Jane Hoppin, ScD
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
NC State University
She/her/hers
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination is wide spread in the Cape Fear River Basin. The specific PFAS differ by region and drinking water source. This talk will share data from the GenX Study cohort, a prospective study of PFAS exposure throughout the basin. Using serum PFAS measurements from >1000 people will highlight differences in chemicals detected and levels among three communities: Pittsboro, private well community near Fayetteville, and the Lower Cape Fear region (New Hanover and Brunswick Counties).
Jane Hoppin, ScD, is an environmental epidemiologist whose work focuses on communities impacted by chemical exposures. She is the PI of the GenX Exposure Study, a prospective study of PFAS exposed individuals in North Carolina, and co-PI of the ISA Study in Costa Rica, a prospective study of women and children exposed to pesticides in the banana growing regions of Costa Rica. She is a professor in Biological Sciences at NC State, member of both the Center for Human Health and the Environment and the Center for the Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS at NC State. She has authored over 200 publications focusing on human health effects of environmental contaminants. She served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) panel for Guidance on PFAS testing and Medical Outcomes which made recommendations for PFAS testing and health follow-up.
The Symposium will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 8:45am – 3:20pm Eastern.
Location: Field Auditorium Room 1112, Grainger Hall, (9 Circuit Drive, Durham, NC)