The MIT Superfund Research Program: Studies on Cleaning Up Genes and the Environment
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Engleward_Kay.pdf
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Author(s)
Key, Jennifer Elizabeth
Engelward, Bevin P
Date Issued
February 2020
Journal
Scientia
Publisher
Science Diffusion Ltd
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Final published version
Abstract
In the United States, there are thousands of industrial sites contaminated by the irresponsible disposal of chemical waste. The higher than expected frequency of cancer cases near these sites has caused alarm, since many of the chemical contaminants found at these sites have been linked to the development of long-term health problems, including cancer. As leaders of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Superfund Research Program, Dr Jennifer Kay (Research Scientist and Research Translation Director) and Professor Bevin Page Engelward (Program Director) are using their expertise to investigate the genetic factors that influence susceptibility to adverse health outcomes following exposure to environmental chemicals.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.33548/scientia480
