PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products, known for their persistence in the environment and human body. Many of our Center's researchers focus on PFAS because of growing concerns about their links to serious health effects, including cancer, immune system suppression, and developmental issues. By studying PFAS, we aim to better understand their impact on public health and support efforts to reduce exposure, especially in vulnerable communities.

 

EaRTH-funded projects related to PFAS:

Environmental Chemical Exposures and Liver Developmental Toxicity

Aras Mattis, MD, PhD

Study in progress

Screen for Environmental Toxins That Affect Reproductive Health

Todd Nystul, PhD

Study in progress

 

Multi-Pollutant Profiles of Hormonally Mediated Cancers and Endogenous Hormones in Men and Women

Max Aung, PhD, MPH

Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Among Mexican American Families Living in the Salinas Valley, California

Ana Mora-Wyrobek, MD, PhD

Study in progress

Evaluating the Prenatal Exposome

Dimitri Abrahamsson, PhD

Investigating the Role of Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances in Diglyceride Acyltransferase Inhibition and Lipid Metabolic Dysfunction

Josh Robinson, PhD

Study in progress

PFAS Assay Comparability Project

June-Soo Park, PhD