Katarzyna Kordas

PhD

Kasia Kordas.

Katarzyna Kordas

PhD

Katarzyna Kordas

PhD

Research Topics

Environmental epidemiology; global health; health effects of mixtures; toxic metals and child development; nutrient-metal interactions; dietary predictors of toxicant exposure.

Overview Publications News

UB News

  • UB launches graduate degree in global health and international development
    7/25/23

    The intensively interdisciplinary program is designed to address widening gaps in human health globally through the socioeconomic, environmental and geopolitical arenas of international development.

  • Toxic metals in baby food: Researchers find ‘concerning’ gaps in U.S. regulations
    2/2/23

    U.S. is lacking in the strict regulations for commercially produced baby foods that parents might expect, according to research team that outlined risk prevention strategies for parents and health care professionals.

  • What about the other 6,300 languages?
    1/27/22

    UB researchers are part of a multidisciplinary team calling for the implementation of a communication plan that would improve understanding and trust of COVID-19 information for speakers of all world languages.

  • Can a fungus help clean up lead-contaminated soil?
    1/25/22

    Working with community partners in the City of Buffalo and Grassroots Gardens of WNY, UB researchers are leading a HUD-funded project examining the merits of mycelium-based soil remediation, while educating the public about the potential hazards of lead-contaminated soil.

  • UB’s RENEW Institute awards seed grants to three projects
    3/19/18

    Researchers will tackle climate change, chemical exposures among schoolchildren and developing more efficient semiconductors.

  • What silicone wristbands say about chemical exposure in Uruguayan children
    7/20/20

    Researchers from UB and the Catholic University of Uruguay found an average of 13 pollutants in each silicone wristband collected in a study on chemical exposure among a small group of Uruguayan children.

  • Evidence lacking to support ‘lead diet’
    3/7/17

    UB researcher says public health experts need to be more up front with parents in explaining that CDC dietary recommendations may not help children who have been exposed to lead.

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PAHO highlights recent webinar

Read more about April's webinar featuring UB experts on PAHO's news webpage