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Vittorio Albergamo, PhD, serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, part of NYU Langone Health. He holds the positions of Director of the Environmental Exposure and Analytical Chemistry Core and Manager of the Human Environmental Analytical Lab (HEAL). Dr. Albergamo earned his PhD from the University of Amsterdam and completed postdoctoral training in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His work centers on environmental analytical chemistry, with research involving the detection and analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics in human tissues, as well as studies on chemical exposures including phthalates, bisphenols, organophosphate pesticides, and glyphosate. Selected publications include “Measuring What Matters: Particle-Chemical Domains and Analytical Gaps in Biomonitoring of Micro- and Nanoplastics” (2026), “Tracking Dynamic Chemical Reactivity Networks with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: A Case of Microplastic-Derived Dissolved Organic Carbon” (2024), and “Photochemical weathering of polyurethane microplastics produced complex and dynamic mixtures of dissolved organic chemicals” (2023). He has contributed to investigations on prenatal chemical exposures and health outcomes such as gestational diabetes, and on microplastics in prostate tumors. Dr. Albergamo’s professional email address is Vittorio.Albergamo@nyulangone.org.
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