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Environmental Exposure/Toxicology

2019 (Cycle 30)
Tobacco and cannabis exposure during pregnancy in six race/ethnic subgroups in California 2019 (Cycle 30) $960,000
Sequoia Foundation High Impact Research Project Award

A validated second hand smoking exposure model for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) 2019 (Cycle 30) $479,770
University of California, Irvine High Impact Pilot Award

What is the local lung dose of smoke from emerging tobacco products? 2019 (Cycle 30) $935,724
University of California, Davis High Impact Research Project Award

Determining Risk of Transfer of Hookah Tobacco Thirdhand Smoke 2019 (Cycle 30) $1,128,750
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Research Project Award

Evaluating the Impact of Key Parameters on Evaporation of E-cigarette Aerosols 2019 (Cycle 30) $133,674
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards

Are mothers and their children at risk from in utero exposure to grandmaternal smoking? 2019 (Cycle 30) $952,370
Sequoia Foundation High Impact Research Project Award

Pilot Investigation of Tobacco and Cannabis Contaminants in an Urban Natural Reserve 2019 (Cycle 30) $602,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award

Role of Oxidative Stress in Cigarette Smoke Induced Developing Germ Cell Death 2019 (Cycle 30) $144,947
University of California, Irvine Dissertation Awards

2019 (Cycle 29)
Cigarette smoke effects on nitric oxide-dependent muscle regeneration 2019 (Cycle 29) $720,338
University of California, San Diego New Investigator Awards

A Novel Mouse Model of Thirdhand Smoke-Induced Childhood Leukemia 2019 (Cycle 29) $542,378
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Pilot Award

Mechanisms of Persistent Immune Dysregulation Following Early Life Tobacco Smoke Exposure 2019 (Cycle 29) $85,841
University of California, Davis Dissertation Awards

Cancer prevention through low cost remediation of arsenic in drinking water 2019 (Cycle 29) $914,614
University of California, Berkeley High Impact Research Project Award

Mitigating pro-inflammatory non-agonist molecules from tobacco smoke 2019 (Cycle 29) $482,840
University of California, Los Angeles High Impact Pilot Award

Effects of Third Hand Smoke on Mitochondrial Genetic/Epigenetics and Their Inheritance Pattern 2019 (Cycle 29) $127,360
University of California, Riverside Dissertation Awards

E-Cigarette Aerosol Characterization Using Holography and Machine Learning 2019 (Cycle 29) $936,669
University of California, Los Angeles High Impact Research Project Award

Evaluating a protocol for the removal of thirdhand smoke in homes of former smokers 2019 (Cycle 29) $493,225
University of California, Berkeley High Impact Pilot Award

2019 (Cycle 28)
THS Chemistry: Exposure assessment, detection & remediation 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,285,559
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Integrated Research Project

Thirdhand Smoke Dissemination, Outreach, and Resource Center 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,632,625
San Diego State University Research Foundation Integrated Research Project

Thirdhand Smoke Biomarkers Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,108,197
University of California, San Francisco Integrated Research Project

Measuring Environmental Tobacco and Cannabis 2019 (Cycle 28) $907,034
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award

Exposure to Marijuana Smoking: the Effect of Proximity 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,137,361
Stanford University High Impact Research Project Award

Controlled Human Exposure and THS Generation Core 2019 (Cycle 28) $737,248
University of California, San Francisco Integrated Research Project

Translating mouse exposure studies into human health effects 2019 (Cycle 28) $719,347
University of California, Riverside Integrated Research Project

Genetic Susceptibility to Thirdhand Smoke Effects 2019 (Cycle 28) $904,744
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Integrated Research Project

Genotoxic effects of alternative tobacco products & alcohol 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,297,500
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope High Impact Research Project Award

Are smokers switching to vaping at lower risk for cancer? 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,229,278
University of Southern California High Impact Research Project Award

Reducing exposure to thirdhand smoke in multiunit housing 2019 (Cycle 28) $1,119,720
San Diego State University Research Foundation Integrated Research Project

CA Consortium on Thirdhand Smoke Exposure & Health Effects 2019 (Cycle 28) $454,842
University of California, San Francisco Integrated Research Project

Evaluating the health effects of electronic cigarette refill 2019 (Cycle 28) $103,350
University of California, Riverside Dissertation Awards

2018 (Cycle 27)
Exposure to Tobacco, E-Cigarette, and Marijuana in Mutlin-Unit Housing 2018 (Cycle 27) $1,095,903
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Research Project Award

Quantifying of Stem Cell Toxicology with Deep Neural Network 2018 (Cycle 27) $136,435
University of California, Riverside Dissertation Awards

Tumor heterogeneity and cooperativity drive metastasis in RC 2018 (Cycle 27) $499,678
University of California, Los Angeles High Impact Pilot Award

Natural Products for the Treatment of Never Smoker Lung Cancer 2018 (Cycle 27) $935,133
University of California, Santa Cruz High Impact Research Project Award

Remediation of Tobacco Toxicants Polluting Low-Income Multiunit Homes 2018 (Cycle 27) $601,884
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award

Redefining KRAS dependency as a stress-inducible state 2018 (Cycle 27) $935,535
University of California, San Diego High Impact Research Project Award

Toxicants and Cardiovascular Effects: Cannabis vs Tobacco 2018 (Cycle 27) $929,782
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award

E-cigarette vaping, chemical composition and lung toxicity 2018 (Cycle 27) $910,493
University of California, Davis High Impact Research Project Award

Immune reactivity across the spectrum of disease in lung adenocarcinoma 2018 (Cycle 27) $937,158
University of California, Los Angeles High Impact Research Project Award

2017 (Cycle 26)
Double-strand Break by THS: Implications for Tobacco Cancer 2017 (Cycle 26) $581,626
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory High Impact Research Project Award

Regulation of F2RL3/PAR4 Expression and Function by Methylat 2017 (Cycle 26) $341,978
University of California, San Diego High Impact Pilot Award

Impacts of Electronic Cigarette Emissions on Indoor Air Quality 2017 (Cycle 26) $373,096
University of California, Los Angeles High Impact Research Project Award

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and somatic alterations in childhood ALL 2017 (Cycle 26) $166,601
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award

Is Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Residue Hazardous? 2017 (Cycle 26) $385,491
University of California, Riverside High Impact Research Project Award

An IFN-gamma/mast cell axis in THS-exacerbated allergic airway inflammation 2017 (Cycle 26) $478,312
Stanford University High Impact Research Project Award

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and somatic alterations in childhood ALL 2017 (Cycle 26) $207,122
University of Southern California High Impact Research Project Award

Assessing the impact of heat-not-burn and next-generation vaping products 2017 (Cycle 26) $448,619
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory High Impact Pilot Award

Does secondhand smoke induce epigenetic changes? 2017 (Cycle 26) $392,100
University of Southern California High Impact Pilot Award

Effects of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure on the Microbiome of Young Children 2017 (Cycle 26) $361,180
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award

2016 (Cycle 25)
Dissemination of health impacts of thirdhand tobacco smoke 2016 (Cycle 25) $3,271
University of California, San Francisco Special Projects

Evaluation of tobacco and e-cigarette genotoxicity 2016 (Cycle 25) $408,000
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope High Impact Pilot Award

Investigating the carcinogenicity of e-cig 2016 (Cycle 25) $396,000
University of Southern California High Impact Pilot Award

Metabolic and Carcinogen Effect of Electronic Cigarettes 2016 (Cycle 25) $384,454
Friends Research Institute, Inc. High Impact Pilot Award

Silicone Wristbands: Personal Samplers for Tobacco Toxicants 2016 (Cycle 25) $360,608
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award

Are iQOS Aerosols Cytotoxic 2016 (Cycle 25) $62,500
University of California, Riverside Special Projects

microRNA biomarkers of THS teratogenicity 2016 (Cycle 25) $293,205
University of California, Riverside High Impact Pilot Award

Tobacco/marijuana smoke: from lab to public health policy 2016 (Cycle 25) $373,988
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award

Effect of voltage on electronic cigarette aerosol deposition 2016 (Cycle 25) $372,621
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award

2015 (Cycle 24)
Controlled Thirdhand Smoke Exposure Core 2015 (Cycle 24) $304,957
University of California, San Francisco Research Project Awards

Air pollution, tobacco smoke, & asthma in minority children 2015 (Cycle 24) $412,913
University of California, San Francisco Research Project Awards

Cigarette Butt-derived Pollutants in the Coastal Environment 2015 (Cycle 24) $200,000
California State University, Long Beach Foundation Exploratory/Developmental Award

Cytotoxicity and Stress Induction by Thirdhand Smoke 2015 (Cycle 24) $444,081
University of California, Riverside Research Project Awards

Genotoxicity and Novel Biomarkers of Thirdhand Smoke 2015 (Cycle 24) $644,618
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Research Project Awards

Molecular and Cellular Phenotyping of Second Hand Smoke-Related Asthma 2015 (Cycle 24) $47,769
Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

2014 (Cycle 23)
Perinatal Tobacco Exposure Epigenetics & Transgenerational 2014 (Cycle 23) $445,312
LA Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Research Project Awards

Impacts of Thirdhand Smoke on Public Health 2014 (Cycle 23) $2,458,143
University of California, San Francisco Integrated Research Project

Novel modulation of AMPA receptor activity by ly-6 proteins 2014 (Cycle 23) $40,668
University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Characterization of emissions from electronic cigarettes 2014 (Cycle 23) $228,278
University of California, Los Angeles Exploratory/Developmental Award

Indoor vaping: chemical characterization and health impacts 2014 (Cycle 23) $298,823
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Exploratory/Developmental Award

Assessing Toxicity of Tobacco Product Waste to Humans 2014 (Cycle 23) $527,249
San Diego State University Research Foundation Research Project Awards

THS exposure results in Insulin Resistance 2014 (Cycle 23) $57,053
University of California, Riverside Dissertation Awards

2013 (Cycle 22)
Prenatal Nicotine Exposure and Epigenetic Regulation of AT2R 2013 (Cycle 22) $316,000
Loma Linda University Exploratory/Developmental Award

Toward Smoke-Free Casinos: The Win-River Experience 2013 (Cycle 22) $269,209
San Diego State University Research Foundation Research Project Awards

Atmospheric transformations of second hand smoke 2013 (Cycle 22) $270,107
California State University, Fresno Foundation Exploratory/Developmental Award

Toxicological Evaluation of Thirdhand Smoke 2013 (Cycle 22) $60,000
University of California, Riverside Dissertation Awards

Effects of THS toxins on mechanical and drug-induced injury 2013 (Cycle 22) $450,896
University of California, Riverside Research Project Awards

2012 (Cycle 21)
Cardiovascular Ultrasound Machine for SHS/THS Exposure Core 2012 (Cycle 21) $150,000
University of California, San Francisco Special Projects

Proteomic Assessment of Heavy Metal Mixture Exposure 2012 (Cycle 21) $45,000
University of California, Riverside Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Third hand smoke and hypersensitivity 2012 (Cycle 21) $668,192
Stanford University Research Project Awards

Imaging SHS Deposition in the Airways of Sprague-Dawley Rats 2012 (Cycle 21) $218,999
University of California, Davis Exploratory/Developmental Award

2011 (Cycle 20)
Cigarette Butt Advisory Group Meeting 11/2/11 2011 (Cycle 20) $4,995
Cigarette Butt Pollution Project Special Projects