research translation

By Bryan Luukinen Last summer, staff from the Duke Superfund Research Center (SRC) staff packed their bags in Durham and drove up to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia to talk to anglers fishing in the Elizabeth River. Their goal: to find out more about the anglers’ fishing habits and […]

Angling for Understanding on the Elizabeth River

This entry was posted in Projects Research and tagged Di Giulio Elizabeth River Killifish research translation Superfund sites on August 15, 2016 by bjl28@duke.edu

By Katelyn Liu Skimming through the document posted on a bulletin board in the UNC Gillings School of Public Health titled, “Summer Research Internship Description,” my immediate thought was, “This is not for me.” I knew my skillset as a public policy major and it certainly had nothing to do […]

Where I Belong

This entry was posted in Projects Research and tagged PCBs research translation REU Superfund sites on August 3, 2016 by bjl28@duke.edu

By Eileen Thorsos At a university like Duke, we have access to a wealth of information in journal articles – information that literally costs an incredible amount of money if you as an individual were to pay for it yourself. Sometimes – frequently – those journal articles aren’t easily […]

Chlorinated Tris (TDCPP): Now covered on Wikipedia

This entry was posted in Research and tagged flame retardants research translation TDCPP Wikipedia on July 18, 2014 by Gretchen Kroeger

By Alexandra Valladares , 2014 Superfund Trainee When I first arrived to the City of Medicine, it felt like a desolate place in comparison to the colorful vibrancy of Miami. Now that I’ve lived in Durham for half my life, it feels like a blossoming place full of hidden […]

Meet Alexandra – a scientist, musician, and Durham resident

This entry was posted in Research Trainees and tagged community outreach Meet a scientist NCCU pesticides research translation REU on May 29, 2014 by Gretchen Kroeger

Last week, 11 of us from Duke attended the 2013 Superfund Annual Meeting, hosted by Louisiana State University and held right along the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. This year’s conference has been an opportunity to reunite with other Superfund Research Programs across the country and discuss the cutting-edge research […]

Baton Rouge at a glance

This entry was posted in Events News Research and tagged Annual Meeting Baton Rouge research translation SRP on October 22, 2013 by Gretchen Kroeger

Last Thursday, May 30th, a group from the Superfund Research Center made the drive to Portsmouth, Virginia with a full day planned. The crew included Dr. Bryan Clark (Postdoctoral Associate), Gretchen Kroeger (Project Coordinator with the Research Translation Core), Liting Chen (a new REU student working in Dr. Di […]

Mummichogs and Milkshakes

This entry was posted in Research and tagged Atlantic Wood Industries Elizabeth River Killifish Mummichogs research translation REU on June 4, 2013 by Gretchen Kroeger