During the summer semester of 2024, as part of the Dean’s Summer Fellowship, Megan
Steele was working with Dr. Sutton on this project, developing skills in tissue culture and
measuring the effects of nanoplastic on an immune-competent tri-culture. The goal of this
project was to add to the body of research showing the effects of microplastics on
humans, animals, and on the environment, and contribute to a manuscript subsequently
resubmitted to the journal Nanotoxicology