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Pamela J. Lein, PhD – University of California, Davis

Pamela (Pam) Lein earned a B.S. in Biology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, a M.S. in Environmental Health Sciences from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, and a Ph.D in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, NY. She completed postdoctoral training in Molecular...

The fentanyl crisis: Death at the end of the rainbow

Chelsea Unkel, Ryan Hogans, & Pamela Lein from the University of California, Davis, analyse the fentanyl crisis responsible for increases in drug overdose across the US.
A “Halloween-esque” Twist of Global Climate Change

A “Halloween-esque” Twist of Global Climate Change

Dr Pamela Lein discusses a sinister threat to human health as a result of pathogens introduced by global climate change.
Shellfish poisoning

Shellfish poisoning: A neurotoxic consequence of global warming

Jeremy MacMahon, Yi-Hua Tsai, and Pamela Lein from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, explore how shellfish poisoning is affecting human and animal health.
consumer plastics

Nurdles: Tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & a growing environmental health threat

Pamela Lein, University of California, Davis, explains nurdles - tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & growing environmental threat
viral vaccines, viral disease

Tailoring the Immune System

Here, Professor Pamela Lein at University of California, Davis, explains how viral vaccines work - especially when it comes to human viral disease.
Climate change environmental justice , climate change

Climate change, environmental justice and COVID-19

Here, Professor Pamela Lein at University of California, Davis, explains the 'perfect storm' unfolding in the intersection of climate change, environmental justice and COVID-19.
target of COVID-19, brain

The Brain: an unexpeted target of COVID-19

Here, Professor Pamela Lein at University of California, Davis, discusses the relatively unexplored issue of the human brain as a target of COVID-19.
institutionalised racism

Going viral: COVID-19, environmental injustice & institutionalised racism

Bianca Yaghoobi, Tanya Khemet Taiwo, and Pamela Lein shed light on research about the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental injustice and institutionalised racism.
UC-Davis-Department-of-Molecular-Biosciences

Intoxicating Beauty: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics

Professor Pamela Lein discusses the toxic chemicals in our cosmetic products that are not as readily recognised by consumers as potentially harmful.
e-cigarettes

E-Cigarettes: Safer But Not Safe

Professor Pamela Lein discusses e-cigarettes, their rise in use and the misconception that they are safe as little is still known about the health effects.
wildfires

The potential long-term environmental health consequences of urban wildfire debris

Birgit Puschner and Pamela Lein from the University of California, Davis share their expert views on the impacts of urban wildfire on chemical contamination in small backyard agriculture.

Environmental chemicals: factors for neurodevelopmental disorders?

Pamela Lein, University of California, looks at whether environmental chemicals influence individual risk for the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders
socioeconomic vulnerability

Climate change disproportionately impacts Indigenous communities

Research by the University of Waterloo reveals that Indigenous communities are at higher risk from climate change flooding, due to pre-existing socioeconomic vulnerability.
ethnic minority populations, racism

7% of US schools in poorer, ethnic minority populations will open

Data suggests that only 7% of US schools in poorer, ethnic minority populations will open fully this Autumn - policy-makers are struggling between access to education and protection from infection.
UC-Davis-Department-of-Molecular-Biosciences

The link between traffic-related air pollution and neurologic disease?

Pamela Lein and Rhianna Morgan discuss organosulfates and the growing connection between air pollution and neurologic disease The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) caused by gasoline and diesel emissions from automobiles, trucks, locomotives, ships and airplanes is responsible for more than 1 million premature deaths...
Strawberries growing in a polytunnel, Scotland

Environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture

Donald A. Bruun and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis in the U.S., highlight the environmental health implications of plastic use in agriculture.
Jeans on a stack, textile, clothing

Toxic textiles: Potential health risks associated with toxic chemicals in clothing

Maria A. Muñoz and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis, focus on the potential health risks associated with toxic chemicals in clothing.
implications of e-waste

The toxicological implications of e-waste

Here, Donald A. Bruun and Pamela J. Lein discuss the toxicological implications of e-waste and how to address this global problem.
Female cook preparing pasta dish with vegetables on stove

Out of the frying pan and into the fire: The gas stove toxicity debate

Jeremy MacMahon, Chelsea Unkel and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis, unpack household air pollution, focusing on the gas stove toxicity debate.

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