Julia Varshavsky
@JuliaVarshavsky
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health (in Health Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering), @Northeastern University, @ssehrineu, @PFASProject
Boston, MA, USA
Joined March 2009
Read our paper on the power of using yeast and worms to predict reproductive toxicity and transform the way we evaluate QACs and other chemicals of concern. @TraceyJWoodruff @UCSF_PRHE @FungLabMeiosis @Allard_Lab_UCLA @JuleenLam @NUBouve @CEE_NEU .
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RT @TraceyJWoodruff: Small but might! Yeast & worm can be used to identify toxic chemicals. 3rd paper in our serie….
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RT @UCSF_EaRTH: "Yeast and worms may be small, but they have the potential to transform the way we evaluate #chemicals in the United States….
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Our blog and paper are out on the power of using yeast and worms to predict reproductive toxicity. We also identified heavy duty disinfectants and chemicals of concern. @FungLabMeiosis @Allard_Lab_UCLA .
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In addition, hypertension during pregnancy increases the likelihood that moms and babies will have high blood pressure and other adverse outcomes like diabetes and heart disease long after pregnancy.
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It can also lead to dangerous maternal health complications like preeclampsia or stroke.
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These findings are important because high blood pressure during pregnancy reduces blood flow to the placenta, so the fetus might receive less oxygen and fewer nutrients, which can lead to problems like restricted fetal growth, low birthweight, and premature birth.
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Read our latest multi-site study showing that chemicals in everyday cosmetics and other consumer products together may increase risk of hypertension during pregnancy @PROTECT_SRP @Northeastern @NUBouve @CEE_NEU @ssehrineu @stepheick @meekerlab @max_aung
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RT @UCSF_EaRTH: “One of the reasons it is so challenging to determine reproductive toxicity is that the adverse effects that take place in….
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RT @max_aung: Another great poster by @Northeastern PhD student Lauren identifying PFAS associations with altered non-nutritive sucking pat….
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RT @PROTECT_SRP: @Northeastern @JuliaVarshavsky @UCDDiscovery @maguirepatr This talk was done as part of @UCDDiscovery's Human Health, Impa….
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RT @PROTECT_SRP: In April, @Northeastern Asst. Prof. & PROTECT investigator @JuliaVarshavsky spoke to host & @UCDDiscovery Dir. Patricia Ma….
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Check out our new commentary calling on the EPA and other decision-makers to consider the critical effects of PFAS exposures on the immune system when making decisions about public health! @ssehrineu @PFASProject @kepelch @ToxicologyChick
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RT @joanacasey: We have an open search for 3 tenure-track assistant professor positions! @uwsph @UWDEOHS @UW . Please share widely, and I'm….
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RT @UCSF_PRHE: We are hiring! If you are a postdoc interested in countering industry influence on health or studying the impact of toxic ch….
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RT @LeemanRobertF: We are hiring a tenure track assistant/associate prof @Northeastern @NUBouve in clinical & population mental health. Cli….
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Please share this tenure-track faculty opportunity with air pollution scholars interested in doing actionable research among impacted communities!! @CEE_NEU @Northeastern
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