Presented By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center
Exploring Early Origins of Cognitive Decline: The St. Louis Baby Teeth Study
Environmental Research Seminar, presented by Marc Weisskopf, PhD, ScD (Harvard Univ. T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Please join us in-person for a seminar highlighting environmental research. Marc Weisskopf's research interests mostly come from his background in neurobiology. He is interested in how environmental factors affect the nervous system, as well as the epidemiology of neurologic disorders. Current areas of his work include how environmental exposures relate to:
* Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
* Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
* Mental health
* Cognitive function/Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
* Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Some examples of his current work include exploring how exposure to toxicants (e.g., lead, manganese, and air pollution) affect cognitive function and psychiatric symptoms; how air pollution and other toxicants relate to autism spectrum disorder (ASD); and how toxicant exposures like formaldehyde and lead relate to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, he has a large study in Israel and Denmark to explore the relationship of currently used medications to ALS. He is also very interested in issues of epidemiological methods and causal inferences as they relate to his work.
* Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
* Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
* Mental health
* Cognitive function/Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
* Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Some examples of his current work include exploring how exposure to toxicants (e.g., lead, manganese, and air pollution) affect cognitive function and psychiatric symptoms; how air pollution and other toxicants relate to autism spectrum disorder (ASD); and how toxicant exposures like formaldehyde and lead relate to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In addition, he has a large study in Israel and Denmark to explore the relationship of currently used medications to ALS. He is also very interested in issues of epidemiological methods and causal inferences as they relate to his work.
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