Dr. Michele La Merrill Recognized by NIEHS for Paper on Metabolism-Disrupting Chemicals

Dr. Michele La Merrill has been honored with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) "Paper of the Month" award for her paper titled "Consensus on the key characteristics of metabolism disruptors." Published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, this research identifies 12 key characteristics shared by chemicals that disrupt metabolism, such as impairing pancreatic function and inducing insulin resistance. By providing a framework to pinpoint chemicals likely to cause metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes, their work offers valuable insights for hazard identification and risk assessment, aligning with NIEHS's mission to understand environmental impacts on human health. You can read more about the award (here) and article (here).