On Friday, June 21st, former undergrad scholar and trainee Morgan Hines gave a presentation at this year’s Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium (BSMCS) hosted at Boston University. This regional conference aims to allow researchers, students, and clinicians from the greater Read More …
Category: CRECE Team
PROTECT, CRECE, & ECHO Researchers held meeting at University of Michigan
On July 10th-11th PROTECT, CRECE, and ECHO researchers from Northeastern University, University of Michigan, and University of Puerto Rico came together to discuss research progress and protocol harmonization across the three projects. The meeting was held at the University of Michigan where researchers discussed the Puerto Rican Read More …
Trainee Spotlight: Morgan Hines
Morgan Hines is a 5th year Biology & English Student from Louisville, Kentucky and a member of both the University Scholars & Honors Programs. Morgan’s first position as a ROUTES scholar was within the Speech and Neurodevelopment Lab (SNL) of Read More …
CRECE Participates in Annual Children’s Environmental Health Centers Meeting
On October 22-23, 2018, CRECE researchers participated in the annual NIEHS/EPA Children’s Environmental Health Centers (CEHC) Meeting in Research Triangle Park, NC. As part of this year’s focus on translational research outcomes, Dr. José Cordero presented on CRECE’s research, including Read More …
Elevated Levels of Triclocarban Associated with Soap Use in Puerto Rico
Recent analysis from the CRECE Center, which draws on the PROTECT cohort to study effects of in-utero exposure on child development, reveals strong correlations between the use of specific bar soap brands and urinary triclocarban levels. Triclocarban has historically been Read More …
Welton granted NIEHS Award to Study Impacts of Traumatic Experiences & Prolonged Recovery due to Hurricane Maria on Preterm Birth Outcomes
Michael Welton is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow & Teaching Associate in the College of Public Health at University of Georgia. Welton works with the Human Subjects & Sampling Core within PROTECT as well as the Human Subjects Core in CRECE, and Read More …
One Year Later, CRECE and PROTECT Researchers Investigate the Health Impacts of Hurricane Maria
One year ago, on September 20th, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane and proceeded cross the island from the southeast to the northwest, leaving devastation in its wake. In the weeks and months Read More …
Watkins Receives NIEHS Award to Study Impacts of Hurricane-related Exposure and Stress on Pregnancy Outcomes and Child Development in Puerto Rico
Dr. Deborah Watkins, a researcher for both CRECE’s Project 3 and PROTECT’s Project 1, has been awarded a grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to study the impacts Hurricane Maria has had on pregnant women, pregnancy outcomes, and Read More …
CRECE Holds Annual Retreat in Boston, MA
On April 6th, 2018, CRECE researchers, staff, and scientific advisory board members from across mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico gathered in Boston, MA for the CRECE Annual Retreat. The event was held at the Colonnade Hotel and featured presentations sharing team progress from Read More …
Zimmerman Receives NIH Award under ECHO to Integrate Non-Nutritive Suck and Eye Tracking as markers of Neurodevelopment
Dr. Emily Zimmerman, Project 1 Co-Investigator and the Early Career Investigator for the center, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) subcontract to expand her work with Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), a national study which Read More …