The research team at the OSUCCC – James Brinkman Lab is comprised of nationally and internationally recognized scientists who are working to improve public health by studying tobacco product chemical and physical characteristics in order to ultimately reduce the public health burden from tobacco product use.
By generating sound scientific evidence, the team of experts in the Brinkman Lab seeks to inform tobacco product standards and regulation not only in the United States but also globally.
Current projects include:
- Graphics- and Text-Based Waterpipe Warning Labels to Combat Harm Misperceptions
- The Impact of E-Cigarette Liquid Nicotine Form on Puffing Behavior, Abuse Liability and Cancer Risk
- A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding and Ending Youth E-Cigarette Addiction
- Waterpipe Tobacco Additives and Their Effect on Human Puffing Behavior, Toxicant Exposures, Pulmonary Function and Appeal
- Smoking Machine Adapter Design Project for ENDS, Cigars and Heated Tobacco Products (UC2)
Breakthroughs and Discoveries
Brinkman Lab research experts have shown that waterpipe tobacco smoke has higher concentrations of select carcinogens and pulmonary toxicants than any other tobacco product due to the large amounts of sugars added by manufacturers of waterpipe tobacco.
These findings play a critical role in developing tobacco regulations that will make tobacco products less addictive and less appealing for new users.
The Brinkman Lab has recently received funding from three major public health care organizations:
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products: $5 million over five years to fund the study, Smoking Machine Adapter Design Project for ENDS, Cigars and Heated Tobacco Products (UC2)
- American Heart Association: $5.5 million over two years to fund the study, A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding and Ending Youth E-Cigarette Addiction
- National Cancer Institute: R01 grant to evaluate optimal placement and content of health warning labels
- National Cancer Institute: R01 grant to quantify the effect of waterpipe tobacco ingredients on human puffing, exposures and appeal