SBRP - Superfund Basic Research Program

Research Translation Core

Applying toxicogenomic knowledge and biomolecular technologies to real-life problems concerning hazardous substances and environmental health.

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Dr. Keith Pezzoli, Core Leader

The Research Translation Core (RTC) of UC San Diego's Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) has four specific aims:

1) Build partnerships with government agencies and Tribal science labs to advance the practical contributions of toxicogenomics in environmenta policy and planning;

2) Evaluate the utility of molecular biomarkers/biosensors, microtechnologies and bioremediation as new biological models/methods for improving environmental monitoring, risk assessment and remediation;

3) Organize technology showcases, entrepreneurs/innovators forums and educational workshops to foster the commercial development and utilization of innovative SBRP technologies; and

4) Communicate complex research findings to broad audiences through periodic workshops; symposia; participation in regional, national and international conferences; publications, and Web-based systems.

The broad long-term objective is to apply toxicogenomic knowledge and biomolecular technologies to real-life problems concerning hazardous substances and environmental health. Along these lines, biomarkers developed by SBRP scientists will be evaluated, in partnership with the San Diego Baykeeper, Tribal labs and government agencies responsible for water quality monitoring, as potentially effective new cellular and analytic tools for detecting Superfund toxicants in contaminated watersheds. At the same time, SBRP-industry partnerships will promote the experimental development and commercialization of novel bioremediation technologies (e.g., transgenic plants that can hyper-accumulate heavy metals out of contaminated soil), and microtechnologies (e.g., labs-on-a-chip that can be used as biosensors for detecting exposure to pesticides). The RTC’s approach leverages strong working partnerships and information/visualization technologies already developed by the Regional Workbench Consortium (RWBC) in partnership with the San Diego Supercomputer Center. The RWBC was established as part of UCSDs SRRP Outreach Core (2000-2005); it is a Web-based research and learning network for sustainable development. The RTC’s toolkit includes on-line geographic information systems (GIS), decision support systems (DSS), multimedia interactive stories, and 3D visualization.

Main Contact info

Keith Pezzoli, Ph.D.
Urban Studies and Planning Program, 0517
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0517
P: 858-534-3691
F: 858-534-1691
e-mail: kpezzoli@ucsd.edu
web: http://regionalworkbench.org

Staff List

Hiram Alejandro Sarabia-Ramirez
Staff Research Associate
University of California, San Diego
Urban Studies and Planning Program, 0517
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0517
P: (858) 534-3691
F: (858) 534-1691
e-mail: hsarabia@ucsd.edu

Ilya Zaslavsky, Ph.D.
Director, Spatial Information Systems Lab
San Diego Supercomputer Center
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92093-0505
P: (858) 534-8342
F: (858) 534-5113
email: zaslavsk@sdsc.edu

News & Announcements

San Diego Environmental Professional Association (SDEP) gives 2007 Award for Outstanding Research to project jointly led by UCSD’s Environment and Sustainability Initiative (ESI) and Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP)
On June 12, 2007, Keith Pezzoli and Hiram Sarabia of UCSD’s Urban Studies and Planning Program, Environment and Sustainability Initiative (ESI), ...
June 14, 2007 03:38 PM PDT
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UCSD SBRP Staff Member Receives Environmental Award from U.S. EPA R9
Hiram Sarabia of the UCSD SBRP Research Translation and Community Outreach Core, along with several other tribal government representatives, ...
June 12, 2007 07:23 AM PDT
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Registration for the U.S.-Mexico Binational Center for Environmental Sciences and Toxicology Inaugural Ceremony and Global Environmental Health Workshop now available.
Registration for this March 12 - 14, 2007 event is now available at the following website: http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/3/global/registration.cf
January 15, 2007 09:33 AM PST
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RTC and COC Meeting held during SBRP Annual Meeting
On Sunday, Dec 10, 2006 the UCSD SBRP Research Translation Core (RTC) and Community Outreach Core (COC) hosted a successful SBRP RTC/COC leaders ...
December 14, 2006 12:14 PM PST
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Events

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Recent Publications and Documents

2006 Gulf Coast Trip Report (3.2 MB pdf)
Gulf Coast Trip Report Web page: (html file)

Research Translation Core Brochure (627 KB pdf)

Research Translation Core Poster (2.6 MB pdf)

Research Translation Core proposal text (pdf file, 1.8 MB )

SBRP presentation by Pezzoli, Marciano and Pellow (pdf file, 7 MB)

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