Megan Horton, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
"Perinatal Metal Exposure and Neurodevelopment: Identifying Windows of Susceptibility"
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
AirPollBrain Mini-Symposium: "Air Pollution and Adolescent Brain Development"
12:00 p.m.-1:30p.m.
If you would like to attend this FREE seminar, please email Marissa Jacy at jacy@usc.edu
Dr.
Horton earned her doctoral degree in Environmental Health Sciences at
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. During her doctoral
training, she gained expertise in the development and use of biological
markers to measure prenatal and early life exposures to environmental
toxicants, focusing mainly on residential exposure to pesticides.
Subsequently, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Sergievsky
Center for the Epidemiologic Study of Neurologic Diseases. The focus of
this postdoc was to explore the use of brain imaging to investigate the
impact of prenatal exposure to pesticides and secondhand smoke on
neuropsychological and behavioral function throughout childhood. Dr.
Horton was recently awarded an NIH career transition award and accepted a
position as an Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine at Icahn School
of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her current work combines her experience with
biomarker development and neuroimaging to understand the mechanisms of
neurodevelopmental toxicity following exposure to chemical mixtures.
Visitor parking at the Soto Street Building is limited. If you are planning to park at the Soto building during the seminar please contact Marissa Jacy (jacy@usc.edu) for more information. If you are a USC employee, please plan to take the free USC shuttle to our seminars whenever possible. Information about the USC shuttle can be found at http://transet.usc.edu/index.php/bus-map-schedules/.
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