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Nicole Sparks, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health
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Environmental toxicology researcher, Nicole Renee Sparks, PhD, is an assistant professor at the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health. Sparks focuses on a unique area of research looking at environmental toxicants, such as using and exposure to tobacco products, impact on a fetus' development. Sparks’ lab uses stem cell and animal models to observe how a toxicant can change microRNA and mRNA expression levels that cause an embryonic osteoblast (bone-forming cell) defect.

Sparks holds a doctorate in environmental toxicology from UC Riverside and a masters of science degree in biological sciences from California State University, San Bernardino. During her postdoctoral research at UC Riverside, Sparks’ work on the role of miRNAs as a predictive toxicity biomarker to skeletal defects was funded through NIEHS MOSAIC K99/R00 and UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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  • "We hope this information will provide the community with an understanding of how disruptive toxic chemicals can be on our bone development and assist researchers to build better diagnostic tools.”

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