Biomarkers of Chemical Exposure at Aamjiwnaang - This study was co - conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Aamjiwnaang Environment Office (Sharilyn Johnston, Christine Rogers, Wilson Plain Jr.) . We thank the study partic ipants for their interest and time , and Chief Christopher Plain and Band Council members for their support . We also thank Dr. Fiona Miller, Dr. Stuart Batterman, Dr. Sergei Chernyak, Dr. Don Patterson, Dr. Amy Schulz, Dr. Howard Hu, Lisa Letourneau, Mozhgo n Rajaee, Jessica Barno, Caitlyn Kowalsky and Lawrence Kowalsky for technical assistance. Funding for this study was received from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate Program, the U.S. NIEHS Environmental Toxicology Research Training Grant (T32 ES 07062) , the Great Lakes Commission’s GLAD program, the Michigan Institute of Clinical Health Research’s CTSA program (UL1RR024986) , and the University of Michigan School of Public Health
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