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High School Teacher's Research Experience Benefits Students
Tyler Beach spent a summer conducting research thanks to support from an NIEHS administrative supplement grant. -
Research Partners with Community to Study Traffic-related Air Pollutants at Schools
Patrick Ryan, Ph.D., is examining traffic-related pollutants on asthma through a project called the Cincinnati Anti-Idling Campaign study. -
Undergraduate Researchers Contribute to Melanoma Research
James Hoerter, Ph.D., is working to understand the causes of melanoma which claims around 8,000 lives each year in the United States. -
ONES Awardee Studies Ion Channels Activated by Environmental Irritants
Sven-Eric Jordt, Ph.D., investigates sensory neuron ion channels called transient receptor potential (TRP) channels.
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NIEHS funds a substantial portfolio of research in the field of environmental health sciences conducted by investigators in many disciplines from various organizations. These research activities span the range from basic mechanistic research to clinical and epidemiologic studies using human subjects. NIEHS-supported investigators are currently determining how environmental agents cause or exacerbate a variety of human diseases. NIEHS is also committed to developing the next generation of environmental health scientists by supporting a variety of interdisciplinary training programs.
Areas of Research Focus
NIEHS forms, funds, and maintains working relationships with other NIH institutes, federal agencies, research universities, and private organizations. The programs that occur through centers, interagency collaborations, and consortia serve multidisciplinary interests or augment research beyond what the institute can support on its own.
Single or multiple environmental exposures throughout the lifespan can influence the prevalence and severity of diseases. NIEHS-funded researchers are studying the health effects of exposure to air pollution, endocrine disruptors, nanomaterials, and other contaminants.
The NIEHS extramural division has made significant investments in environmental epidemiology studies that help scientists better understand how environmental exposures affect health during different stages of life.
The institute’s extramural division supports a variety of programs and centers to address a range of environmental health issues and to better understand how environmental agents cause or exacerbate human diseases and disorders.
NIEHS develops future leaders in environmental health science through programs that help train new scientists and offer career development opportunities at universities and other institutions across the country.
NIEHS promotes translational science through transdisciplinary research partnerships and small businesses. It also supports programs that provide public outreach, education, and occupational safety training. These efforts develop detection and measurement tools and materials, and increase understanding of how the environment is linked to and affects health across different population groups.
Branches
The Division of Extramural Research and Training plans, directs and evaluates the institute's grant program which supports research and research training in environmental health. It develops program priorities and recommends funding levels to assure maximum utilization of available resources in attainment of institute objectives. Through cooperative relationships with NIH and with public and private institutions and organizations, the Division maintains an awareness of national research efforts and assesses the need for research and research training in environmental health.
- Office of the Division Director
David Balshaw, Ph.D. - Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch (ERTB)
Sri Nadadur, Ph.D. (Acting) - Genes, Environment, and Health Branch (GEH)
Cindy Lawler, Ph.D. - Hazardous Substances Research Branch (HSRB)
Michelle L. Heacock, Ph.D. (Acting) - Population Health Branch (PHB)
Claudia Thompson, Ph.D. - Worker Training and Education Branch (WETB)
Sharon D. Beard, M.S. - Program Analysis Branch (PAB)
Christie Drew, Ph.D - Grants Management Branch (GMB)
Jenny L. Greer - Scientific Review Branch
Alfonso R. Latoni, Ph.D.
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