Metabolomics Profiling of Biological Responses to Changes in Air Pollution Levels

This project will evaluate metabolic changes in response to air pollution exposure and provide insight on potential mechanisms through which air pollution may increase the risk of various diseases.

Title: Metabolomics Profiling of Biological Responses to Changes in Air Pollution Levels

Principal Investigator: Lina Mu, MD, PhD

Co-investigator: Matthew Bonner, PhD, MPH

Funding Agency: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Period: 07/01/16 - 06/30/18

Abstract: This project will evaluate metabolic changes in response to air pollution exposure and provide insight on potential mechanisms through which air pollution may increase the risk of various diseases, using specimens collected during the Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Study.