The
Center for a Livable Future at the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health, which supports
interdisciplinary study by JHU faculty, fellows and
students, has announced the six recipients of 2004-2005
Faculty and Student Innovation Grants.
The purpose of the grants is to promote innovative
research and synthesis across disciplines on the complex
interactions among diet, health, food production and food
security, equity, the environment and the world's
resources.
The fund also seeks to assist faculty, fellows and
students to develop successful careers in the investigation
of sustainable practices and policies. After a review
process, the following proposals were chosen for funding.
The recipients will participate in a colloquium in December
to discuss their research, findings and conclusions.
Nicole Cardello, doctoral candidate,
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, JHSPH,
will examine Meat Consumption and Cancer: Evaluation of
Methods to Assess Dietary Exposure to Heterocyclic Amines
and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.
Jay Graham, doctoral candidate,
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, JHSPH, is
investigating the Impact of Poultry Litter as Fertilizer on
the Bacteriological Quality of Leafy Vegetables.
Rolf U. Halden, assistant professor,
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, JHSPH,
submitted a proposal called Municipal Sludge Disposal and
Sustainable Agriculture: A Pilot Study Showcasing the
Challenge of Combining the Two.
Roni Neff, doctoral candidate,
Department of Health Policy and Management, JHSPH, is
looking at the Geography of Occupational Injury and Illness
in the Meat Products Industries: Economic, Demographic,
Social and Political Risk Factors.
Lance B. Price, doctoral candidate,
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, JHSPH, is
researching Integron-Associated Antimicrobial Resistance on
Commercial Poultry Products.
Nathan Wolfe, assistant professor,
Department of Epidemiology, JHSPH/Johns Hopkins
Cameroon Project, will be studying Forest Food: The Health
of Wild and Domestic Food Animals in Central African
Forests.
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