جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Vanessa Srebnyمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Environmental Toxicology
• Chemical Risk Assessment
• Biodegradable Materials
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Vanessa Srebny is a Researcher in the Department of Cell Toxicology at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), part of the Chemicals in the Environment research unit. She holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Heidelberg (2014–2017) and an M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Lund University. Her work focuses on developing novel hazard indicators (CTE and PTE) for chemical risk assessment under the Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) initiative. She also contributes to the Helmholtz Platform SynCom, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue between industry, regulators, and researchers. Her research includes a comparative toxicity study of Bisphenol A alternatives and advancing machine learning tools like MLinvitroTox for chemical hazard prioritization. Previous roles include internships at Nestlé Institute of Packaging (developing enzymatic recycling methods) and the Food Packaging Forum Foundation (science communication). She actively participates in international conferences such as SETAC Europe, presenting advancements in New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and chemical exposome research.

Bernadette Medererمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Environmental Toxicology
• Ecotoxicology
• Risk Assessment
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bernadette Mederer is a Researcher at the Department of Cell Toxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig. She joined the department in June 2024, focusing on environmental pollutants and their ecological impacts. Her work integrates machine learning and advanced bioassay technologies to address chemical regulation challenges. Education: Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography (2017-2020), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Master’s in Ecotoxicology (2020-2023), Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) Research Interests: Bernadette specializes in risk assessment of environmental pollutants, applying machine learning (e.g., random forest algorithms) to predict ecological impacts on aquatic organisms. Her doctoral research, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation’s Sinergia Project, evaluates antioxidant toxicity using high-throughput in-vitro bioassays to refine the European chemical regulation (REACH). Key areas include oxidative stress, genotoxicity, and adaptive stress responses. Projects & Collaborations: She contributed to the EU-funded POLYRAS project (Interreg) on sustainable aquaculture systems and the MLinvitroTox tool development at Eawag. Her work bridges ecological modeling, toxicology, and regulatory science. Presentations: Presented research at SETAC Europe 2025 in Vienna, focusing on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and chemical exposome assessments. Labs/Teams: Part of the Cell Toxicology Team at UFZ and previously the Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station (EERES) at RPTU.

Elena Hommelمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Environmental Chemistry
• Toxicology
• Environmental Health
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Elena Hommel is a Researcher at the Department of Cell Toxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) since August 2023. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Chemistry and Conservation Biology from the University of Koblenz-Landau and a Master's degree in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Bayreuth, with an Erasmus exchange at Stockholm University. Her research focuses on evaluating environmental and human health impacts of chemical mixtures using high-throughput in-vitro bioassays, chemical analytics, and human biomonitoring. Key topics include endocrine disruption, immunomodulation, and the development of exposure biomarkers. She contributes to the ENDOMIX project investigating immune system effects of chemical mixtures. At the 2025 SETAC Europe conference in Vienna, she presented work on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and chemical exposome assessment with her team. Collaborations include improving in vitro toxicity prediction models for MLinvitroTox, a tool developed at Eawag. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D., with research involving placenta and blood sample screening for mixture components. No formal advisees or scientific awards are mentioned.

Fred Wrightمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Bioinformatics
• Statistical Genetics
• Likelihood-based Inference
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Fred Wright is the Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor and Director of the Bioinformatics Research Center at North Carolina State University's Department of Statistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Chicago (1994). His research focuses on bioinformatics, statistical genetics, and likelihood-based inference, with applications in toxicology, genomics, and computational biology. He leads efforts to integrate multi-omics data for environmental and health risk assessment, particularly in studying genetic modifiers of diseases like cystic fibrosis and evaluating chemical hazards using new approach methodologies (NAMs). His work bridges statistical theory and applied problems in precision medicine and regulatory science. He is affiliated with the NC State University campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Key research areas include population-based toxicity screening, gene expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis, and the development of computational tools for big data integration (e.g., ToxPi software). His projects often involve collaborations with institutions like the Texas A&M Superfund Research Program and the Collaborative Cross mouse population studies. Recent work emphasizes leveraging human in vitro models and machine learning to advance regulatory toxicology and reduce reliance on animal testing. Dr. Wright's contributions span statistical methodology, environmental health, and genetic epidemiology. He has advised numerous graduate students and postdocs, though specific names are not listed in the provided texts. His grants and funding focus on advancing computational frameworks for chemical risk assessment and understanding genetic contributions to complex diseases.

Scott W. Campbellمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• New and Emerging Media
• Mobile Communications
• Social Networking
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Scott W. Campbell is the Constance F. and Arnold C. Pohs Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Michigan. He holds affiliations with the Nam Center for Korean Studies and is listed as NCKS Faculty. His research explores the social implications of new media, particularly mobile telephony, focusing on how communication patterns intersect with private/public spheres like social networking and civic engagement. He employs comparative methods to analyze media's role across societies. Education: PhD in Telecommunications from the University of Kansas. Research Interests: New and emerging media, mobile communications, comparative media studies, and their societal impacts. His work bridges technological advancement with urban planning challenges, addressing sustainability and equitable development. Recent publications span urban planning frameworks, mobile app ethics, and complex systems modeling. Notable works include Green Cities, Growing Cities, Just Cities? and The Well-Tempered City . Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants and Advising: No specific grants or advisee names provided in texts. Active in academic leadership roles through the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Nam Center for Korean Studies, focusing on interdisciplinary research.

John Kenneth Colbourneمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Environmental Genomics
• Evolutionary Ecology
• Toxicology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

John Kenneth Colbourne serves as Professor and inaugural Chair of Environmental Genomics at the University of Birmingham's School of Biosciences, where he also directs the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ). He holds adjunct professorship at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory and maintains leadership roles in multiple international genomics consortia. His research program integrates evolutionary ecology, high-throughput biology, and environmental genomics to investigate gene-environment interactions using Daphnia as a model organism. Key research areas include molecular mechanisms of developmental plasticity, genomic signatures for environmental health protection, forecasting ecological threats through Daphnia egg bank genomics, and biostatistical methods for high-dimensional data analysis. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2024-2025) reveals a strong focus on environmental toxicology, with particular emphasis on chemical mixture effects, neurotoxicity mechanisms, and the development of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for chemical safety assessment. His work demonstrates consistent application of Daphnia and zebrafish models alongside multi-omics approaches. Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award Co-chair of 2012-13 Gordon Research Conference on Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Professor Colbourne actively collaborates with industry and advises government agencies on transforming environmental monitoring practices through molecular biology methods. He serves as Section-Editor for BMC Genomics, Founding Editor of Ecological and Environmental Genomics, and coordinates multiple BioMed Central publication series focused on Daphnia genomics. His leadership extends to founding roles in the Daphnia Genomics Consortium, Shanghai Consortium for Environmental Genomics and Toxicology, and several other international genome initiatives.

• Structural Inequality
• Health Disparities
• Population Health
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Ruth Zambrana is a Distinguished University Professor at the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, with a secondary appointment as Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine. She directs the Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Education: PhD, Sociology, Boston University (1977) MSW, University of Pennsylvania (1971) BA, Queens College of the City University of New York (1969) Her research applies an intersectional framework to structural inequities in population health and higher education, focusing on racial, ethnic, and gender disparities. Key areas include maternal/child health, socioeconomic determinants of well-being in underrepresented minorities, and systemic barriers in academic institutions. Her work bridges medical sociology, public health, and critical race theory to analyze life-course impacts of discrimination. Recent publications (2022-2024) emphasize health disparities in Latino communities, institutional challenges facing minority faculty, and data equity in reproductive health. Trends show consistent focus on structural determinants of inequity, with methodological diversity spanning qualitative studies, community interventions, and policy analysis. Awards and Honors: 2021-22: Distinguished Research Fellow, Latino Research Institute (UT Austin) 2021: APHA Lyndon Haviland Public Health Mentoring Award 2013: APHA Latino Caucus Founding Member Award for Vision and Leadership 2011: Julian Samora Distinguished Career Award (American Sociological Association) Elected to National Academy of Medicine

• Chemical Safety Assessment
• Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD)
• Toxicogenomics
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Angela Serra is a University Lecturer in the Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland. Her research bridges computer science and biomedicine, focusing on data integration, toxicogenomics, and Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) frameworks for chemical and nanomaterial safety assessment. Her primary research interests include chemical safety assessment , knowledge graphs in drug discovery , toxicogenomics , network toxicology , and computational modeling of adverse outcome pathways . She applies advanced data science and systems biology methods to develop innovative, non-animal approaches for evaluating chemical and nanomaterial risks. The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward integrated data frameworks , digital innovation in sustainability , and mechanistic modeling for regulatory science. Her work emphasizes the use of omics data, knowledge graphs, and AI-driven tools to support Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) principles in chemical and material innovation. Dr. Serra is actively involved in EU-funded research, currently serving as a Work Package Leader in the INSIGHT project under Horizon Europe. She contributes to major collaborative efforts such as the PINK and CompSafeNano projects, advancing digital and data-driven approaches in toxicology and sustainability. She has developed several software tools including Nextcast , BMDx , and MaNGA , supporting toxicogenomics analysis, benchmark dose modeling, and QSAR modeling. These tools are publicly available and contribute to open science in computational toxicology.

• Toxicology
• Drug Discovery
• Biological Markers
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ruth Roberts is a Professor of Drug Discovery at the University of Birmingham's Biosciences Healthcare Technologies Institute , with 28 research outputs and 2 major projects since 1997. Her work spans Toxicology , Drug Discovery , and Biological Markers , focusing on Precision Toxicology and Alternatives to Animal Testing . Active in Drug-Induced Liver Injury and Antibiotic Resistance research Co-Investigator for The Haworth Compound Collection (Wellcome Trust funded) Recipient of SOT Founders Award (2018) and Elected Vice President (2017) Her research integrates Computational Biology and Omics Technologies to develop New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Chemical Safety assessment, particularly in Neurotoxicology and Hepatotoxicity contexts. Current projects include the EU-funded PrecisionTox initiative (2021-2026) for Sentinel Species safety testing frameworks. Scientific awards include: 2018: SOT Founders Award 2017: Vice President (Society of Toxicology) 2017: Honorary Chair at Gordon Research Conference She has contributed to 15+ peer-reviewed publications since 2017, with recent work on Generative Adversarial Networks for Clinical Pathology and Protein Language Models for Antibiotic Resistance Gene identification.