Seminar Title: “Are we becoming plastic people?”
PBB 229
Monday, May 12th, 2025, from 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm
Phoebe Stapleton, PhD, ATC, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, EOHSI, Rutgers University
Dr. Stapleton is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology. She received her B.S. in Biology and Athletic Training from State University of New York (SUNY) College at Cortland, a M.S.Ed. in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from West Virginia University. She completed her postdoctoral training within the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at West Virginia University.
The Stapleton laboratory investigates the microvascular perturbations associated with normal physiological challenges (exercise or pregnancy), disease, and exposures to environmental and/or occupational xenobiotics. Using engineered nanomaterials, studies focus on the question: how can something we inhale affect the cardiovascular system? Recently, her research group has investigated non-traditional models of exposure by incorporating reproductive toxicology. These studies focus on exposures during pregnancy leading to the development of a hostile gestational environment identified through microvascular evaluations of the mother. These prenatal exposures impact fetal development and may predispose future generations to cardiovascular aberrations. The Stapleton laboratory is funded by a NIEHS ONES award, NIH R01 ES031285
Education & Training
· PhD
West Virginia University
· M.S.Ed
Southern Illinois University
· BS
State University of New York (SUNY) College, Cortland
For more information, contact: Reena Bokria at rjb07003@uconn.edu