Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Dimethyl Selenide-containing Aerosols Alter Transcription of Human Lung Cells


ETOX students Sabbir Ahmed and Jin Chen, Professors Tara Nordgren, Ying-Hsuan and Roya Bahreini and their collaborators recently published the results of their research on the transcriptional effects of dimethyl selenide-containing aerosols and their effects on the mRNA of human airway epithelial cells.  In addition, they characterized the chemical composition of secondary organic aerosols formed from the oxidation of dimethyl selenide by hydroxyl radicals and ozone in controlled chamber experiments.  Their results were published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology and have recently been highlighted in UCR News.  Our congratulations to these students and faculty for the recognition that their research is receiving.  [I saw reference to it in one of the news emails that I received this morning.  The illustration above is from their article in EST.]

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