-- Department of Environmental Medicine --
Graduate students study for
the Ph.D. degree in toxicology,
receiving stipends ($26,650 for 2012–2013)
subsidized by an NIEHS training grant.
The program is administered by the Department of Environmental Medicine but is designed to take advantage of the diverse resources available at this academic medical center.
Faculty members are drawn from both basic science and clinical departments, and have particular competence in the specialty areas of molecular, pulmonary and neurotoxicology, as well as immunotoxicology, osteotoxicology, carcinogenesis, forensic, and reproductive and developmental toxicology.
The program is administered by the Department of Environmental Medicine but is designed to take advantage of the diverse resources available at this academic medical center.
Faculty members are drawn from both basic science and clinical departments, and have particular competence in the specialty areas of molecular, pulmonary and neurotoxicology, as well as immunotoxicology, osteotoxicology, carcinogenesis, forensic, and reproductive and developmental toxicology.
Post-doctoral fellows
are also supported by our NIEHS training
grant as well as on research grants. Consult
Dr. Paige Lawrence
about the current availability of these positions.
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(There is also a more general list of the post-doctoral positions that are currently available at this medical center.}
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(There is also a more general list of the post-doctoral positions that are currently available at this medical center.}
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Our mission is to increase scientific understanding of
the health risks posed by contaminants at home, in the
workplace, and in the ambient environment. Our department administers the medical school’s Ph.D. program in Toxicology, an Environmental Health Sciences Center that is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Lung Biology and Disease Program, as well as two clinical programs. |
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| Initial applications should include a one-page abstract describing the goals and objectives of the proposed project, the relevance to the mission of the EHSC, and the investigators involved. Abstracts will be reviewed and those applicants selected to submit full applications will be contacted shortly thereafter. |
| Pat Noonan-Sullivan (Patricia_Noonan@urmc.rochester.edu) or visit the EHSC web site (http://www2.envmed.rochester.edu/envmed/EHSC/pilot.html) |
| Please submit your abstracts to Pat Noonan-Sullivan via email to the address above. |
| The 2013 Student Seminars |
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The Environmental Health Sciences Center
is one of the
“Centers
of Excellence” sponsored by the NIEHS (P30 ES01247). The Center was established
in 1975 and emphasizes the study of.
“Environmental Agents as Modulators of Human Disease
and Dysfunction.”
Its major goal is to discover and
describe the underlying mechanisms of action of toxic substances. The Center is committed to translating research findings to improve public health.
The EHSC’s Community Outreach and Engagement Core provides a link between community members’ questions, concerns and interests and the center’s environmental health research. Targets of our current community projects include the highly controversial natural gas development of the Marcellus Shale. |
Lung Biology and Disease Program.This program represents the coordinated efforts of more than 30 faculty members whose research focuses on the lung. The members consist of both MD and Ph.D. faculty with research interests in basic science aspects of lung disease, translational and pre-clinical animal models, as well as clinical research. It attracts graduate students from several departments. Photographs from the Lung Research & Trainee Days meetings are now available:
2012
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EHSC in the News |
| The Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) has funds to support a limited number of meritorious Pilot Projects. The objective of the pilot project should be relevant to the theme of the EHSC, namely "Environmental Agents as Modulators of Human Disease and Dysfunction". We are especially interested in receiving proposals addressing how the environment modifies stem cell function, affects early life origins of adult diseases, and disrupts host/pathogen interactions. Applicants may request a maximum of $30,000 for the duration of one year. Applications from new investigators collaborating with existing EHSC Faculty are encouraged. In most cases, funds are restricted to research expenses and cannot be used to support travel, faculty salary, or equipment purchases. Junior faculty (tenure track) may use a portion of these funds for salary support. |
| Initial applications should include a one-page abstract describing the goals and objectives of the proposed project, the relevance to the mission of the EHSC, and the investigators involved. Abstracts will be reviewed and those applicants selected to submit full applications will be contacted shortly thereafter. |
The Archives |
$8 Million Boosts Environmental Health Sciences CenterMarch 19, 2010. “Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center who are exploring the health effects of environmental agents have received $8 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to continue their work for five more years. “The investigators who make up the Environmental Health Sciences Center study the effects on our bodies of a myriad of substances and compounds. There is no shortage of research topics. Mercury, lead, air pollutants, pesticides, plastics, copper, cigarette smoke, diesel fumes, and nanoparticles found in products like perfumes and sunscreens are some of the substances under scrutiny. “The latest funding means the center’s work protecting people from environmental threats will have been continuously funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for 40 years - from 1975, when the center was founded during President Ford’s administration, to 2015. It’s the longest-running research center funded by any NIH institute at the University.” [MORE] Tom Gasiewicz, its Director, discusses the Center in a 9-minute YouTube.
Seychelles Child Development StudyThe Department of Environmental Medicine is an important and active collaborator in this long running epidemiological study examining the relationship of exposure to methylmercury from fish and children’s development. The project is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental and most of the faculty involved hold appointments in Environmental Medicine. It is supported by multiple NIH grants. | |
The Environmental Health Sciences Centeris one of the “Centers of Excellence” sponsored by the NIEHS (P30 ES01247). The Center was established in 1975 and emphasizes the study of. “Environmental Agents as Modulators of Human Disease and Dysfunction.” The major goal is to discover and describe the underlying mechanisms of action of toxic substances. | |
The Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicineis comprised of Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services, with multidisciplinary teams dedicated to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational injury and disease; and Strong Health Occupational & Environmental Medicine, featuring clinical experts who specialize in such areas as occupational lung disease and reproductive toxicology. | |
 Toxicology Picnic
photographs (September 8, 2012) Toxicology Picnic photographs (September 10, 2011) Toxicology Alumni at SOT photographs (March 11-15, 2012, San Francisco)) Toxicology Retreat photographs (June 19, 2012) | |
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Revised March 8, 2013 (vgl/gbi) |