WSLH Research Support Center

Experts in WSLH Research

 

    • Specialty Areas
      • Radioanalytical chemistry
      • Impact of naturally occurring radionuclides on radiochemical testing protocols
      • Development of mathematical models pertaining to radiochemical and nuclear measurements
    • Specialty Areas
      • Application of molecular technology in  newborn screening
      • DNA-based and MS/MS screening for genetic metabolic disorders in newborns
      • Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
      • Public health genetics
  • Steven Geis, M.S.
    • Specialty Areas
      • Environmental Organic Chemistry
      • Endocrine Disruptors
      • Whole Effluent Toxicity Tests
      • Sediment Toxicity Tests
      • Algal Toxins 
  • Patrick Gorski, Ph.D.
    • Specialty Areas
      • Bioavailability and bioaccumulation of mercury and other trace metals
      • Application of stable isotopes to enviromental research
      • Method development of trace metals analysis and application to biological (clinical or environmental) or ecological questions
      • Fate and transport of toxic contaminants
      • Chemical and biological limnology    
  • Jocelyn Hemming, Ph.D.
    • Specialty Areas
      • Development of methods to monitor effluents, surface waters and drinking waters for endocrine disrupting compounds 
      • Exploring the significance of exposure to endocrine modulating compounds to public and ecosystem health 
      • Assessment of trace metal bioavailability and uptake by aquatic organisms
      • Determining the toxicity of atmospheric particulates to aquatic organisms
      • Using tools of biomonitoring to assess environmental health
  • Susan Hill, M.S.
    • Specialty Areas
      • Laboratory quality control
      • Environmental chemistry 
      • Ultra-clean chemistry technologies for mercury and metals at sub-nanogram/liter levels
      • Analytical chemistry of inorganic pollutants
      • Chemical analytical instrumentation
  • Rebecca Hoffman, M.S.
    • Specialty Areas
      • Flow cytometry 
      • Environmental pathogen detection and viability determination
      • Development and improvement of pathogen detection methods
      • Pathogen inactivation studies
      • Cryptosporidium, Giardia, microsporidia, enteropathogenic E. coli, and mycobacteria
    • Specialty Areas
      • Clinical Genetics Diagnostics
      • Genetic causes of mental retardation
      • Molecular origins of recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities in cancer
    • Specialty Areas
      • Microbial Source Tracking for drinking water, wastewater, biosolids and agricultural waste
      • Development of molecular testing methods for microbial source tracking
      • Evaluation of alternative indicators of pathogenic viruses in water
      • Correlation among environmental indicator organisms, pathogens, levels and risk
      • Biosolids beneficial reuse, safety and risk assessment
    • Specialty Areas
      • Air chemistry
      • Environmental analysis
      • Air quality modeling
      • Measurement of atmospheric pollutants
      • Measurement of air pollution source emissions
      • Aerosol dynamics
      • Development of air pollution control strategies
    • Specialty Areas
      • Trace element biogeochemistry of rivers and associated watersheds
      • Nutrient and trace element cycles in inland and Great Lakes
      • Colloid mediated processes in surface and groundwaters
      • Biogeochemistry and cycling of aquatic particulates
      • Analytical chemistry and speciation of metals at ultra-trace levels
    • Specialty Areas
      • Trace element determination in clinical specimens
      • Clinical laboratory external quality assessment
      • Role of the laboratory in emergency response
      • Point of care blood lead testing instrumentation

 

 

 

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