Texas A&M Superfund Center Partners with National Taiwan University
A memorandum of understanding between Texas A&M University and National Taiwan University will strengthen collaborations in the areas of disaster research and preparedness and provide both institutions with the opportunity to study disaster response on a global scale. Dr. Ivan Rusyn, director of the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center and University Professor at the College […]
Rusyn Awarded Inaugural University Professorship, Recognizes Toxicology Pioneer As Namesake
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), is one of Texas A&M University’s first five faculty members to be bestowed the title of University Professor. The designation of “University Professor” recognizes faculty who have demonstrated significant and sustained accomplishments in their […]
Texas A&M Superfund Center Director Testifies in Congress on EPA’s Chemical Assessments
The Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held its first hearing of the 116th Congress on March 27, 2019, to discuss the “EPA’S IRIS Program: Reviewing its Progress And Roadblocks Ahead.” The hearing was held jointly with the Environment Subcommittee and a panel of six […]
Texas A&M Center Secures Funding To Continue Tissue Chip Testing And Promotion
Following the completion of their first two years of comprehensive, independent testing of 11 tissue chips, researchers in the Tissue Chip Validation Center at Texas A&M University (TEX-VAL) have been successful in securing a competitive renewal award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The competitive, multi-million-dollar grant from the NIH’s National Center for Advancing […]
Texas A&M Researchers Create Tissue Chip ‘Blueprint’ In First NIH-Funded Study
Microphysiological systems (MPSs), or tissue chips, are a relatively new technology that have the potential to significantly impact the drug development process, as well as drug and chemical safety testing; however, adoption of these chips by industry and regulatory agencies has been slow due to a lack of confidence in the reliability and relevance of […]
Rusyn Selected to Lead Committee Examining EPA Program
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, a professor of toxicology in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), will chair a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop Committee that will support changes being implemented to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System […]
Committee Led by Rusyn Reviews Army Medical Protocols
Last fall, Ivan Rusyn, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), was asked by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to chair an ad hoc committee to review a report on how the Army approaches the medical cases of veterans who were […]
Superfund Center Concentrates on Innovative Solutions
In September of 2008, when Hurricane Ike hit Galveston and Houston, waters as high as 15 to 20 feet flooded large areas and carried with it the sediment found in the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay. Was this sediment safe for the people being exposed to it? Was it toxic? Officials didn’t know. Now, […]
