Esther Omaiye, an ETOX alumna currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prue Talbot, an ETOX faculty member, has been awarded a three-year grant from the University of California’s Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) to investigate how ratios of solvents and chemical mixtures in e-cigarettes influence their in vitro toxicity. As described in an Inside UCR news article about the award, Dr. Omaiye indicates that “As a postdoctoral researcher, I want to understand how certain combinations of these chemicals influence the toxicity of the aerosols generated from e-cigarettes.... Performing the experiments in controlled lab settings will help provide data supporting the regulations of e-cigarette chemical constituents concerning their use and health effects. I am very excited about the opportunity TRDRP has given me.” Our congratulations to Ester for receiving this nice award.
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