Award
NIH Reporter #1R21ES037105-01
Transformation of metal oxide nanomaterials in wildland-urban interface fires causes congenital heart disease
Recipient
University of South Carolina at Columbia
Award Amount
$409,750.00
Ceiling
$409,750.00
Awarded
January 17, 2025
Identifier
1R21ES037105-01
Research project funded by NIEHS to study the impact of wildfire-transformed metal oxide nanomaterials on cardiac development and congenital heart disease using animal models.
Description
The project investigates how wildfire ash containing metal oxide nanomaterials affects cardiac development, using zebrafish and mouse models, focusing on transformations like reduction and oxidation that may increase toxicity.