Lab News and Updates
November 2024 Daniel Ehrheart, 1st year graduate student in Pharmacology, completed his first rotation in our laboratory. Dayton McGrail, also 1st year in Pharmacology, started her rotation in our laboratory. Our latest lab publication is titled: "Nonylphenol and cetyl alcohol polyethoxylates disrupt thyroid hormone receptor signaling to disrupt metabolic health" and was published in Endocrinology! Great work by our postdoc, Dr. Roxanne Bérubé! Another lab publication led by Dr. Roxanne Bérubé has been pre-printed and submitted for peer review. See pre-print of "Effects of organic and inorganic contaminants and their mixtures on metabolic health and gene expression in developmentally exposed zebrafish" here. October 2024 Samantha Heldman received a first place platform presentation at the Annual Meeting for the Michigan Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. Brooklynn Murray received third place poster presentation as well! More than 100 Michigan toxicologists attended the regional chapter meeting, held at NSF in Ann Arbor, Michigan! September 2024 Our latest lab publication is titled "In vitro endocrine and cardiometabolic toxicity associated with artificial turf materials" and was published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology! This was led by our PhD student, Kyle Siegel! | See EHN summary here. Our latest collaborative lab publication, titled "Evidence for widespread human exposure to food contact chemicals", was published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology! News coverage: Washington Post | CNN | Yahoo News July 2024 Our latest lab publication is titled "Evidence for Reproductive Health Effects Following Exposures to Hydraulic Fracturing Chemical Mixtures" and was published in Reproduction! This was a collaborative effort led by our PhD student, Kyle Siegel, in collaboration with the Caron-Beaudoin Lab! PhD student Kyle Siegel has passed his prospectus! He will now focus on publications and completing his dissertation research. Postdoc Roxanne Bérubé won first place Postdoc Presentation at the Pharmacology Department 50th Anniversary Event (& a $1000 prize!). May 2024 Our latest lab publication is titled "Molecular Assessment of Proadipogenic Effects for Common-Use Contraceptives and their Mixtures" and was published in Endocrinology! This was fantastic research done by first lab member, Tiffany Chiang! April 2024 Samantha Heldman advanced to finals at the Midwest Regional 3MT Competition, a fantastic showing! March 2024 Kassotis Lab will be traveling to SOT with 6! We'll have two talks (Wednesday AM) and three posters (2 lunch-time on Wednesday and one Thursday morning). Come chat with us! February 2024 Lots of laboratory awards to celebrate!
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