The polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) research of Professor Maggie Curras-Collazo and her current and former Neuroscience graduate students, Elena Kozlova and Matthew Valdez as well as former ETOX graduate student Gwendolyn Gonzalez and others, was recently featured on the University of California's website as being one of the 10 Best Research Stories of 2021. As described in the UC website, the "research team led by UC Riverside scientists found that when female mice exposed to PBDEs pass on these chemicals to their developing offspring, the female offspring show traits similar to autism spectrum disorders. In addition to shedding light on a potential cause of autism, the study signals the importance of toxicology studies so that chemicals like PBDEs can be investigated before they are commercially released." Additional information on their research can be found on the UC Riverside News Site. Our congratulations to Maggie, Elena, Matt, Gwendolyn and their collaborators for this nice recognition of their work and for demonstrating the role of toxicology in identifying adverse effects of environmental chemicals.
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