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EHS Research

The department's faculty are engaged in numerous and diverse research projects. For example, projects focus on the composition of the environment; the exposure to contaminants; the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with environmental exposures; and clinical/pathological outcomes of chemical exposures. While using cutting-edge technologies for monitoring the physical and chemical environment and biological systems, EHS faculty are also engaged in developing the next generation of analytical and diagnostic tools, such as miniaturization of gas chromatography and detection (lab on a chip technology), and real-time nano-optical chemical sensors.

David Garabrant and Al Franzblau create a model for how to do science in a highly charged community. Findings article

Tom Robins is looking for side effects from the use of DDT to counter malaria in Africa. Findings article

John Meeker is looking at both secondhand smoke and pesticides to see whether there may be a link between human exposure to these substances and pregnancy outcomes. Findings Article

Olivier Jolliet assess environmental risks and impacts of chemicals and with innovative technologies. Findings Article

Jerry Keeler is trying to find out why mercury is turning up in animals and humans in the Arctic Circle.Findings Article

For further information on faculty research interests, visit the department's faculty profiles.

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David Garabrant is the recipient of the 2006 SPH Research Award

In the News

Associated Press, October 11, 2006: Professor Martin Philbert is among those offering advice on nanotechnology research at FDA conference.

Associated Press, August 15, 2006: In a story picked up by the Detroit Free Press and many other news delivery system, SPH's David Garabrant comments on the results of the Dioxin Exposure Study.

Detroit News, July 14, 2006: SPH's Rita Loch Caruso, professor of toxicology, expresses concern about the rising rate of premature births in the U.S.