Project Type IEE Seed Grant Date April 2014 Research Themes Health and the Environment Resulting Funding National Institutes of Health, Environmental Chemical Impact on the Host-Microbiome Interaction, Project Number 1R35ES035027-01, 2022, $7,000,000 Researchers Andrew Patterson Andrew Patterson Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Edward Dudley Edward Dudley Professor, Food Science Istvan Albert Istvan Albert Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology In the News Mar 3, 2025 | psu.edu 'Growing Impact' discusses environmental contaminants, human health Podcast Mar 1, 2025 Growing Impact: PFAS and human health Jul 19, 2023 | psu.edu Penn State researchers examine how environmental chemicals affect gut microbiome