About
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Dr. Wahlang specializes in environmental health research; her current work focuses on understanding how environmental toxicants such as organochlorine pesticides impact metabolic health, with emphasis on sex differences. Her overall career goal is to establish her research in the field of women’s health, and in particular, environmental women’s health, with emphasis on health of minorities and indigenous communities.
Research Interest: environmental health research, PCB exposure and liver disease, persistent organic pollutants, metabolic and endocrine health, sex differences, women's health