Jacques Robert

Join us on Thursday March 5 for a seminar presented by Dr. Peter Thorne from University of Iowa.

“Pattern Recognition Signals and the Hygiene Hypothesis: Bridging Toxicology and Population Health"

#toxicology

IHHE faculty members Drs. Katrina Korfmacher and Becca Lauzon wrote a @nchh.org blog article about their ROC HOME study project.

"Integrating New York’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program into Housing Rehabilitation: Initial Lessons from the ROC HOME Study"

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#URochesterResearch

Understudied PFAS precursors dominate household dust: insights from a pilot study in Rochester, NY Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology - Understudied PFAS precursors dominate household dust: insights from a pilot study in Rochester, NY

New research article co-authored by IHHE faculty member Dr. Katrina Korfmacher. 📢

"Understudied PFAS precursors dominate household dust: insights from a pilot study in Rochester, NY"

🔗 rdcu.be/e3TO9

#URochesterResearch #PFAS

So proud to be part of this team work.

Team Science Showcase: The People and Partnerships Moving Microplastics Research Forward Public concern about microplastics and health has grown sharply over the past several years. Questions like “Are plastic cutting boards safe?” and “Should I drink out of plastic water bottles?” are pr...

Read about the evolution of the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP), which leverages the expertise and teamwork of numerous IHHE faculty members.

#microplastics #URochesterResearch
@ritcpe.bsky.social

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Tree Ambassador Program Launch Visit the post for more.

Rochester Ecology Partners is launching a Tree Ambassador program with funding from the IHHE. 🌳

The Tree Ambassador program will engage our community in activities on the health benefits of trees and encourage the expansion of Rochester’s tree canopy.

rochesterecologypartners.org/2026/01/27/t...

The IHHE’s Community Engagement team attended the Rochester Healthy Home Partnership (RHHP) meeting today to celebrate the 8th printing of the “Healthy Homes, Healthy Families” resource guide, which we co-developed in collaboration with RHHP.

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The health impacts of microplastics are studied using a Xenopus amphibian model. - the Node Our study using Xenopus carries substantial significance, raising developmental immunotoxicity (DIT) concerns not only for aquatic vertebrates but also for human health.

@jackofrogy.bsky.social and Rachel Lombardo leverage the power of #Xenopus as a robust comparative model to study the health impacts of microplastics in this post on the Node 🐸⬇️

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#microplastics #sustainability #greatlakes #newpublication | Sustainable Labs Initiative ROC 🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT ON MICROPLASTICS! 🚨 Dr. Jacques Robert, our faculty advisor, and Rachel Lombardo (Stegner), our co-director, published a report in The Company of Biologists on the health impacts o...

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The health impacts of microplastics are studied using a Xenopus amphibian model. - the Node Jacques Robert1,2 and Rachel F. Lombardo2 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

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The health impacts of microplastics are studied using a Xenopus amphibian model. - the Node Jacques Robert1,2 and Rachel F. Lombardo2 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

thenode.biologists.com/the-health-i...

Reversibility, regulation, and the community of development: the legacy of Sir John B. Gurdon Nature Communications - Reversibility, regulation, and the community of development: the legacy of Sir John B. Gurdon

We are honored to share our Perspective in Nature Communications, reflecting on the legacy of John B. Gurdon.
Beyond his discoveries, his generosity and curiosity inspired a community of scientists-we remember and celebrate his lasting impact. #JohnGurdon #Xenopus #NatureCommunications

Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus: Gene Discovery & Disease Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.

Modern Xenopus research uses this system to study #devbio, genetic diseases, biomechanics, and cell biology. If you want hands-on experience, register now to the CSHL Cell & Developmental Biology of Xenopus:
Gene Discovery & Disease
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Deadline: January 16, 2026

Our recent review on evolution of non classical MHC-I and innate T cells is out in the journal Cells

doi.org/10.3390/cell...

Thanks.

😄it is supposed to be a frog. At least the shoes were not wet.

Six people stand and pose for a photo at the URMC PREP Symposium on June 17, 2025. From left to right, Brook Melon, PREP Program Coordinator, PREP Program Directors Elaine Smolock and Jacques Robert, Caitlin Sharp (Shreya's Bench Mentor), Shreya Bavdekar (holding her program completion certificate), and our favorite PI (and Shreya's Mentor), Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez.

Please join us in congratulating Shreya Bavdekar and the 2025 URMC PREP cohort on their outstanding presentations at the PREP Symposium! Next up for Shreya: @colorado.edu! 🎓👏 #URochesterResearch #neuroskyence @zvr-bsj.bsky.social @jackofrogy.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎

The "Microplastics and Me" brochure created by our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP) is a featured resource for the NIH Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Resource Center.

@urochester.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @ritcpe.bsky.social #SciComm

Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research “If we cut or limit funding for curiosity-driven research, we risk shutting down the pipeline of future innovation,” writes Carole LaBonne of Northwestern.

Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/b... via @statnews.com

Environmental Connections On Environmental Connections, host Jasmin Singer explores the climate-related topics affecting people in Rochester and beyond.

IHHE faculty member Dr. Jacques Robert will be on WXXI Environmental Connections - Friday 2/28 from 1-2pm. He will discuss his research on the effect of environmental stressors on amphibian health, and what frogs can teach us about human health. 🐸
#URochesterResearch
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White sign that says science is everything. It also lists that skin care, beer, wine, coffee, ozempic, WiFi, cooking, medicine, and your entire life equals science.

Circles with photos of different signs that say vaccines cause adults, keep the White House under the microscope, la ciencia es para todos, and freedom of expression.

Crowd of people and someone has a sign that says science has no borders

Me & some of my favorite posters from the #standupforscience rally in Chicago today. The snow did not stop us ❄️🧬🧪🥼

BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.

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Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you? Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists are scrambling to understand their effects on health.

IHHE faculty member Dr. Alison Elder is quoted in this microplastics article.

“The inhalation route is a major concern because if inhaled plastics can get into the deep lung and cause an inflammatory reaction, they don’t need to go anywhere to cause health outcomes.”

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

This is a remarkable statement from the president of the American Bar Association which is nonpartisan and avoids politics …

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IHHE and @ritcpe.bsky.social faculty members of our Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center are in sunny San Diego for a meeting with other Centers for Oceans and Human Health.

@urochester.bsky.social @rittigers.bsky.social
#microplastics #URochesterResearch

Hey if you're HHS or elsewhere and have heard more, OR if you are an NIH or NSF grantee who has seen your funding actually move forward (or not!), I'd love to hear from you. Signal in bio.

UT Austin professor says Trump's policies could disrupt scientific research and hurt the economy The Trump administration directed federal health officials to pause external communications last week, which prompted the National Institutes of Health to cancel meetings used to determine which resea...

Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n

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Dems. This is simple messaging. Musk demanded FAA head be fired; Trump did what Musk wanted. Now there's a deadly crash killing Americans because Trump is running America for the benefit of billionaires.

Repeat: Elon Musk demanded FAA head be fired and Trump did his bidding to benefit Musk not us.

Opinion | I’m a health researcher. NIH’s pause on research grants could have a devastating cost. This is a potentially devastating event — not just for the scientific community, but for all Americans.

The dangers of pausing NIH grants could be far-reaching. Thank you @choo.bsky.social for your excellent @msnbc.com piece!

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | I’m a health researcher. NIH’s pause on research grants could have a devastating cost. This is a potentially devastating event — not just for the scientific community, but for all Americans.

An explainer about how health research funding happens and why this NIH funding cycle shutdown matters: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...