Award: OCE-0430724

The Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health

Project Outcomes Report

The Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health focused on Harmful Algal Blooms and human pathogens, in four main projects and a variety of pilot projects (feasibility studies). And Advanced Genomics Core aided the studies in the main and pilot projects.  The various projects added greatly to the understanding of the biology and distribution of these biological threats, enhancing monitoring to the benefit of the public health.  The success in the studies and of the Center overall is evident in the products of the research and other activities. These include publications, education, leveraging of funds and contributions to developing the field of OHH. To summarize briefly, the center research activities have generated nearly 120 papers published or in press.  These include papers in Science and in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. We have contributed to the training of 43 undergraduates, 45 graduate students, and 15 post-docs, at the constituent institutions. The investigators have leveraged well in excess of $10 million to augment the efforts here in Oceans and Human Health Research. The Woods Hole Center lead the establishment of the highly successful Gordon Research Conference on Oceans and Human Health. The impact of the Center in relation to public health is evident in one of the researchers having been given the Belding Award by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission for contributing to the early warning of the massive 2005 Alexandrium bloom, leading to protection of the public health. 

Last Modified: 12/22/2011
Modified by: John J Stegeman