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Superfund Researchers Brown and Schaider collaborate on award-winning publication in the Journal Of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology

By Alessandra Bryant | Published: August 27, 2020

PROTECT’s Phil Brown and STEEP‘s/Silent Spring Institute’s Laurel Schaider collaborated with other authors to write the recent publication “PFAS Drinking Water Guideline Levels: The Role of Scientific Uncertainty, Risk Assessment Decisions, and Social Factors,” in the Journal Of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology. This article has been selected to receive the 2020 ISES (International Society of […]

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Huerta-Montañez elected to Executive Committee of the Council on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics

By Alessandra Bryant | Published: June 25, 2020

Earlier this month, PROTECT, ECHO, & CRECE pediatrician and scientist Gredia Huerta-Montañez was elected to the National Executive Committee of the Council on Environmental Health (COEH) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Gredia currently serves as the Vice President of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and will continue in […]

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PROTECT’s Phil Brown successfully hosts 2nd National Conference on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at Northeastern University

By Alessandra Bryant | Published: August 2, 2019

From June 10-12th, 2019, over 250 community activists, government officials, state legislators, scientists, journalists, lawyers, academics, and students all convened on the Northeastern University campus in Boston for the 2nd National Conference on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The purpose of the conference was to foster alliances across sectors (government, academics, NGOs, and community groups) to […]

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PROTECT’s Phil Brown presents at the Cambridge Science Festival

By Alessandra Bryant | Published: April 23, 2019

Phil Brown, Director of the Research Translation Core and Co-Director of the Community Engagement Core, joined with research translation core leaders Jennifer Kay (MIT SRP) and Wendy Heiger-Bernays (BU SRP) for a presentation at the annual Cambridge Science Festival (Please see presentation below). The Festival was established in 2007 and now includes 10 days of […]

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Brown featured in NIEHS “Grantee Highlights” Archive for work with PROTECT

By Elle Russell | Published: September 13, 2017

A National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) post titled, “Understanding Community Awareness and Actions on Environmental Health Issues,” highlights the work of Dr. Phil Brown, director of the Research Translation Core (RTC) and co-director of the Community Engagement Core (CEC) for PROTECT and co-director of the Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) of CRECE. The piece was […]

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Brown Leads Conference on Exposure and Health Issues Raised by PFASs

By Elle Russell | Published: August 24, 2017

On June 14th and 15th, 2017, Dr. Phil Brown, director of the Community Engagement Core (CEC) and the Research Translation Core (RTC) for PROTECT and co-director of the Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) of CRECE, took part in leading a conference titled “Highly Fluorinated Compounds – Social and Scientific Discovery.” The goal of the […]

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PROTECT and CRECE Members Conduct Training and Survey at Environmental Health Symposium for Speech-Language Pathologists

By Elle Russell | Published: September 29, 2016

On Saturday, September 24th, PROTECT and CRECE leaders Dr. Emily Zimmerman and Dr. Phil Brown presented at the Early Intervention Speech-Language Pathologist Continuing Education Symposium. The event was held at Northeastern University and was attended by more than fifty speech-language pathologists and students. At this symposium, Dr. Zimmerman and Dr. Brown also surveyed those in […]

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Dr. Huerta-Montañez Meets with CDC to Discuss Zika

By Ljiljana Rajic | Published: July 5, 2016

On June 11, Dr. Gredia Huerta-Montañez met with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during his visit to Puerto Rico. The meeting was attended by Dr. Stephen Waterman (Chief of the CDC’s Dengue Branch), Dr. Francisco Alvarado-Ramy (Senior CDC Official for the Zika Response in Puerto Rico), […]

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PROTECT and CRECE Release New Reproductive Health Bulletin for Healthcare Professionals

By Ljiljana Rajic | Published: April 1, 2016

PROTECT Project 1 and Research Translation Core along with the CRECE Community Outreach Core have collaborated to produce a Reproductive Health and the Environment Bulletin, which presents up-to-date research about environmental exposures and preterm birth. With over 100 studies referenced, the Bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of research on health outcomes associated with exposure to […]

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Phil Brown Wins NIEHS Training Grant for Transdisciplinary Training at the Intersection of Environmental Health and Social Science

By Ljiljana Rajic | Published: July 13, 2015

Dr. Phil Brown, Director of the Research Translation Core and Co-Director of the Community Engagement Core, has received a highly competitive T32 training grant from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for Transdisciplinary Training at the Intersection of Environmental Health and Social Science. The program is co-directed by Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute and Silent […]

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Landmark Conference on Social Science-Environmental Health Collaborations

By Ljiljana Rajic | Published: June 10, 2015

On May 21-22, 2015, the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI), in partnership with the Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) and Silent Spring Institute hosted the first ever Social Science-Environmental Health Interdisciplinary Collaborations Conference at Northeastern University. This two-day conference brought together approximately 100 scholars, government agency professionals, community organizers, and […]

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Phil Brown Wins NSF Grant to Study Perfluorinated Chemicals

By Ljiljana Rajic | Published: May 11, 2015

Phil Brown, Director of the Research Translation Core and Co-Director of the Community Engagement Core, has received a $343,163 grant from the National Science Foundation to study  “Perfluorinated Chemicals: The Social Discovery of a Class of Emerging Contaminants.” His project investigates the social discovery, scientific controversies, and regulatory issues of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), which are […]

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PROTECT RTC-CEC Leader Phil Brown Receives Prestigious ASA Practice and Outreach Award

By Ljiljana Rajic | Published: April 29, 2015

PROTECT is proud to announce that Dr. Phil Brown, sociologist and environmental justice advocate and PROTECT Community Engagement and Research Translation Core leader, will be the 2015 recipient of the American Sociological Association’s Environment and Technology Section’s Practice and Outreach Award. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Brown has worked with community groups, environmental justice […]

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PROTECT researcher Gu talks toxicogenomics at Harvard School of Public Health

By protect | Published: February 5, 2015

On January 23rd, Professor April Gu, Project 5 investigator, gave a talk to an audience from clinical and environmental disciplines at the Harvard School of Public Health entitled, “Develop a Quantitative Toxicogenomics Technology Platform For Toxicity Assessment and Water Quality Monitoring.” During her presentation on her work in PROTECT, Professor Gu described the concept and […]

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Over 60 attend 5th annual PROTECT retreat in Dorado, Puerto Rico

By protect | Published: January 23, 2015

On January 16th and 17th, PROTECT researchers, trainees, administrators, advisers, colleagues and guests gathered at the Embassy Suites Dorado del Mar in Dorado, Puerto Rico for the 5th annual PROTECT retreat to discuss research progress. This year’s theme focused on celebrating trainee achievements; over 20 trainees from across the five participating universities were in attendance. […]

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Prof. Phil Brown appointed to NIEHS Council

By protect | Published: January 15, 2015

Professor Phil Brown, Research Translation Core Leader and Community Engagement Core Co-Leader, has been appointed to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council through 2018. The NAEHSC is a Congressionally mandated body that advises the secretary of HHS, the director of NIH, and the director of the NIEHS on matters relating to the direction of research, […]

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