C-CHEM²
Center for Children's Health, the Environment, the Microbiome and Metabolomics
C-CHEM²
Center for Children's Health, the Environment, the Microbiome and Metabolomics
C-CHEM²
Center for Children's Health, the Environment, the Microbiome and Metabolomics
C-CHEM²
Center for Children's Health, the Environment, the Microbiome and Metabolomics
Researchers at the Center for Children’s Health, the Environment, the Microbiome, and Metabolomics (C-CHEM2) conduct research to understand the complex interactions among components of the prenatal and postnatal environment — toxicant exposures, the microbiome, and the metabolome — and their impacts on birth outcomes and infant health and neurodevelopment. Learn More about C-CHEM2
Children’s Environmental Health Sciences Pilot Grants Available
The Center for Children’s Health, the Environment, the Microbiome, and Metabolomics (C-CHEM2) is pleased to announce the 2019 Pilot Project Program in Children’s Environmental Health Sciences. A major focus of C-CHEM2 is to investigate the interrelationships of components of the prenatal and postnatal environment of the fetus and child and their impacts on birth outcomes, the infant microbiome, and neurodevelopment. Pilot projects must focus on the role of the environment in maternal and or child health, and may include basic (cellular and animal), biomedical, translational, clinical, epidemiological, or behavioral projects, e.g., studies on specific environmental toxicants, gene-environment interactions, or social determinants. The primary purpose of the Pilot Project Program is to position early investigators to apply for future NIEHS and EPA funding. Projects with translational relevance (clinical or population-based), community-based participatory research projects, and collaborative and interdisciplinary projects are particularly encouraged. See below for guidelines regarding CBPR projects.
C-CHEM2 will fund two awards at up to $10,000 and one award at up to $20,000.
- Doctoral students may apply for up to $10,000.
- Post-doctoral trainees and research assistant professors may apply for up to $20,000.
Letter of intent due December 1st 2018
Full Application Due January 18th 2019
Click here for full program announcement and application instructions.
Characterizing Exposures and Outcomes in an Urban Birth Cohort (CHERUB)
Goals:
- Characterize pre- and postnatal environmental exposures of AA mother-infant pairs in metropolitan Atlanta
- Investigate the independent and interactive effects of prenatal chemical exposures upon the composition of the maternal microbiome for pregnant AA women in metropolitan Atlanta.
- Investigate the independent and interactive effects of prenatal chemical exposures upon birth outcomes for pregnant AA women in metropolitan Atlanta.
Microbiome, Environment, and Neurodevelopmental Delay (MEND)
Goals:
- Characterize the relationship between prenatal and postnatal environmental exposures and the infant gut microbiome across the first year of life.
- Evaluate the associations among prenatal and postnatal toxicant exposures, the infant gut microbiome, maternal caregiving, and infant neurocognitive and social-emotional development.
Metabolic, Microbiome, and Toxicant-Associated Interactions (MATRIX)
Goals:
- Identify maternal prenatal metabolic pathways and metabolite-microbiome correlations that link environmental exposures and preterm birth.
- Identify maternal prenatal metabolic pathways and metabolite-microbiome correlations that link environmental exposures and infant neurodevelopment.
- Identify infant postnatal metabolic pathways and metabolite-microbiome correlations that link environmental exposures and infant neurodevelopment.
Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC)
Goals:
- Maintain and expand bi-directional dialogue with metropolitan African American women of child-bearing age and their families
- Develop strategies to translate existing children’s environmental health knowledge and emerging findings into practical information that families can use to protect their children’s health.
- Guide C-CHEM2 scientists in community engagement and outreach.
- Integrate existing children’s environmental health knowledge and new C-CHEM2 research findings into educational programs for healthcare professionals.
