2009 Fellowship Announcement

The annual competition for Risk Science Fellowships provides summer stipend support for students from the School of Public Health (SPH). 
UMRSC fellowships enhance education and training in the environmental risk sciences and prepare public health students to pursue careers in the field of risk analysis. These awards are made possible through generous support to the Risk Science Fellowship Fund.

Applications were received from students in the departments of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences (EHS), and Health Behavior and Education (HBHE). The 2009 UMRSC summer fellows are:


Myriam Afeiche, EHS adviser Howard Hu, PI Karen E. Peterson, project: 
The Impact of Pre- and Post-natal Lead Exposure on Sexual Maturation (PDF)

 

 

Danielle Robling, HBHE adviser Cathleen Connell, project:
Driving Reduction and Cessation Among Older Drivers: Risk to Health Status?  (PDF)

 

 

Yi Wang, EHS adviser Al Franzblau, project:
The Influence of Genetic Polymorphism on Low Levels of Mercury Neurotoxicity in a MDA Cohort (PDF)

 

 

Kai Zhang, EHS adviser Stuart Batterman, project:
Exposures and Health Risks from Traffic: Impacts on Commuters and Near Road Communities (PDF)



The next fellowship request for applications will be available in October 2009.