Translational Research Support Core
Supports researchers by providing access to the latest and most robust understanding of chemical exposures and health effects

The Translational Research Support Core (TRSC, previously the Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core) is at the forefront of environmental health research and innovation, providing comprehensive services that support every stage of the research pipeline. The EaRTH Center TRSC facilitates investigator research from initiation through analysis to dissemination and provides critical research infrastructure, technical guidance and translation in population sciences for researchers.

 

Study Design & Implementation
  • Grant application advice and review
  • Regulatory assistance: IRB review, including sIRB guidance, material transfer agreements
  • Study population, recruitment guidance, and sample size advice
  • Adding chemical exposures and social stressors to data collection (e.g. survey design)
  • EH and chemical data management (database creation and QA)
  • Wildfire research strategies & expertise
Analytics
  • Biostatistical analysis (evaluating multiple chemical exposures/mixtures)
  • High dimensional data analysis
  • Omics integration
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) - geocoding and geographical attribute data enriched for environmental attributes
Chemical Selection, Measurement, & Model Systems
  • Guidance on chemical selection for human and lab science research
  • Access to biobank of human specimens for measuring chemicals and biomarkers of interest
  • Model systems and interpretation of results
Scientific Translation & Communication
  • Communication strategies for sharing research findings, including media training, press releases, blogs, infographics, visual abstracts
  • Materials translation (Spanish language translation, literacy level evaluation & translation)
  • Cumulative and individual-level results reporting to research participants and communities of interest
Survey Library

Curated survey library for data collection on chemical exposures and social stressors.

Personal Factors

  • Demographics/residential history
  • Personal/familial medical history

Chemical Exposures

  • Occupational/household/dietary exposures
  • Personal care product use
  • Substance use

Social Stressors

  • Language and acculturation
  • Racism and discrimination
  • Food security
  • Neighborhood stress
  • Sleep dysfunction

TRSC Consultants

 

Peggy Reynolds, PhD (TRSC Co-Director)

Grant application guidance, study design; Geographic Information Systems; chemical and social stressors

 

Erin DeMicco, MPH (TRSC Co-Director)   

Grant application guidance, IRB, study design; recruitment, exposures surveys, data sharing and biobank

 

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH (EaRTH Director)     

Grant application guidance, study design; chemical selection and measurement; exposures assessment; research translation; liaison to other collaborators

 

Amy Padula, PhD             

Wildfire smoke exposures and study design

 

John Boscardin, PhD       

Analysis of high-dimensional data, statistical methods for assessing cumulative chemical and stressor exposures, “omics” integration

 

Lynn Harvey      

Data management and data tools

 

June-Soo Park, PhD        

Chemical selection and measurement, Bioassay Facility Core liaison

 

Diana Laird, PhD (PPP Director; EaRTH Deputy Director) 

Mouse genetic models, developmental biology expertise and advice; Pilot Project Program liaison

 

Jennifer Fung, PhD (BFC Director)            

High-throughput screening approaches; chemical selection and toxicity evaluation; in vitro assays; Bioassay Facility Core liaison

 

Joshua Robinson, PhD    

Chemical selection and measurement; in vitro assays; Bioassay Facility Core liaison

 

Rashmi Joglekar, PhD (CEC Director)        

Research translation; communication with target audiences (health care learners/professionals/policymakers)

 

James Nolan, MPH (CEC Associate Director)          T

Research translation; communication with target audiences (health care learners/professionals/policymakers)

 

Susan Lamontagne & Anne Sausser         

Communication strategies, data visualization

 

UCSF DREAM Lab

Geographic Information Systems, UCSF Health Atlas, air pollution, neighborhood attributes

 

 

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