Updates

Clinical Cohort Updates

Gulfport Vietnamese Community
- August 2013: 80 subjects enrolled
- April 2014: remaining 20 enrolled
- October 2014 Wave 2: 100 subjects
Center for Economic and Environmental Justice
- November 2013: 100 subjects enrolled
- May 2014, Wave 2: 100 subjects
United Houma Nation
- December 2013: 100 subjects enrolled including representation from the general Thibodaux region
- June 2014, Wave 2: 100 subjects
Galveston
- April 2014: 100 subjects enrolled

Complete Wave 1 data analysis
Wave 2 to be completed in February with follow up of Galveston cohort
Complete Wave 2 data analysis
Initiate and complete Wave 3 in all four communities
Manuscripts in progress
- Wave 1 results
- Evaluation of CBPR Process
- Seafood sampling results and implications for revised seafood consumption guidelines
January national meeting
February GoMRI meeting

Project 1:

Survey instrument developed and vetted by stakeholders
IRB protocols approved (x4), and certificate of confidentiality obtained
Pilot testing of educational methods and sampling of seafood
Identification of health care provider networks for referral
Scopes of work negotiated
Set up of interactive website with community partner (LEAN)
Human subjects recruitment at 400 (longitudinal survey measurements and biological sampling)
Mobile clinical research unit
SAMSHA supplementary funding

Project 2:

Project 3:

All toxicological assays on seafood PAH extracts reanalyzed using Benzo[a]pyrene
as the reference compound (being prepared for publication)
Metabolic studies on phenanthrene-9,10-quinone complete (published)

CODC: