{"id":2215,"date":"2014-07-15T18:33:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T22:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/toxicology\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:03:28","slug":"toxicology-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxicology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>Welcome to CiTEM!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4905 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Group Photo\" width=\"1277\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/2024-CiTEM-0427-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1277px) 100vw, 1277px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>About<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNC Curriculum in Toxicology &amp; Environmental Medicine\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWMZ-nVeTts?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"alert alert-grey\">\n<h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>Research Breakdown<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4910 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/CiTEM_Research-areas-768x745-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/CiTEM_Research-areas-768x745-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/CiTEM_Research-areas-768x745-1-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/07\/CiTEM_Research-areas-768x745-1-600x582.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><h2 class=\"section-som\"><span><strong>News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/from-snapshot-to-story-tracking-pfas-chemicals-with-pine-needles\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-07-015519-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/from-snapshot-to-story-tracking-pfas-chemicals-with-pine-needles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"From Snapshot to Story: Tracking PFAS Chemicals with Pine Needles\">\n                                    From Snapshot to Story: Tracking PFAS Chemicals with Pine Needles<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/alumna-escobar-march-2025\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2025\/03\/Picture1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2025\/03\/Picture1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2025\/03\/Picture1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/alumna-escobar-march-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Alumna of the Month: Yael-Natalie H. Escobar (2020 CiTEM PhD)\">\n                                    Alumna of the Month: Yael-Natalie H. Escobar (2020 CiTEM PhD)<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>Biography Yael-Natalie H. Escobar, PhD is currently a Clinical Research Scientist I at\u00a0Syner-G\u00a0BioPharma Group. Her primary responsibilities include writing and conducting quality control checks of CSRs (Phase I and III), protocols, and other regulatory submissions documents while performing management tasks that accompany these projects. Yael was a 2022 Medical Writing Fellow at\u00a0Syner-G and a 2021 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/alumna-escobar-march-2025\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Alumna of the Month: Yael-Natalie H. Escobar (2020 CiTEM PhD)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/announcing-2024-25-jefferson-pilot-recipient-dr-meghan-rebuli\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/10\/2024-25-poster-622x1024-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/10\/2024-25-poster-622x1024-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/10\/2024-25-poster-622x1024-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/announcing-2024-25-jefferson-pilot-recipient-dr-meghan-rebuli\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Announcing 2024-25 Jefferson-Pilot Recipient Dr. Meghan Rebuli\">\n                                    Announcing 2024-25 Jefferson-Pilot Recipient Dr. Meghan Rebuli<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>The Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships in Academic Medicine are amongst the most prestigious awards given to junior faculty members. These awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the recipients, and bestow a monetary awards that the awardees can use at their discretion to further their research programs. The 2024-25 recipients of the Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships in Academic Medicine are\u00a0Samantha &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/announcing-2024-25-jefferson-pilot-recipient-dr-meghan-rebuli\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Announcing 2024-25 Jefferson-Pilot Recipient Dr. Meghan Rebuli\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/congratulations-to-all-leon-golberg-travel-award-recipients\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/03\/Golberg-Bio-by-McClellan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leon Golberg\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/congratulations-to-all-leon-golberg-travel-award-recipients\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Congratulations to all Leon Golberg Travel Award Recipients!\">\n                                    Congratulations to all Leon Golberg Travel Award Recipients!<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>Please join me in congratulating all of our Leon Golberg Travel Award Recipients! These students submitted outstanding abstracts and earned this competitive travel award. Many of the recipients below utilized their awards to travel to this year&#8217;s Society of Toxicology Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, to present their work in front of many &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/congratulations-to-all-leon-golberg-travel-award-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Congratulations to all Leon Golberg Travel Award Recipients!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/brittany-rickard-wins-the-deans-distinguished-dissertation-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/03\/BRickard-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brittany Rickard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/03\/BRickard-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/03\/BRickard-Headshot-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/brittany-rickard-wins-the-deans-distinguished-dissertation-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Brittany Rickard Wins The Dean&#8217;s Distinguished Dissertation Award\">\n                                    Brittany Rickard Wins The Dean&#8217;s Distinguished Dissertation Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>Congratulations to our very own Brittany Rickard for winning the Biological &amp; Life Sciences Dean&#8217;s Distinguished Dissertation Award. The Dean&#8217;s Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes the highest level of graduate student scholarship at UNC Chapel Hill, highlighting the original and innovative work of our doctoral candidates and graduates. Please join us in our appreciation for all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/brittany-rickard-wins-the-deans-distinguished-dissertation-award\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Brittany Rickard Wins The Dean&#8217;s Distinguished Dissertation Award\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/five-questions-with-aleah-bailey\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/02\/head-shot-243x300-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aleah Bailey\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/five-questions-with-aleah-bailey\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Five Questions with Aleah Bailey\">\n                                    Five Questions with Aleah Bailey<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>January 31, 2024 In this new Vital Signs series, we feature graduate student Aleah Bailey in the Jaspers lab. Ignited by a longtime passion for environmental justice, Bailey seeks assess how stress and sociodemographic factors affect systemic immune responses to wildfire smoke exposure. Aleah Bailey\u00a0is a 4th-year PhD candidate in the lab of\u00a0Ilona Jaspers, PhD, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/five-questions-with-aleah-bailey\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Five Questions with Aleah Bailey\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/jaspers-sot-educator-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/01\/Education-Jaspers-I-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ilona Jaspers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/01\/Education-Jaspers-I-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/738\/2024\/01\/Education-Jaspers-I-301x300.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/jaspers-sot-educator-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Director Ilona Jaspers, PhD Wins SOT Educator Award\">\n                                    Director Ilona Jaspers, PhD Wins SOT Educator Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><p>Education Award Ilona Jaspers, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,\u00a0NC The Education Award is presented to an individual who is distinguished by the teaching and training of toxicologists and who has made significant contributions to education in the broad field of toxicology. For her progressive vision and exceptional leadership in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/jaspers-sot-educator-award\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Director Ilona Jaspers, PhD Wins SOT Educator Award\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<a style=\"float: right;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/category\/news\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; More&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26414,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2215","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}