Are you predisposed to the effects of air pollution? | Sharine Wittkopp | TEDxUCIrvine

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Listen to Sharine Wittkopp about how you have been predisposed to the effects of air pollution.

Sharine Wittkopp is an MD/PhD student who researches connection between traffic pollution and cardiovascular health. She brings a background in Biochemistry to approach this human health problem from a mechanistic perspective. Her goal is to increase our understanding of how our genes shape our responses to environmental pollution. Sharine majored in Chemistry at Bryn Mawr College with a minor in Mathematics. She has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences from UCI with experience in mitochondrial biochemistry, and recently successfully defended her dissertation research in Environmental Toxicology. She received the UC Irvine Graduate Division/Stanley Behrens Public Impact Fellowship for her work. She is currently finishing her medical school training after which she will continue in a residency program, which will allow her to both treat patients and research the environmental determinants of cardiovascular disease.

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