UNC-SRP Project and Core Integration Diagram
We achieve our goal through the following objectives:
- Integrate, coordinate, and monitor UNC-SRP interdisciplinary research activities focused on inorganic arsenic reduction and metabolic disease/diabetes prevention.
- Convene advisory groups to provide critical guidance on UNC-SRP activities, including our Executive Committee, External Advisory Committee, and the Public Health Action Committee (PHAC), which is led in conjunction with the Community Engagement Core.
- With the Research Translation Coordinator, develop effective research translation and communication strategies for UNC-SRP stakeholders related to inorganic arsenic reduction and disease prevention.
- Provide training and career development opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows that foster integration across the Biomedical and Environmental Science research areas.
Driven by the Administrative Core, the UNC-SRP aims to discover biological mechanisms and factors that increase susceptibility to metabolic dysfunction/diabetes associated with exposure to inorganic arsenic because there are significant public health implications for communities in North Carolina and across the U.S. Another goal is to predict arsenic contamination and reduce exposure by developing novel methods and technologies. Throughout the research process, UNC-SRP is dedicated to engaging vulnerable communities and communicating the science to key stakeholders in NC and the larger SRP network.
Leadership Team
Dr. Rebecca Fry
Rebecca Fry, PhD, Director
The Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD, Deputy Director
Chair & Professor, Genetics; Oliver Smithies Investigator
School of Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Miroslav Styblo
Mirek Styblo, PhD, Assistant Director
Professor, Department of Nutrition
Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Senior Personnel
Dr. Lisa Smeester
Lisa Smeester, PhD, Center Administrator
Program Manager, Institute for Environmental Health Solutions
Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. William Vizuete
Will Vizuete, PhD, Technology Development Specialist
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering
Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Sarah Yelton
Sarah Yelton, MS, Research Translation Coordinator
Environmental Education and Citizen Science Program Manager
Center for Public Engagement with Science
Institute for the Environment
UNC-Chapel Hill
Other Personnel
Megan Lane
Megan Lane, MEA, Research Translation Associate
Public Science and Internship Coordinator
Center for Public Engagement with Science
Institute for the Environment
UNC-Chapel Hill
Debra Simone
Debra Simone, Executive Assistant
Institute for Environmental Health Solutions
Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
