THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS. A NEW DATE IS FORTHCOMING! We are pleased to invite the campus community and colleagues to Wayne State University’s Integrative Environmental Health Sciences Seminar Series. The series is hosted by Wayne State’s CURES P30ES036084 Environmental Health Sciences Core Center and the CLEAR P42 Superfund Research Program.

Our next seminar will be held on February 13, 2025 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST via Zoom. Zoom details will be emailed to all registrants.

The guest speaker will be Dr. Ganesa Wegienka, an epidemiologist with the Center for Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research (CAAIR) and senior scientist for the Henry Ford Health Department of Public Health Sciences. She will present, "Uterine Fibroids: An Overview for Community Members."

Abstract:

Dr. Wegienka's presentation will revolve around the effects of environmental factors on Uterine Fibroids and her research into causes of pediatric allergic diseases such as allergy and asthma, as well as the racial disparities observed in their occurrence. 

Biography:

Dr. Wegienka's research interests include causes of pediatric allergic diseases such as allergy and asthma, as well as the racial disparities observed in their occurrence. To this end, she has received funding from the NIH to investigate the role of vitamin D in racial disparities in pediatric allergic diseases in the WHEALS cohort. Dr. Wegienka also serves as a research advisor to the fellows in training in the Division of Allergy and Immunology.