Hormones, Hormone Disruptors and Regulation of the Epigenome
Shuk Mei Ho, PhD, endowed chair and professor of the Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, is internationally recognized for her expertise in the role of hormones and endocrine disruptors on disease development, including cancers.
Dr. Ho’s current research extends to developmental bases of disease susceptibility by applying epigenetics to epidemiological studies, addressing two of the important challenges of research in environmental exposure and human health - multiple exposures at various developmental stages and the transgenerational effects of exposure. Her recent findings on EDC exposure, including Bisphenol A, raise concerns on in utero exposure to EDC in food and drinking water. She also has preliminary data implicating epigenetic dysregulation of transcriptional regulation as the bases of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-associated disorders such as asthma and cancer.
Dr. Ho has published over 198 papers in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals. She also serves as the Director of the NIEHS funded Center for Environmental Genetics, and the Director of the Genomic Microarray Laboratory.
Interviewed by Jill Escher, May 2014
Interview coming soon!
Dr. Ho’s current research extends to developmental bases of disease susceptibility by applying epigenetics to epidemiological studies, addressing two of the important challenges of research in environmental exposure and human health - multiple exposures at various developmental stages and the transgenerational effects of exposure. Her recent findings on EDC exposure, including Bisphenol A, raise concerns on in utero exposure to EDC in food and drinking water. She also has preliminary data implicating epigenetic dysregulation of transcriptional regulation as the bases of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-associated disorders such as asthma and cancer.
Dr. Ho has published over 198 papers in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals. She also serves as the Director of the NIEHS funded Center for Environmental Genetics, and the Director of the Genomic Microarray Laboratory.
Interviewed by Jill Escher, May 2014
Interview coming soon!