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Dr Folami Ideraabdullah, an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Nutrition and newly appointed member of the Curriculum in Toxicology, just received a Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Development Award (K22) from NIEHS on a project entitled “A genetic approach to understanding mechanisms of epigenetic perturbation by environment”. The study aims to identify genetic differences that are responsible for determining how individuals respond to exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), thus elucidating how DNA sequence differences influence our susceptibility to environmentally-based disease. This award provides three years of support for newly independent faculty who intend to pursue careers focused on environmental health sciences research, including pilot funding and salary support. Dr Ideraabdullah’s primary sponsor for this mentored career development award will be Dr Rebecca Fry. To find our more about Dr Ideraabdullah’s research interests, please visit http://www.med.unc.edu/genetics/faculty/folami-ideraabdullah