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MEMCARE-SRC

Department of Environmental Health
NIH Superfund Research Centers

The Metals and Metal Mixtures, Cognitive Aging, Remediation and Exposure Sources (MEMCARE) Superfund Research Center aims to understand how metals and metal mixtures contribute to cognitive decline in older age and the biological mechanisms underlying these effects; and to develop new ways to detect and remove metal contaminants in drinking water sources. 

Location

677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Team

Our Center is a multidisciplinary team of investigators, trainees and research staff from nine institutions, led by our Center Director, Deputy Director, and Executive Committee, and guided by our External Advisory Board. 

Executive Committee
External Advisory Board
Project Teams
Core Teams

Quan Lu

Center Director
Quan Lu

Julie Zimmerman

Center Deputy Director
Julie Zimmerman

Executive Committee

David C. Christiani

Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics
David C. Christiani

Brent Coull

Professor of Biostatistics
Brent Coull

Takao Hensch

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Takao Hensch

Kathy James

Associate Professor of Climate & Human Health, Colorado School of Public Health
Kathy James

Tamarra James-Todd

Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology
Tamarra James-Todd

Susan Korrick

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health
Susan Korrick

Xihong Lin

Professor of Biostatistics
Xihong Lin

Quan Lu

Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology
Quan Lu

Christopher Muhich

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University
Christopher Muhich

Elsie M Sunderland

Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering in the Department of Environmental Health

Katherine Ellen von Stackelberg

Senior Research Scientist
Katherine Ellen von Stackelberg

Marc Weisskopf

Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Physiology
Marc Weisskopf

Paul Westerhoff

Regents Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University
Paul Westerhoff

Julie Zimmerman

Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Yale University
Julie Zimmerman

External Advisory Board

David Bennett

Robert C. Borwell Professor of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College

Celia Chen

Research Professor, Dartmouth College

Andrew Geller

ORD Executive Lead on Lead (Pb) and Environmental Justice Research, U.S. EPA

Laurel Schaider

Senior Scientist, Silent Spring Institute

Kim Tieu

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University

Sacoby Wilson

Professor, Global, Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Project Teams

Marc Weisskopf

Project Leader
Marc Weisskopf

David C. Christiani

Project Leader
David C. Christiani

Felicita Bidlack

Co-Investigator

Laura Germine

Co-Investigator

Brian Jackson

Co-Investigator

Joe Mangano

Co-Investigator

Tracy Pushon

Co-Investigator

Jeff Adams

Project Coordinator

Kaleigh McAlaine

Research Assistant

Li Su

Research Staff

Trainees

  • Justin Farmer
  • Hannah Guard
  • Ruby Hickman
  • Michael Leung
  • Joyce Lin
  • Marwa Osman
  • Ian Tang
  • Xinye Qiu

Quan Lu

Project Leader
Quan Lu

Takao Hensch

Project Co-Investigator
takao hensch

Zunwei Chen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Project Trainee

Nathaniel Hodgson

Research Fellow, Project Trainee

Charlotte Wirth

Doctoral Student, Project Trainee

Zhi Qiao

Research Fellow, Project Trainee

Elsie M Sunderland

Project 3 Leader
Elsie Sunderland

Francine Laden

Project 3 Co-Investigator
Francine Laden

Julie Zimmerman

Project 4 Leader
Julie Zimmerman

Christopher Muhich

Project 4 Co-Investigator
Christopher Muhich

Paul Westerhoff

Project 4 Co-Investigator
Paul Westerhoff

Emily Briese

Doctoral Student, Project 4 Trainee

Alireza Farsad

Doctoral Student, Project 4 Trainee

Obinna Nwokonkwo

Doctoral Student, Project 4 Trainee

Core Teams

Quan Lu

MEMCARE Director
Quan Lu

Julie Zimmerman

Project 4 Leader
Julie Zimmerman

Katherine Ellen von Stackelberg

Research Translation Director
Katherine Ellen von Stackelberg

Julie Goodman

MEMCARE Center Coordinator
Julie Goodman

Tamarra James-Todd

CEC Co-Leader
Tamarra James-Todd

Kathy James

CEC Co-Leader
Kathy James

Marina Chen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CEC Trainee

Francesca Macaluso

Doctoral Student, CEC Trainee

Marshae Nickelberry

Doctoral Student, CEC Trainee

Victoria Mung

CEC Research Assistant

Brent Coull

DMAC Leader
Brent Coull

Xihong Lin

DMAC Co-Leader
Xihong Lin

Rajarshi Mukherjee

DMAC Co-Investigator
Rajarshi Mukherjee

Hufeng Zhou

DMAC Co-Investigator

Susan Korrick

RETCC Leader
Susan Korrick

Elsie M Sunderland

RETCC Co-Leader
Elsie Sunderland

Julie Goodman

MEMCARE Center Coordinator
Julie Goodman

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