Wise Lab Receives 5-year R01 Grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Services

The Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology has received a 5-year, $1,628,180 Research Project Grant (R01) from that National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The research will focus on how hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) causes lung cancer. Cr(VI) is a known human lung carcinogen with widespread occupational and environmental exposure.

http://usm.maine.edu/toxicology/wise-laboratory-earns-major-research-grant