Our research focuses on the development and application of exposure-associated multi-omics assessment methods to characterize environmental and occupational exposures for health studies. We investigate toxic exposures in environmental settings, combining industrial hygiene principles with multi-omics approaches including genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics.
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Jooyeon Hwang, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Deputy Director of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. As a Principal Investigator, she has secured federal research funding from sources such as the CDC and the NIH. Her research focuses on evaluating the relationships between occupational and environmental exposures to specific contaminants and adverse health effects in several different sectors, including public safety (firefighting and the military), construction, agriculture, and mining.
Spencer received his B.S. in Forestry with a minor in Spatial Science from SFASU in Nacogdoches, Texas. Spencer has IH experience with an environmental consulting company in northwest Houston. His research interests include environmental toxins, pesticide persistence, and bio-safety laboratory sterilization techniques for prions.
Youngjin is a first-year MPH student in Industrial Hygiene at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. Youngjin graduated with honors from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences. Youngjin has prior research experience in Health Disparities and is interested in Industrial Hygiene research.
Ann received her B.A in Health and Society from UT Austin. Her research experience includes the evaluation of environmental allergen interactions in youth, housing prioritization programs for homeless populations, and infectious disease. Her research interests are in chronic effects of environmental allergens and childhood nutrition.
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