Measuring Aerosol Particle Emissions from Cannabis Vaporization and Dabbing. Proceedings of the 15th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate, Philadelphia, PA, USA July 22 to 27, 2018.

Jaques, PA, Zalay, M, Huang, A, Jee, K, Schick, SF.

Assessing Toxicity and in Vitro Bioactivity of Smoked Cigarette Leachate Using Cell-Based Assays and Chemical Analysis.

Xu EG, Richardot WH, Li S, Buruaem L, Wei HH, Dodder NG, Schick SF, Novotny T, Schlenk D, Gersberg RM, Hoh E.

Thirdhand smoke exposure causes replication stress and impaired transcription in human lung cells.

Sarker AH, Trego KS, Zhang W, Jacob P, Snijders AM, Mao JH, Schick SF, Cooper PK, Hang B.

Adhesion and Removal of Thirdhand Smoke from Indoor Fabrics: A Method for Rapid Assessment and Identification of Chemical Repositories.

Pozuelos GL, Jacob P, Schick SF, Omaiye EE, Talbot P.

In utero and early-life exposure to thirdhand smoke causes profound changes to the immune system.

Snijders AM, Zhou M, Whitehead TP, Fitch B, Pandey P, Hechmer A, Huang A, Schick SF, de Smith AJ, Olshen AB, Metayer C, Mao JH, Wiemels JL, Kogan SC.

Thirdhand cigarette smoke leads to age-dependent and persistent alterations in the cecal microbiome of mice.

He L, Zhou YX, Zhang Y, Hang B, Chang H, Schick SF, Celniker SE, Xia Y, Snijders AM, Mao JH.

PM2.5 Concentrations in a Cannabis Store with On-Site Consumption.

My goals are to understand how smoke causes heart attacks and respiratory disease and to educate society on the true impact that air pollution has on human health. I am member of the California Thirdhand Smoke Consortium, the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. I am also studying the effects of cannabis use on air quality in public places and the chemistry and toxicity of cannabis product emissions like dab aerosol. My laboratory is funded by the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program to study how humans absorb thirdhand smoke from the environment. Many of the toxins and carcinogens in smoke linger for days, months and years after the cigarettes are gone. Thirdhand smoke cannot be removed by ventilation. Thirdhand smoke is the tiny droplets of oils and waxes (tar) that stick to surfaces, like walls, furniture, clothing and hair. My research on the chemistry and toxicity of cigarette smoke has helped define a new health risk from smoking: thirdhand cigarette smoke. My analysis of tobacco industry research showed that sidestream cigarette smoke (the primary constituent of secondhand cigarette smoke) is more toxic than the smoke that smokers inhale and that secondhand smoke becomes more toxic as it ages.

I focus on the chemistry and toxicity of smoke and on how exposure to tobacco or cannabis smoke can cause heart and lung disease. I study the health effects of air pollution in human subjects.

Susan schick