The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded University of Louisville (Ky.) gastroenterologist Matthew Cave, MD, $4.01 million for his research into liver disease.
Here's what you should know:
1. Dr. Cave believes chemicals in the air and environment are contributing to liver disease in 25 percent of the population
2. He is studying how chemicals, like bisphenol-A found in plastic bottles, possibly cause endocrine or metabolic cancer.
3. Dr. Cave's work will focus on exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and vinyl chloride as the specific project develops over time.
4. The grant is flexible, so he can redirect funding to adopt work as he sees fit.
5. As part of his work, Dr. Cave will establish the Environmental Liver Disease Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research Program at the university to support research funding.