Affinity Group V: Exposure Science Affinity Group (ES)
Affinity Group Leader: Reto Gieré, PhD
Group Description
Aim: The affinity group in Exposure Science develops and uses data-gathering tools to measure changes in the external and internal environment that affect human health. It identifies pathways of human exposure and embraces “community exposomics” by conducting chemical analysis and environmental monitoring of water, air, and soil; cartographic modeling using GIS tools; and deploying biosensors and wearables in the field. It works closely with the Community Engagement Core. Members of the affinity group also pursue the development of new biosensors; the identification of biomarkers of exposure and effect (using the Translational Biomarker Core); the integration of exposomic data with other “omics” data (using the Exposure Biology Informatics Core); and the conduct of environmental epidemiology studies with links to Population Sciences Services of the Integrative Health Sciences Facility Core.
Members, Adjunct Members, and Affiliates associated with the Affinity Group are as follows:
Environmental Monitoring
Peter DeCarlo – Adjunct Member
Research Interest:AMS and Atmospheric Pollution
Research Interest: Health Effects of Atmospheric Particles
Douglas Jerolmack
Research Interest: Fate and Transport of Asbestos
Cartographic Mapping and GIS Tools
Krista Heinlen, Consultant
Research Interest: GIS Research Analyst
Amy Hillier – Consultant
Research Interest: City and Regional Planning
Wei-Ting Hwang
Research Interest: Cluster Analysis
Dana Tomlin – Consultant
Research Interest: ArcGIS
Douglas Wiebe
Research Interest: Cartographic Modeling
Biosensors and Wearables
Blanca Himes
Research Interest: Particulate matter and air pollution detection with biosensors
A.T. Charlie Johnson
Research Interest: Graphene-aptamer chemosensors for water contaminants
Research Interest: Spatial-temporal relationship on asthma risk using wearables
Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect
Ian A. Blair
Research Interest: LC-MS/MS for biomarkers of exposure and effect
Clementina Mesaros
Research Interest: LC-MS/MS small molecule biomarkers, proteomes and metabolomes
Trevor Penning
Research Interest: LC-MS/MS androgen, PAH and Nitro-PAH metabolomes and carcinogen-DNA adducts
Nathaniel Snyder – Adjunct Member
Research Interest: Biomarkers of exposure and neurodevelopment disorders
Environmental Epidemiology
Ted Emmett
Research Interest: PFOA/PFOS
Research Interest: Lead and Externalizing Behavior
Research Interest: Lung cancer in smokers and never smokers
Exposure Biology Informatics
Mary Regina Boland –Affiliate Member
Research Interest: Prenatal/perinatal Development and Environmental Exposures
Jason Moore
Research Interest: Informatics
Research Interest: Environmental Exposures and Biliary Atresia
For more information or to request services, email giere@sas.upenn.edu.
