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UC researcher secures $3.3M grant to study microplastics’ impact on heart

UC researchers secured a five-year, $3.3 million grant to study microplastics’ cardiovascular effects.
An interdisciplinary UC team will investigate how MNPs distribute in tissues after exposure and ingestion.
Kaval will lead detection and quantification using advanced analytical tools to study MNPs in tissues.
Researchers will test whether microplastics worsen outcomes after myocardial infarction in heart tissue.
The project emphasizes collaboration across cardiovascular toxicology, physiology, and chemistry.
Experts are responding to growing interest as microplastics move from journals to mainstream discussion.
Wang emphasizes the study will position UC at the forefront of microplastics cardiovascular research.
The research will use real-world–like particles to better reflect environmental MNPs.
UC researchers aim to quantify exposure levels as a core part of the study.
The project includes clinical cardiology, statistics, and analytics teams.
The grant funds a five-year investigation into MNPs and heart health.

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