Please join me in congratulating Michael Wasserman, associate professor of anthropology and human biology, on receiving a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to trace pesticide exposure in people, wildlife, and the environment in Uganda.
Michael’s research focuses on how both pesticides and naturally occurring chemicals interact with the endocrine system in primates and humans. His most recent award, part of the NSF’s Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES) program, focuses on 12 communities surrounding Kibale National Park in western Uganda who have moved away from traditional farming methods to more intensive pesticide and fertilizer use to increase productivity.
Human geographers, climatologists, primatologists, and chemists make up his interdisciplinary team, including Marta Venier, a co-principal investigator and associate professor from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Congratulations, Professor Wasserman!
