Renee Gardner
Renee Gardner
Postdoctoral Fellow
Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine
Immunotoxicity; Metals; Fetal Origins of Adult Disease; In vitro toxicology
renee.gardner@ki.se / +46 (0)8 524 874 10
renee.gardner@ki.se
Latest content created by this user
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| "Ultrafine" mistaken in an otherwise illuminating air pollution article. | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Article misses the potential role of the environment in rise of disabilities. | Jun 02, 2011 |
| Antibiotic-resistant bacteria: where’s the beef (or pork or poultry)? | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Effects of mercury needed in light bulb story. | Apr 19, 2011 |
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| Infertile couples have higher exposure to phthalates. | Feb 22, 2012 |
| Rice consumption linked to higher arsenic levels in pregnant women. | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Pessimistically, lead may taint your outlook. | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Plastizer increases miscarriage risk. | Jan 12, 2012 |
| C-section delivery linked to higher risk of childhood asthma. | Nov 30, 2011 |
Curriculum Vitae
Renee M. Gardner
Institutet för miljömedicin Karolinska Institutet
Box 210 S-171 77 Stockholm
Sweden
+46 (0)85 248 7410
renee.gardner@ki.se
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Division of Metals & Health, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
Postdoctoral Fellow (June 2009-present)
Supervisor: Marie Vahter
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (2004-2009)
Doctor of Philosophy
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Division of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Awarded May 2009 with certificates in:
Risk Sciences & Public Policy, and
Humane Sciences & Toxicology Policy
Thesis Title: Immunotoxic effects of mercury in humans: in vivo and in vitro evidence
Supervisors: Ellen K. Silbergeld and Alan M. Goldberg
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana (2000-2004)
Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, Cell and Molecular Biology
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Philosophy
Research Advisor: John MacLachlan
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & SERVICE
Society of Toxicology (SOT)
Councilor (2007-2009), In Vitro and Alternatives Methods Specialty Section
Student Representative (2005-2007), In Vitro and Alternative Methods Specialty Section
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
RESEARCH SUPPORT
Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
Grant for postdoctoral position in Sweden (July 2010 – June 2011)
“Immunotoxicity of arsenic early in life: Epidemiological and mechanistic studies”
(”Immunotoxicitet av arsenik tidigt i livet: Epidemiologiska och mekanistiska studier”)
Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences, and Spatial Planning (Formas)
Co-applicant with Marie Vahter
Postdoctoral Grant (2011-2012)
“Immunotoxicity of Early-Life Mixed Metals Exposures: Combining Epidemiological and Mechanistic Investigations”
(”Immunotoxiska effekter av metallexponering tidigt i livet: Kombination av epidemiologiska och mekanistiska studier”)
HONORS AND AWARDS
In Vitro and Alternatives Specialty Section Award for Best Student Abstract, SOT (2007)
First place award for best student original research paper delivered at the conference
Colgate-Palmolive/SOT Award for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods (2006)
Research grant which enabled training in alternative methods at the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy
Student Travel Awards (2005-2008)
Society of Toxicology (2008, Seattle)
World Congress on Alternatives to Animal Use in the Life Sciences (2007, Tokyo) International Society for Autism Research (2007, Seattle)
World Congress on Alternatives to Animal Use in the Life Sciences (2005, Berlin)
The Bernard Lasker Award (2004)
Research support and stipend for in vitro toxicology studies, given by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Peer-reviewed Publications
Gardner RM, Nermell B, Kippler M, Grandér M, Li L, Ekström EC, Rahman A, Lönnerdal B, Hoque AMW, Vahter M. Arsenic methylation efficiency increases during the first trimester of pregnancy independent of folate status. Reproductive Toxicology. Accepted. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.11.002
Gardner RM, Hamadani J, Grandér M, Tofail F, Nermell B, Palm B, Kippler M, Vahter M. Persistent exposure to arsenic via drinking water in rural Bangladesh despite major mitigation efforts. American Journal of Public Health. Accepted.
Ahmed S, Mahabbat-e Khoda S, Sultana R, Gardner RM, Ameer S, Moore S, Ekstrom EC, Vahter M, Raqib R. Arsenic-induced immunosuppression and inflammation in the human placenta and cord blood. Environmental Health Perspectives. Accepted. doi:10.1289/ehp.1002086
Gardner RM, Nyland JF, Silbegeld EK. 2010. Differential effects of inorganic and organic mercury species in vitro. Toxicology Letters 198(2):182-190.
Gardner RM, Nyland JF, Silva IA, Ventura AM, de Souza JM, Silbergeld EK. 2010. Mercury exposure, serum antinuclear/antinucleolar antibodies, and serum cytokine levels in mining populations in Amazonian Brazil: A cross-sectional study. Environmental Research 110(4): 345-54.
Gardner RM, Nyland JF, Evans SL, Wang S, Doyle KM, Crainiceanu CM, Silbergeld EK. 2009. Mercury induces an unopposed inflammatory response in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro. Environmental Health Perspectives 117(12), 1932-8.
Invited Papers
Gardner RM, Goldberg AM. Pain-free animals: an acceptable alternative? World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Technical Series, Volume 10, 2008.
