2000-2004 Research Projects

2000

Impact of Placental Contamination on Th1/Th2 Cytokine Secretion in Cord Blood and Allergy Development in Childhood

Alzbeta Kaiglova, MVD, PhD, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia and Peter S. Thorne, PhD, Occupational and Environmental Health. (EHSRC)

Occurrence of copper and Zinc in Ambient Air of Selected locations in the Slovak Republic

Vlasta Hladikova, M.Sc, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia and Jerald Schnoor, Civil and Environmental Engineering. (EHSRC)

Examination of Reproductive Outcomes Among Female Greenhouse Workers: A Feasibility Study

Marek Mikulski, MD, Nofer Institute of Agricultural Medicine and Paul Romitti, PhD, Epidemiology. (EHSRC)

Assessment of Biomarkers for Genotoxic and Immunomodulatory Effects of Asbestos in Exposed Workers from a Slovakian Asbestos-Cement Plant

Jana Tulinska, MD, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine and Laurence Fuortes, MD, Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health. (EHSRC)

2001

Association between PCB Levels and Polymorphisms in Genes Regulating Metabolism and Detoxification of Exogenous Compounds (data from Slovak Republic)

Marian Pavuk, MD, PhD, UT Houston School of Public Health, Anton Kocan, PhD, Jan Petrik, PhD and Maria Dusinska, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine. (ITREOH)

2002

Occupational Health Nursing Textbook (Slovak Language)

Anna Kriskova, PhD, Nursing Education Consultant, Ministry of Health, Bratislava, Slovakia. (ITREOH)

2003

Environmental Manganese and Copper Status in Relation to Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease

Vlasta Hladikova, PhD, Research Chemist, Laboratory of toxic and Essential Elements, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine. (ITREOH)

Mechanisms of Development of Genotoxic and Immunomodulatory Effects of Mineral Fibers

Jana Tulinska, PhD, Department of Immunotoxicology, Institute for Preventive and Clinical Medicine; Lar Fuortes, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa. (ITREOH)

Spatial Analysis of the Incidence of Congenital Malformations and Potential Associations with Environmental Health Hazards in Poland

Alina Buczynska, Department of Environmental Health Hazards, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine,Lodz, Poland; Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa. (EHSRC)

2004

Determination of Factors Which Protect Women From Smoking

Kinga Polanska, Environmental Reproductive Hazards Unit, Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine; Wojtek Hanke, Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine; John Lowe, Department of Community and Behavioral Medicine, The University of Iowa.

Heavy Metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Se) in Pathogenesis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Iveta Carikova, Laboratory of Toxic and Essential Elements, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia; Lar Fuortes, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (ITREOH)