a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment with pilot project […]
Congratulations to the recent recipients of the Department Travel Award
Congratulations to the recent recipients of the Department Travel Award. Dr. Hugo Pomares-Millan will be traveling to Rockefeller University in NYC, New York, where he will attend a highly competitive course in Advanced Gene Mapping. This course will advance his epidemiologic cancer research in the area of genome-wide gene-environment interaction […]