Sahar Pradhan
Doctoral Student - Dr. Sayes
Environmental Science
My research centers around utilizing in vitro models to study the interactions between environmental health contaminants (i.e. nano-materials, metals and particulate matter) and neuronal health. These health effects range from from neuroinflammation to disease onset, particularly Parkinson’s. The latter half my research is focused on model development to study the crosstalk between the respiratory system and central nervous system (lung-brain axis) and the role of systemic inflammation on neurodegeneration. Topics my research focuses on are neurotoxicology, degenerative diseases and mitochondrial/metabolic health. Due to rapid urbanization, understanding the interface between the peripherial system and the brain is vital to regulators setting “tolerable limits” for exposures.