Professor Talbot's Research also Highlighted

Two different areas of the research of Professor Prue Talbot, professor of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology and Environmental Toxicology faculty member, have been highlighted in UCR News online.  One describes how electronic cigarette components are able to damage neural stem cells.  The first author is Atena Zahedi who recently completed her PhD in Bioengineering.  Ester Omaiye, a current ETOX graduate student also contributed to the work.  More information on the study with a link to the article can be found here. 

The second highlighted article describes how exposure to third-hand smoke can change the gene expression in nasal epithelial cells of humans.  The first author was Giovanna Pozuelos, a CMDB graduate student. Professor Dave Volz, another Environmental Toxicology faculty member, also helped with the research.  More information with a link to the original article can be found here.