Project Functional genomic screening to define PFAS neurotoxic mechanism conferring AD risk Program DUIRI - Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship Term Summer 2026 Status Accepted Research Area Global Health Description The project aims aims to elucidate sub-cellular compartment homeostasis that is disrupted by developmental PFAS exposure, including PFOA, PFBA, and GenX, that collectively contribute to neurotoxicity later in life by increasing cellular vulnerability to established neuro-risk factors associated with neurodegeneration. Supervisor Chongli Yuan Mentor Type of work required Participating students will perform stem cell culturing and carry out transcriptomic and epigenomic analysis after harvested cells. The student will learn stem cell biology and bioinformatic analysis. Websites Qualifications GPA > 3.5 Credit Hours 0 Weekly Hours 40 (estimated)