IJERPH Webinar | Health Effects of Airborne Pollution

Department of Geosciences, Atmospheric Science Group, Texas Tech University, USA;
Ardon-Dreyer’s research group studies aerosol–cloud interactions and the effect that aerosols have on climate, the environment and our health. Her research combines field and laboratory work to investigate the interaction between humans, health, and climate, exploring human effects on climate with an emphasis on cloud formation and precipitation processes, and vice versa, namely, how climate may affect our lives in the short and long term.

Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA;
Dr. Christie Sayes’s primary research area of interest is environmental health and safety. Currently, she focuses on exposure characterization along the product value chain. She has more than a decade of experience in the fields of nanotechnology and nanotoxicology and has authored numerous publications, including original research, invited reviews and book chapters. The goal of the research performed in her laboratory is to investigate the fate, transformation, and biological effects of individual particles and particle systems. Her research group addresses several fundamental issues pertaining to the development of safe and effective formulations in biological and environmental applications. These issues include material characterization, exposure kinetics, hazard identification and communication, and mechanistic and molecular analyses.